The latest news on live theater in Hawaii from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Department of Theatre & Dance and Kennedy Theatre will present the world premiere musical Dolls: A Toy Story written and directed by MFA candidate Alison Burce-Maldonado.
The Maui Arts & Cultural Center will present the dynamic African a cappella group, Nobuntu, in a MACC Presents concert in the Castle Theater, on Tuesday, November 18 at 7:30 pm.
Diamond Head Theatre opens its 2025–26 season with the Tony Award-winning musical Come From Away, running September 12–28, 2025.
The June Go Try PlayWrite winner is James Parker for his piece The Mate Date.
Nominations are now open 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, in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press have announced the September prompt for their monthly play writing contest, Go Try PlayWrite.
BroadwayWorld’s industry-leading, completely free digital show program service, Stage Mag, announced the launch of Stage Mag 2.
BroadwayWorld introduces MyShows, a new feature that lets you track shows you’ve seen, rate productions, share reviews, and connect with friends.
BroadwayWorld has just learned that Heathers The Musical, which recently made its return to New York City at New World Stages, plans to hit the road! Heathers will launch a US tour, beginning in Spring 2027, with tours across other parts of the world to come as well.
The cast has been announced for the forthcoming 2025-26 tour of Chicago.
All new casting has been announced for the 2025-2026 North American Tour of the Tony Award-winning musical SIX.
The Maui Arts & Cultural Center will present acclaimed duo Karolina & Iwo in an intimate MACC Presents performance with seating directly on the Castle Theater stage on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at 7:00 p.
All new footage has been released from the North American tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first touring production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years.
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Department of Theatre & Dance and Kennedy Theatre will present The Yellow Boat by David Saar, a poignant and powerful Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) production.
Honolulu Theatre for Youth will open its 71st Season with the world premiere of Tales of Sun and Moon by Reiko Ho.
Kumu Kahua Theatre opens its 55th season August 28–September 28 with the world premiere of Smother, a new comedy by Sara Ward about a mother’s hilarious meddling in her daughter’s love life.
The 18th Annual Kū Mai Ka Hula competition will take place September 12–13, 2025, at Maui Arts & Cultural Center, featuring top hālau from Hawai‘i, Japan, and the U.
The principal cast has been revealed for the upcoming North American Tour of the new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
Closing out Diamond Head Theatre’s 2024-2025 season, The SpongeBob Musical builds on the momentum of a season of impressive productions like Master Class and Man of La Mancha to a fin-tastic finale filled with knockout production value, notable performances, and nautical nonsense (naturally).
Jacquelyn Holland-Wright, a 30-year veteran of the Las Vegas and Broadway stages, will take time off from her leading role in the hit musical Menopause the Musical at Harrah’s on the Strip with a return on Sept.
It is beautifully poetic that this show, based on the true stories of the 7,000 people from all over the world who were grounded in the small Newfoundland town of Gander on September 11, 2001, should have its community theatre debut in Wailuku, Maui, a stone’s throw from Lahaina.
Casting and cities have been announced for the North American Tour of SUFFS.
Casting and cities has been announces for the North American tour of The Outsiders, the Tony Award® winning Best Musical.
Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press have announced Kemuel DeMoville as the winner of the June 2025 Go Try PlayWrite Contest for his short play You Can Feel It All the Way into the Core of Your Being.
The first dates have been announced for the North American tour of the Broadway musical THE GREAT GATSBY.
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Seussical Aloha Theatre (7/17-8/02) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick Hawaii Theatre (11/07-11/07) |
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Little Shop of Horrors UHM Kennedy Theatre (3/04-3/14) |
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Hey, Black Child! UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre (4/14-4/18) |
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MFA/BFA Dance Concert UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre (2/03-2/07) |
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el momento en que me desperté UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre (12/03-12/06) |
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ONO - Collective Pilina Theater presents: Fighting Like Mad Maui OnStage (8/17-8/17) |
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The Hobbit UHM Kennedy Theatre (8/21-9/06) |
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EPIC UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre (9/30-10/04) |
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Aloha Theatre (9/04-9/13) |
