Jaja’s African Hair Braiding (Broadway, Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 2023) | Playbill

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding

Broadway
Play
One Act
Original


SYNOPSIS:

Welcome to Jaja’s bustling hair braiding salon in Harlem where every day, a lively and eclectic group of West African immigrant hair braiders are creating masterpieces on the heads of neighborhood women. During one sweltering summer day, love will blossom, dreams will flourish and secrets will be revealed. The uncertainty of their circumstances simmers below the surface of their lives and when it boils over, it forces this tight-knit community to confront what it means to be an outsider on the edge of the place they call home.

  • Running Time: 90 minutes with no intermission
  • playwright: Jocelyn Bioh
People (67)

Awards

Drama Desk Award
2024 Outstanding Play Nominee
2024 Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play Nominee
2024 Outstanding Wig and Hair Winner
Drama League
2024 Outstanding Production of a Play Nominee
2024 Outstanding Direction of a Play Nominee
2024 Distinguished Performance Nominee
Outer Critics Circle
2024 Outstanding New Broadway Play Nominee
2024 Outstanding Costume Design Nominee
Tony Award
2024 Best Play Nominee
2024 Best Scenic Design of a Play Nominee
2024 Best Costume Design of a Play Winner
2024 Best Sound Design of a Play Nominee
2024 Best Direction of a Play Nominee
2024 Special Tony Award Winner

QUICK STATS

(as of Nov 19, 2023) Total Current Gross: $2,984,564.00 Highest Weekly Gross: $425,253.00 (Week Ending Nov 19, 2023)   Average Ticket Price: $62.28 Average % Capacity: 95.78%

Grosses

Week Ending Week Number This Week Gross Potential Gross Diff $ Avg Ticket Top Ticket Seats Sold Seats in Theatre Perfs Previews % Cap This Week Diff % cap
Nov 19, 2023 26 $425,253.00 $48,986.00 $83.01 $276.00 5,123 643 8 0 99.59% 3.03%
Nov 12, 2023 25 $376,267.00 $25,905.00 $75.75 $276.00 4,967 643 8 0 96.56% 7.70%
Nov 5, 2023 24 $350,362.00 -$873.00 $76.65 $276.00 4,571 643 8 0 88.86% -10.17%
Oct 29, 2023 23 $351,235.00 $2,782.00 $68.95 $276.00 5,094 643 8 0 99.03% 1.48%
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