Barber Shop Chronicles 2019

Run Time:
1 hour and 45 minutes
Ages: 14+
Opened: December 3, 2019
Closing: December 08, 2019

Barber Shop Chronicles - 2019 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Brooklyn Academy of Music
651 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11217

Lagos. Johannesburg. Accra. Kampala. Harare. London.



Six radically different cities, all united by a familiar place where you can get more than just a good trim. Barber Shop Chronicles conjures the sacred space where discussion ranges from politics to family to soccer to Tupac.



Nigerian-British playwright Inua Ellams weaves a rich tapestry of unfiltered stories about father-son relationships and black masculinity, set to an Afrobeat score. This runaway international sensation is “a joyous piece of theatre” (The Independent).

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Barber Shop Chronicles FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Barber Shop Chronicles have there been?
Barber Shop Chronicles has had 2 productions including West End which opened in 2017 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2019.

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