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Review: La Jolla Playhouse’s ‘Jaja’s’ celebrates the resilience of strong women
The Broadway hit presents a day in the life of a Harlem salon filled with life-embracing West African immigrants ...
Playwright finds universality in her play ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’
Ghanaian American playwright Jocelyn Bioh’s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is the product of “30-plus years of stories that I ...
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Curtains up! Lynn’s Yasmeen Duncan shines in SpeakEasy debut
Hailing originally from Detroit, Michigan, Yasmeen Duncan has resided in Lynn for the last four years. Duncan possesses a ...
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Kinship, caring and the American dream in Jocelyn Bioh's 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding'
La Jolla Playhouse recently opened a production of Jocelyn Bioh's Tony Award-winning play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." Set in a Harlem hair braiding salon, the story explores love, family, ...
How a Boston braider taught actors to braid for new production of "Jaja's African Hair Braiding"
A new production of the Tony Award-winning play, "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," a group of West African immigrants are ...
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Review: SpeakEasy Stage Company's JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING
And when it comes to the humble Harlem hair salon in Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, now in its New England premiere at ...
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‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ showcases the joys and struggles of immigrants in America
The SpeakEasy Stage's production of the Tony Award-winning play centers hair braiders and their lives over one day in the ...
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Actors hope Boston production of "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" will bring people together
During a new production of the Tony Award-winning play, "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," a group of West African immigrants are creating community with mini masterpieces in Boston. The play takes ...