Diamond Head Theatre
520 Makapu'u Ave. Show times: 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays. Season tickets: $180, $135, $90, $45. Single tickets: $10-$40. 733-0274, www.diamondheadtheatre.com.
• "Chicago," the musical by John Kander, with book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, Sept. 27-Oct. 13. Set in Chicago in the Roaring '20s, this show has dark characters and a rich score including "All That Jazz" and "The Cellblock Tango." Roxie Hart, who murders her lover, encounters Velma Kelly, another murderess on death row, and they vie for headlines and stardom and successful stage careers. Winner of six 1997 Tony Awards.
• "The Sound of Music," the evergreen musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, with book by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse, Dec. 6-22. The most beloved of Rodgers & Hammerstein's musicals. Winner of six Tony Awards and five Academy Awards.
• "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," a drama by Dale Wasserman based on the Ken Kesey book, Jan. 31-Feb. 16. Randle P. McMurphy, a patient in a mental ward, fights a futile battle to liberate his fellow "inmates," who are ruled by the inscrutable Nurse Ratched.
• "Romance, Romance," a musical by Keith Herrmann, with book and lyrics by Barry Harman, March 21-April 6. A look at love, and the complications that result; Act I is an operetta of old Vienna, about a wealthy businessman and an elegant courtesan who discover amour only when disguised as a penniless poet and a milliner; Act II is set in the Hamptons and asks the question: Can a married man really be best friends with another woman who happens to be married to another man?
• "Follies," a musical by Stephen Sondheim with book by James Goldman, May 23-June 8. In revival recently on Broadway, this nostalgic show, about a theatrical impresario reuniting his "Follies" luminaries from yesteryear in a crumbling theater, is a marvelous showcase for seasoned troupers. The score includes such standouts as "Broadway Baby," "Losing My Mind" and "I'm Still Here."
• "The Wizard of Oz," a musical by L. Frank Baum with tunes from the MGM film score by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, July 18-Aug. 3. This is the classic tale about Dorothy, the Lion, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman, Wicked Witch of the West and yes, Munchkins. The score features the inescapable "Over the Rainbow."
