Season Premiere: Masterworks: Rhapsody in Blue & Mahler
The Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra opens its 15th anniversary season, Resonance, with a program featuring conductor Dane Lam and pianist Makoto Ozone. The evening includes Leilehua...
Blaisdell Center
Upcoming Shows
Matt Catingub: From Samoa to Sinatra
Matt Catingub: From Samoa to Sinatra is part of the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra's 2026/27 season, Resonance, marking the orchestra's 15th anniversary. The concert celebrates Matt...
Masterworks: JoAnn Conducts Beethoven's Triple
Masterworks: JoAnn Conducts Beethoven's Triple features conductor JoAnn Falletta leading the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra in a program that places Beethoven's Triple Concerto at its center,...
Lea Salonga in Concert
Tony Award-winning performer Lea Salonga takes the stage with the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra for two performances at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall, conducted by...
Masterworks: Rachmaninoff & Copland
Masterworks: Rachmaninoff & Copland brings together two landmark works of the 20th century at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall, led by Music & Artistic...
Hapa Holiday Extravaganza
The Hapa Holiday Extravaganza is a festive celebration performed by the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dane Lam, infused with local flair and Hawaiian holiday...
Elf in Concert
The Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra presents Elf in Concert at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall, bringing the beloved holiday film to life with the full...
The Sounds of Ravel & Rosalía with Carolina Rial
The Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra presents The Sounds of Ravel & Rosalía, a Spotlight Concert that blurs the lines between classical and contemporary sound. Conducted by...
Beethoven's Ode to Joy
Beethoven's Ode to Joy brings together two landmark works at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall, featuring the world premiere of the Dai-Keong Lee Violin...
Beyond the Music: Beloved Brahms
Beyond the Music: Beloved Brahms is a one-hour program from the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra's Saturday morning engagement series, led by conductor Dane Lam with narration...
Masterworks: Brahms Festival: Brahms & Destiny
Masterworks: Brahms Festival: Brahms & Destiny is part of the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra's city-wide Brahms festival, featuring all four Brahms symphonies in conversation with new...
Masterworks: Brahms Festival: Brahms vs Wagner
As part of the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra's Brahms Festival, Brahms vs Wagner places the music of two towering 19th-century composers in direct conversation. The program...
Masterworks: Brahms Festival: Brahms Dances
Masterworks: Brahms Festival: Brahms Dances is part of the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra's city-wide Brahms festival, which traces 150 years of musical evolution through all four...
Masterworks: Brahms Festival: Brahms & The Schumanns
The Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra's Brahms Festival concludes with Brahms & The Schumanns, a program that places Johannes Brahms in conversation with the composers who shaped...
Beyond the Music: Fantastic Birds & Where to Find Them
Beyond the Music: Fantastic Birds & Where to Find Them is a one-hour morning program presented by the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra at the Neal S....
Masterworks: Firebird & The Phoenix
Masterworks: Firebird & The Phoenix brings together a program centered on birds in music, featuring works by Respighi, Sibelius, and Stravinsky alongside the world premiere...
Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert
The Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra brings Star Wars: A New Hope to the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall in celebration of the film's 50th anniversary, with...
HapaSymphony: Kolohe Kai
HapaSymphony: Kolohe Kai brings Hawaiʻi's own Kolohe Kai to the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall for a solo performance with the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra, conducted...
Season Finale: Masterworks: Virtuosity in Motion
The Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra closes its 15th anniversary season with Season Finale: Masterworks: Virtuosity in Motion on June 6, 2027 at the Neal S. Blaisdell...
Review: Funny Girl at Diamond Head Theatre
by F.H. Kekoa - June 09, 2026
The O’ahu theatre community has a new “Brake-out” star in the fabulous Becca Brake, playing the iconic turn of the century comedienne Fanny Brice. A recent transplant to Hawai’i, Brake left me speechless at her star turn in Funny Girl at Diamond Head Theatre, with her high-caliber combinatio...
Review: YELLOW FACE at Mānoa Valley Theatre
by F.H. Kekoa - May 24, 2026
What did our critic think of YELLOW FACE at Mānoa Valley Theatre?...
Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Mānoa Valley Theatre
by F.H. Kekoa - April 11, 2026
While Spring Awakening may not be for all tastes, this production at Mānoa Valley Theatre nonetheless delivers a wealth of excellent performances, satisfying design and directorial choices, and an enduring message of connection and freedom that feels relevant and necessary....
Review: TWO NAILS, ONE LOVE at Kumu Kahua Theatre
by F.H. Kekoa - February 09, 2026
Two Nails, One Love is a show about how our stories shape who we are, and how we far more in common with our family than we sometimes believe....
Review: DIAL M FOR MURDER at Mānoa Valley Theatre
by F.H. Kekoa - January 28, 2026
Dial M will appeal will appeal to both new audiences as well as traditionalists who are fans of the 1954 film.
Don’t open the door.
Don’t answer the phone....
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!...
Past Shows
Dialogues of the Carmelites
ACT I. In Paris, April 1789, the first rumblings of the French Revolution are starting to shake the Old Regime. In his library, the Marquis...
Videos
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The Music of John Williams Blaisdell Concert Hall (7/11-7/11) |
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35th Annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival Maui Style Maui Arts & Cultural Center (6/28-6/28) |
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'Ainakea Maui OnStage (10/02-10/18) |
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THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL GIACCHINO Blaisdell Concert Hall (7/18-7/18) |
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Shrek the Musical Manoa Valley Theatre (6/25-7/12) |
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The Book of Mormon Neal S Blaisdell Concert Hall (11/25-12/06) |
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Aloha Theatre (9/04-9/13) |
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Top Gun: Maverick in Concert Blaisdell Concert Hall (7/02-7/02) |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1 in Concert Blaisdell Concert Hall (7/31-7/31) |
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Seussical Aloha Theatre (7/17-8/02) |
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