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Posted on: Friday, May 3, 2002

Critic's Choice: Stage

Mini-reviews of current stage productions, by Advertiser theater critic Joseph Rozmiarek

Frogs hop to it in "Eco-Circus," the University of Hawai'i-Manoa production with an environmental theme.

Gregory Yamamoto • The Honolulu Advertiser

"Eco-Circus": Not much dialogue or plot in this University of Hawai'i production that carries an environmental theme. But it's an hour of visual fun, featuring creatures such as a skink, koala bears and Asian monkeys in grand costumes and masks. 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Kennedy Theatre. $10 general, $9 seniors, military, faculty and staff, $7 youths and non-UH-Manoa students, $4 UH students with ID. 956-7655, 526-4400.

"Musubi Man": This Honolulu Theatre for Youth production, a local take on the "Gingerbread Man" tale, runs a fast-paced 45 minutes and does an excellent job of engaging youngsters by keeping the story action-oriented. Based on a picture book by Sandi Takayama, adapted for the stage by Lee Cataluna; recommended for 3-year-olds and older. 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and May 11, McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Park. $10 general, $7.50 students, $5 kids age 3-12 and seniors over 60. Free for keiki 2 and younger, but they still need a ticket. 839-9885.

"You Can't Take it With You": The 1937 Kaufman and Hart comedy is full of wonderful parts and a large cast that will have you rolling in the aisles. 8 p.m. today and Saturday, and 4 p.m. Sunday at Hawai'i Pacific University Theatre. $14 general; $10 seniors, military, students, HPU staff; $5 HPU students. 375-1282.

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