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Tony nominee Jocelyn Bioh puts braiders center stage
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2 months ago
![Somi Kokoma, Lakisha May dans <em></img>Jaja’s African Hair Braiding</em>‘/></p>
<p>This week, Brittany Luse speaks with playwright Jocelyn Bioh, whose new play, <em>Jaja’s African hair braiding, </em>is up for five Tony Award nominations, including Best Play. The two discuss Bioh’s unique approach to comedy, what it took to bring a hair case to Broadway, and how to find humor in dark situations.</p>
<p><em>Would you like to appear on the show? Record your response to Brittany’s question at the end of “Hey Brittany” via voice memo and send it to ibam@npr.org.</em></p>
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