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NOISES OFF Comes To Hawaii 1/25 - 2/10
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2019
NOISES OFF is playing at the Diamond Head Theatre in Hawaii from January 25th to February 10th, 2019.
Winners Announced for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2019
We are pleased to announce the winners for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and voted on by you - the local theatergoers!
Kumu Kahua Theatre Presents SHIPWRECK'D ON THE BODY BEAUTIFUL, OR THE TATS DANCING MAN
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2019
HI?Kumu Kahua Theatre proudly presents Shipwreck'd on the Body Beautiful or the Tats Dancing Man by Daniel A. Kelin, II , directed by Harry Wong, III, running January 17 ? February 17, 2019.
2019 at Blue Note Hawaii Kicks Off with G. Love, Patton Oswalt, and More
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 04, 2019
Blue Note Hawaii is kicking off 2019 with some of music and comedy's biggest names. G. Love will get you in the partying mood, followed by two rounds of comedy with Patton Oswalt and Gary Owen. Swing kings Big Bad Voodoo Daddy return, Anthony David performs the music of Bill Withers and guitar phenom Jonny Lang performs for four nights. Singer-songwriter Joshua Radin makes his Blue Note debut. The Beach Boys' Al Jardine is sure to please crowds, '90s R&B supergroup All-4-One perform for three nights and John Sebastian from the Lovin' Spoonful will take you down memory lane. Local artists include Tim Rose in his "Aloha for Now" show, the incomparable Willie K, reggae artist Sister Nancy, the exciting Dae Han Quintet, local favorites Good Foot Hawaii and Punahou alum Willy Falk.
Chamber Music Hawaii Presents MO'OLELO O KE KOA, An Adaptation Of Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2019
Chamber Music Hawaii (CMH) and the University of Hawai?i (UH) celebrate the centennial of Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier's Tale) with an original Hawaiian translation of the work: Molelo o ke Koa. The production is adapted and directed by Todd Farley, and it features CMH musicians alongside actors and dancers from UH. Public performances are Monday, January 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Doris Duke Theatre and Friday, January 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Paliku Theatre. General Admission tickets are $35 per person and can be purchased at ChamberMusicHawaii.org.
Photo Flash: The University of Hawaii Presents A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S BOLLYWOOD DREAM
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2019
The University of Hawai'i at M?noa's Department of Theatre and Dance presents A Midsummer Night's Bollywood Dream on February 1, 2, 8, and 9, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. and February 10, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. on the Kennedy Theatre mainstage. Shakespeare's most popular comedy meets the high-energy song and dance of Bollywood as magic rules the forest and the mischievous creatures play havoc with everyone's love life. The play is co-directed by UHM Professor, Paul Mitri, and Dr. Sai Bhatawadekar, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for South Asian Studies. Original music and lyrics are composed by Ike Webster and Bhatawadekar, who is also the production's dance choreographer. Free pre-show chats will take place at 6:45 p.m. preceding the performances on February 2 and 9. February 2 is also the 'Throwback Saturday' performance featuring prices from the 'good old days' of $5-$15. Regularly priced tickets are $8-$25.
Hawaii Performing Arts Festival Kicks Off New Year With Ukulele Superstar, Jake Shimabukuro
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2018
For fifteen seasons, Hawaii Performing Arts Festival (HPAF) has continued to bring world-class music to Hawai'i Island. The festival, which was founded in 2005, has established an international reputation as a premiere training and performance program for aspiring young artists worldwide. Each season, HPAF assembles an exceptional international roster of artists who offer a wide range of performances to the Big Island community.
Final Chance to Vote for the BWW Hawaii Awards!
by BWW Staff - December 24, 2018
It's the last week to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.
BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER at Ballet Hawaii
by Cheyne Nomura - December 18, 2018
As it's been practically an annual tradition of mine over the last some six years, I always look forward to Ballet Hawaii's presentation of The Nutcracker, for it truly doesn't feel like Christmas without this heartwarming experience. From the familiar, charming score of renowned Tchaikovsky, to the antediluvian, spellbinding costumes, to the prestigious dancing, this particular ballet remains a formula for ultimate holiday and theatre-going success. The story follows as such: a young girl by the name of Clara attends a Christmas party, wherein she meets many denizens of her community but later receives a largesse in the form of a nutcracker. In her sleep that night, she dreams of a battle that ensues between a life-sized nutcracker and the Rat King, in which, after the battle, the prince leads Clara to watch a gamut of ballet dances. Overall, The Nutcracker is a generally enjoyable spectacle.
Just Two Weeks Left To Vote for the 2018 BWW Hawaii Awards!
by BWW Staff - December 17, 2018
There's just two weeks left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.
R. Zamora Linmark's ROLLING THE R's Returns
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2018
Kailua Onstage Arts continues its inaugural season with the disco-flavored Rolling the R's by acclaimed playwright, poet, and author, R. Zamora Linmark, based on his novel of the same name. Set in Kalihi in late '70s when teenagers read Teen Beat magazine, hung posters of Shaun Cassidy in their rooms, and boogied to the disco beat. Edgar Ramirez, a Kalihi teenager 'who looks like a Filipino John Travolta,' is gay and doesn't care about the taunts from his peers. Edgar and his friends, Katrina and Vicente, along with their classmates, dream, explore their sexuality, and struggle to define their ethnic identities in this surrealistic and gritty story.
BWW Review: HOLIDAY INN at Diamond Head Theatre
by Cheyne Nomura - December 11, 2018
Every season, Diamond Head Theatre (DHT)---known as the 'Broadway of the Pacific'---mounts a Christmas-themed production to bring holiday cheer to the patrons of its theatre-going community. Recent years have included the likes of A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Christmas Story, White Christmas, and Little Women; however, this season's particular holiday show, Holiday Inn, based on the 1942 film musical starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, doesn't just revolve around Christmas: it celebrates nearly all holidays in the annual canon. Ranging from Thanksgiving, to Valentine's Day, to Easter, to even the Fourth of July, and, of course, Christmas, Holiday Inn, finds the perfect amount of cheer and nostalgia that caters to almost everyone's favorite---you guessed it---holiday. Supported by a stellar cast, choreography, costuming, and set, Holiday Inn is surely a musical to check in to.
Three Weeks Left To Vote For the BWW Hawaii Awards!
by BWW Staff - December 10, 2018
There's just two weeks left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.
THE OLD STRIPPER To Screen In Hawaii
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2018
The world is opening their eyes to THE OLD STRIPPER. And she's coming to a local movie theater near you in Hawaii.
Vote For The 2018 BWW Hawaii Awards; DISNEY'S NEWSIES Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - December 03, 2018
There's just one month left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.
The Arts At Marks Garage To Host Live Taping Of ZAP NASTY'S DRUNKEN CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2018
Zap Nasty aka (Damon Ramsey) is the lead singer and songwriter for the rock band Superhero Rokkstars who made their Honolulu debut in August 2018.  In the style of variety shows of the '60s and '70s, the show will feature guests ranging from singers to burlesque dancers who 'stop by' to tell some jokes, sing, and dance.  There will be audience interaction as well as a bar and pre-show activities.
Vote For The 2018 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Award; Diamond Head's DISNEY'S NEWSIES Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - November 26, 2018
There's just one month left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.
The Manoa Valley Theatre Announces the Cast of ALLEGIANCE
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 23, 2018
Manoa Valley Theatre is thrilled to announce a star-studded cast for Allegiance, the headliner of its 50th Anniversary season, presented at the Hawaii Theatre March 28th - April 7th, 2019. Allegiance, a musical drama by Marc Acito, Jay Kuo, and Lorenzo Thione, is about the Japanese American internment during WWII and one family's extraordinarily divisive experience, was inspired by the true-life experience of its original star, George Takei. It tells the story of one family's extraordinary experience suffering the wrongful imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II, creating familial turmoil in a troubling time of a nation at war.
