JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING Reviews- Page 2

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 11:22pm

Loved it overall, though I agree with Jordan that the ending feels a little abrupt, a little convenient –– but that's how life is sometimes. It is a fairly lightweight play up to that point (that is not a diss), I'd gladly watch a weekly sitcom just to stew with those characters.

It made me think back to all the people complaining about how critics were supposedly dismissive of CHICKEN & BISCUITS because they didn't value Black Joy (when in reality it was dismissed because that play was ineptly written). THIS is a joyful 90 minutes, brimming with life.

The cast is uniformly strong but I felt Lakisha May was a REAL find, playing 3 different customer roles in quick succession. I think we'll be seeing a lot more of her.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/1/23 at 11:43pm

We still have a looong way to go until Tony time but Lakisha May absolutely needs to be remembered when the time comes. 

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 11/8/23 at 6:03pm

This better transfer to somewhere for the Tony’s. I had such a fun time during the matinee. Everyone on that stage is giving 100 percent and the audience was with the show

 

TDF row K

Show started at 2:10 I was out at 3:45

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 11/17/23 at 3:43am

Gosh this was wonderful, like top top notch, one of the best things MTC has produced in years, if you can stream it this weekend you totally should.

 

Funny, touching, beautiful, heartbreaking. 

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 11/17/23 at 9:09am

I was able to catch the stream on Thursday, and while for unexpected reasons I had to divert some of my attention for the first 30 minutes or so I really enjoyed the whole show.  The actors are firing on all cylinders and you really get a sense that they know and love these characters inside and out.

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 11/17/23 at 9:55am

I hope they transfer this a la Venus in Fur. This play and these actors deserve all the Tony love they can get, and audiences are clearly there to extend.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/17/23 at 11:52am

YES