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BIO

Jocelyn Bioh was born and raised in New York City. Broadway: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Off Broadway: An Octoroon (Soho Rep, World Premiere), SEED (Classical Theater of Harlem, World Premiere), NEIGHBORS (The Public Theater, World Premiere). Regional: BootyCandy (Wilma Theater), Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet (City Theatre). Various Workshops at: Soho Rep, The Public Theater, The Lark, Hi-Arts NYC, Arena Stages, Eugene O'Neill Center. TV: “Louie” (FX), “One Life to Live” (ABC), CoverGirl Spokesmodel (National Commerical/Print Ads). B.A in English and Theatre from The Ohio State University, M.F.A in Theatre - Playwriting from Columbia University. Twitter/Instagram: @Jjbioh.


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STAGE CREDITS

The Red Letter Plays: In the Blood The Red Letter Plays: In the Blood
[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Production, 2017
Performer
Everybody Everybody
[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Original Off-Broadway Production, 2017
Men on Boats Men on Boats
[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Off-Broadway Production, 2016
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2014
Ensemble
An Octoroon An Octoroon
[Off-Broadway]
Soho Rep Production, 2014
Performer

Productions

GoddessGoddess
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Book
School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls PlaySchool Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Playwright

Writing

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Play

Jocelyn Bioh, Jaja's African Hair Braiding

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2024 - Outstanding New Broadway Play

Jocelyn Bioh, Jaja's African Hair Braiding

Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Play

Jocelyn Bioh, Jaja's African Hair Braiding

Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Jocelyn Bioh, In the Blood

Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Play

Jocelyn Bioh, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

Drama League Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play

Jocelyn Bioh, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - John Gassner Award

Jocelyn Bioh, School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - John Gassner Award

Kate Benson, [Porto]


winner
The Lortels - 2018 - Outstanding Play

Jocelyn Bioh, School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play

The Lortels - 2017 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Jocelyn Bioh, Everybody

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Photos: Inside the 4th Annual Black Women on Broadway Awards Photo
Photos: Inside the 4th Annual Black Women on Broadway Awards
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 3, 2025

Just yesterday, Black Women on Broadway (BWOB) held its fourth annual awards celebration honoring three exceptional women - LaTanya Richardson Jackson, LaChanze, and Khaila Wilcoxon. Check out photos here!
Top Off-Broadway Shows for June 2025 Photo
Top Off-Broadway Shows for June 2025
by Sidney Paterra - Jun 1, 2025

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre for the month of June! Learn more about upcoming Off-Broadway shows.
The Best Tony Awards Fashions of the 2020s Photo
The Best Tony Awards Fashions of the 2020s
by A.A. Cristi - May 30, 2025

Let’s take a look back at some of the most unforgettable looks that turned the Tony Awards into a true fashion spectacle. Check out photos of all of our favorite Tony Awards fashions of the 2020s!
Spotlight: JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING at La Jolla Playhouse Photo
Spotlight: JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING at La Jolla Playhouse
by BWW Special Offer - May 29, 2025

Audiences rave: JAJA'S is 'Phenomenal'. Direct from Broadway, this dazzling production welcomes you into Jaja’s bustling shop in Harlem, where a lively and eclectic group of West African hair braiders create masterpieces on the heads of neighborhood women.
Video: First Look at JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING at La Jolla Playhouse Photo
Video: First Look at JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING at La Jolla Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2025

La Jolla Playhouse has released a clip from its production of Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, by Jocelyn Bioh, directed by Whitney White, running in the Mandell Weiss Theatre through June 15. Watch the video!
What is the History of New Musicals at the Public Theater? Photo
What is the History of New Musicals at the Public Theater?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - May 20, 2025

The new musical Goddess can currently be seen in its New York premiere production at the Public Theater on Lafayette Street. Directed by the Public’s associate artistic director and resident director Saheem Ali, who is currently Tony Award-nominated for directing Buena Vista Social Club, Goddess is playing at the Public’s largest space by capacity, the Newman Theatre.
Review: SpeakEasy Stage Company's JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING Photo
Review: SpeakEasy Stage Company's JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING
by R. Scott Reedy - May 11, 2025

And when it comes to the humble Harlem hair salon in Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, now in its New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage in the Roberts Studio Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, through May 31, make that something to marvel at.
JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING Comes to Cincinnati Photo
JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING Comes to Cincinnati
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2025

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati will close its 2024–2025 Season with the regional premiere dramedy Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. Learn more about the performance here!
Concord Acquires Broadway Licensing Global and Imprints Photo
Concord Acquires Broadway Licensing Global and Imprints
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 8, 2025