The ARTS At Marks Garage Announces Santa's Workshop For Adults Of All Ages
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2018
The ARTS at Marks Garage is proud to announce Santa's Holiday Workshop for Adults of All Ages on the Saturday evening following Thanksgiving, November 24th from 6-9 PM.  This event will feature a gift-making workshop, craft table, Christmas music, games, hand-crafted holiday cocktails and a chance to vote on the best holiday film to be shown.
Oil In The Alley And The Fresh Preps Play An Intimate Show Presented By Kumu Kahua Theatre As Part Of Its Dark Night Series
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2018
OIL IN THE ALLEY is a unique music act which features original rock music mixed with polished improvisational humor. In performance, Sean T.C O'Malley and R. Kevin Garcia Doyle are always in character; there is no "improviser host" persona asking for suggestions. Instead, the rockers interact with their megafans and take inspiration from clothing, turns of phrase, and anything else to create completely new lyrics to original rock songs as if they were "classic" hits from their heyday.
Kennedy Theatre Presents FALL FOOTHOLDS: INTERSECTIONS
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2018
The University of Hawai'i at M?noa's Department of Theatre and Dance and Kennedy Theatre present Fall Footholds: Intersections, a biannual dance concert series featuring student choreography and performance. The program features eight works showcasing the talents of PhD in Performance Studies candidates, Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidates, and undergraduate Dance student artists who explore how multiple aspects of life and society intersect. Performances are November 14, 15, 16, and 17 at 7:30 p.m., and November 18 at 2:00 p.m. in the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre. A free post-show rap will follow the Friday, November 16 performance. Tickets are $8-$18.
Peiling Kao Dances Presents 6th Home Season, ONE BODY, FIVE DANCES, SIX PERSPECTIVES
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2018
Peiling Kao Dances Is Proud To Present Its 6th Home Season, ONE BODY, FIVE DANCES, SIX PERSPECTIVES.
Elephant & Piggie's WE ARE IN A PLAY! Offers a Swimmy, Fancy, Good Time At HTY
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2018
This musical romp springs from the pages of Mo Willems' beloved, award-winning, best-selling children's books.  Gerald and Piggie and a trio of dancing squirrels sing and dance their way through the ups and downs of friendship.  Join these "bestus" friends as they solve problems, laugh and learn to share and support each other through good times and bad. Lucky audience members may ever learn the "Flippy Floppy Floory" dance!
The University of Hawai'i Celebrates Christmas With Music, Dance, and More
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2018
The University of Hawai'i at M?noa's Music Department and Department of Theatre and Dance are once again collaborating for a classical Christmas celebration of live music, dance, and theatre.  After joyful concerts in 2012 and 2014, "A M?noa Christmas" comes back to Kennedy Theatre on December 6, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.  Tickets are $10-$20. Proceeds support the creative efforts of both departments.
BWW Review: MARY POPPINS JR. at Mamiya Theatre
by Cheyne Nomura - November 06, 2018
Although there's been a lack of tradewinds on the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii, a perfect amount of winds---from the east, maybe?---has brought the arrival of Mary Poppins Jr. to the Mamiya Theatre at Chaminade University. Stalwart with a strong cast, vocal abilities, and technical aspects, the sweeping show is practically perfect in every way.

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Panji and the Lost Princess in Hawaii Panji and the Lost Princess
UHM Kennedy Theatre (4/17 - 4/26)
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UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre (4/25 - 5/2)
MFA/BFA Dance Concert in Hawaii MFA/BFA Dance Concert
UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre (1/28 - 2/1)
Lele Wale in Hawaii Lele Wale
UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre (3/4 - 3/8)
Magic in Paradise with David Kuraya in Hawaii Magic in Paradise with David Kuraya
ProArts Theater (12/22 - 12/22)
Rocky Mountain High Experience® John Denver Christmas Starring Rick Schuler in Hawaii Rocky Mountain High Experience® John Denver Christmas Starring Rick Schuler
Hawaii Theatre (12/28 - 12/28)
Nutcracker Sweets in Hawaii Nutcracker Sweets
Maui OnStage (12/13 - 12/21)
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