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Tickets On Sale This Week for LŌKAHI: A CELEBRATION OF MAUI With Lukas Nelson, Paul Simon, Stephen Wilson Jr., And Lily Meola
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2025
Lōkahi: A Celebration of Maui will bring Lukas Nelson, Paul Simon, Stephen Wilson Jr., Lily Meola, the Maui Country Band, and additional guests to the A&B Amphitheater/Yokouchi Pavilion for a community-focused benefit event.
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards; Manoa Valley Theatre Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025
The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Review: CHICAGO at Blaisdell Center
by F.H. Kekoa - December 04, 2025
The Windy City has swept onto Oʻahu in a whirl of sequins, feathers, and enough razzle dazzle to power Honolulu City Lights!
Maui Arts & Cultural Center To Present OCEAN OF PEACE In Schaefer International Gallery
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2025
The Maui Arts & Cultural Center will present OCEAN OF PEACE, a group exhibition featuring six Micronesian artists whose work examines cultural narratives across the Pacific.
First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards; LITTLE WOMEN Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025
The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Kumu Kahua Theatre Unveils December DARK NIGHT BENEFIT SERIES
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2025
Kumu Kahua Theatre will present a series of Dark Night programs in December—Improv Superette’s Holiday Extravaganza and The Work—as part of a fundraising initiative benefiting the Honolulu theatre.
Review: PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT at Mānoa Valley Theatre
by F.H. Kekoa - November 25, 2025
What did our critic think of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT at Mānoa Valley Theatre?
ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 15
by BWW News Desk - November 23, 2025
BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned to reveal the Top 15 performers in both age groups. The Top 15 includes...
Watch: Next On Stage's High School & College Top 15 Revealed
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2025
Who will make the Top 15 of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? You'lll have to tune in tonight, November 21 (High School: 7pm ET, College: 9pm ET), to find out!
Voting Open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards
by BWW Awards - November 20, 2025
Voting is now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards. The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
World Premiere of LINE CIRCLE SPHERE Comes to Honolulu Theatre For Youth
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2025
Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY) and Capitol Modern: The Hawaiʻi State Art Museum have announced a new production specifically designed with and for young people who have developmental differences, are neurodivergent, and/or have high needs.
Maui Arts & Cultural Center To Host ACTIVATIONS: AFTER HOURS AT THE GALLERY
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2025
The Maui Arts & Cultural Center (MACC) will present ACTIVATIONS: After Hours at the Gallery on Friday, November 21, 2025, from 5–8 p.m. in and around the Schaefer International Gallery.
Review: HIGHER! HIGHER! at TAG
by F.H. Kekoa - November 05, 2025
I attended the opening weekend of the world premier of Higher! Higher!, a new musical written by a brand-new arrival to the theatre scene, Nobel-nominated academic luminary and ethics expert Professor Tom Cooper.
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa to Present DANCING IN THE DIASPORA
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2025
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Department of Theatre & Dance, Kennedy Theatre, and the Center for Philippine Studies (CPS) will present Dancing in the Diaspora, a dynamic new dance production directed by Dr. J. Lorenzo Perillo, running November 14–23 on the Kennedy Theatre Mainstage.
Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Reveal November 2025 Prompt For 'Go Try PlayWrite'
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2025
Kumu Kahua Theatre, in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press have announced the November prompt for their monthly play writing contest, Go Try PlayWrite. Learn more here!
Tower of Power Brings Legendary Funk Sound to Maui Arts & Cultural Center
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2025
The Maui Arts & Cultural Center (MACC) will present Tower of Power live in concert at the Castle Theater in Kahului, Maui, on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Margaret Cho Brings New Stand-Up Show CHOLIGARCHY To Maui Arts & Cultural Center
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2025
Five-time Grammy and Emmy nominee Margaret Cho will bring her new stand-up show Choligarchy to the Castle Theater at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at 7:30 p.m..
World Premiere of OUTLANDISH Comes To Kumu Kahua Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
Kumu Kahua Theatre will present Outlandish, a heartfelt and humorous play inspired by the trailblazing Victorian travel writer Isabella Bird's visit to Hilo, and her encounter with King of Hawai‘i Lunalilo.
UNCLE'S MOSTLY TRUE STORIES OF THE PHILIPPINES Comes to Honolulu Theatre For Youth
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2025
Honolulu Theatre for Youth has announced the world premiere of a new play titled, Uncle's Mostly True Stories of the Philippines, written by Hermenigildo Tesoro, Jr. and the HTY Ensemble.
Last Chance To Submit For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards
by BWW Awards - October 27, 2025
This is your last chance to submit for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Reveal The September Winner
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2025
The September Go Try PlayWrite winner is Gordon Blitz for his piece Caged. After forty years as an accountant, Gordon Blitz retired in 2017 and became a passionate writing machine.
DOLLS: A TOY STORY Comes to the UHM Kennedy Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2025
The World Premiere Musical, Dolls: A Toy Story, is coming to the UHM Kennedy Theatre this month. The production is written and directed by MFA candidate Alison Bruce-Maldonado.
Final Weeks To Submit For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards
by BWW Awards - October 14, 2025
Time is running out to submit for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
World Premiere of LINE CIRCLE SPHERE Comes to Honolulu Theatre For Youth
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2025
Honolulu Theatre for Youth has announced the world premiere of Line Circle Sphere by Danica Rosengren in collaboration with Capitol Modern: The Hawaiʻi State Art Museum.
Lee A. Tonouchi Named August Winner of Go Try PlayWrite Contest
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2025
Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press have announced Lee A. Tonouchi as the August 2025 winner of their monthly Go Try PlayWrite contest. Tonouchi’s piece, It’s Not His Nose That Grows, was selected from submissions inspired by the prompt: “A public figure who lies and whose body part either grows or shrinks with each lie.”

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