Concord has acquired Broadway Licensing Global. BLG’s family of imprints, Broadway Licensing, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, and Stage Rights, will now become part of Concord Theatricals.
HERE LIES LOVE, MAMMA MIA and More Set for Center Theatre Group 2025/2026 Season Photo
HERE LIES LOVE, MAMMA MIA and More Set for Center Theatre Group 2025/2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2025

Center Theatre Group has revealed full slate of eleven productions for the 2025/26 Season, including Here Lies Love, Mamma Mia and more. See the full lineup here!
Cast and Creative Team Set for JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING at La Jolla Playhouse Photo
Cast and Creative Team Set for JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING at La Jolla Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 2, 2025

La Jolla Playhouse has revealed the cast and creative team for its production of Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, by Jocelyn Bioh. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, LaChanze and Khaila Wilcoxon to be Honored at Black Women Photo
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, LaChanze and Khaila Wilcoxon to be Honored at Black Women on Broadway Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 23, 2025

The Black Women on Broadway Awards will honor Tony nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Tony winner LaChanze and Khaila Wilcoxon. Learn more about the awards here!
OH, MARY! Script Now Available For Purchase From Dramatists Play Service Photo
OH, MARY! Script Now Available For Purchase From Dramatists Play Service
by Michael Major - Apr 18, 2025

Dramatists Play Service, the iconic play imprint of Broadway Licensing Global, has published the script for Oh, Mary!. The cover of the Signature Acting Edition script showcases iconic art from the smash-hit Broadway production.
Photos: MINOR•ITY Opens Off-Broadway at WP Theater Photo
Photos: MINOR•ITY Opens Off-Broadway at WP Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2025

Colt Coeur and WP Theater are presenting the world premiere of minor•ity, the biting comedy about the “business of art” and the “art of identity”. Check out photos from opening night!
Video: In Rehearsal for GODDESS at The Public Theater Photo
Video: In Rehearsal for GODDESS at The Public Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 12, 2025

The Public Theater has released a look inside rehearsal for the upcoming musical GODDESS. After a world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, GODDESS will make its debut in New York. Watch the video!
JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING Comes to SpeakEasy Stage Photo
JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING Comes to SpeakEasy Stage
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2025

SpeakEasy Stage Company presents the New England Premiere of the Tony-nominated play Jaja’s African Hair Braiding by Jocelyn Bioh, a powerful comedic tale about joy, dreams, community, and sisterhood. 
Jocelyn Bioh Departs GODDESS Creative Team Ahead of Spring Run at The Public Photo
Jocelyn Bioh Departs GODDESS Creative Team Ahead of Spring Run at The Public
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2025

Tony Award nominee Jocelyn Bioh has stepped away from GODDESS's creative team ahead of the project’s New York premiere at The Public Theater in April. Learn more here.
LaChanze, Vanessa Williams and More to Join BTU's THE BUSINESS OF SHOW Series Photo
LaChanze, Vanessa Williams and More to Join BTU's THE BUSINESS OF SHOW Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2025

Black Theatre United will present the next installment of The Business of Show Series: Producing 101. Learn more about the series and see how to tune in!
The Museum of Broadway Extends CRAFTING EXCELLENCE: BLACK STORYTELLERS OF BROADWAY Photo
The Museum of Broadway Extends CRAFTING EXCELLENCE: BLACK STORYTELLERS OF BROADWAY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 10, 2025

Guests will now have an extra month to experience Crafting Excellence: Black Storytellers of Broadway, which celebrates the work of Black storytellers of Broadway, past and present at The Museum of Broadway. Learn how to attend.
Video: Amber Iman Performs 'Honey Sweet' In New GODDESS Music Video Photo
Video: Amber Iman Performs 'Honey Sweet' In New GODDESS Music Video
by Michael Major - Mar 7, 2025

Watch Tony Award-nominee Amber Iman takes the mic with HONEY SWEET from the upcoming GODDESS EP: Moto Moto Presents Nights in Mombasa, celebrating the music that fuels the upcoming musical. Watch the performance video!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Jocelyn Bioh been in?

Jocelyn Bioh has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Jocelyn Bioh been in?

Jocelyn Bioh has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Jocelyn Bioh been nominated for?

Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Outstanding New Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for In the Blood, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play (Drama League Awards) for School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, John Gassner Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, John Gassner Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for [Porto], Outstanding Play (The Lortels) for School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (The Lortels) for Everybody.

What awards has Jocelyn Bioh won?

Jocelyn Bioh has won the John Gassner Award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play. She also received the Outstanding Play award from The Lortels for the same play, School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play.

How many shows has Jocelyn Bioh written?

Jocelyn Bioh has written 3 shows including School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play (Playwright), Nollywood Dreams (Playwright), Jaja's African Hair Braiding (Playwright).

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