O'ahu theater season warming up its act
By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Writer
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| From left, Jonathan Clarke Sypert, Louise South, BullDog, Julius Ahn and Georgine Stark are in Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham" and "Gertrude McFuzz," a production of Honolulu Theatre for Youth, the Hawai'i Opera Theatre and the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra. It makes its debut Sept. 6 at the Hawai'i Theatre as HTY's season opener.
Photos by Brad Goda |
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| Playwright Lee Cataluna (also a columnist for The Honolulu Advertiser) is surrounded by performers in her latest work, "Folks You Meet in Longs," premiering Aug. 28 at Kumu Kahua. Clockwise from top right are Daryl Bonilla, Maka, Chance Gusukuma and Wil Kahele. |
For the first time also, the Honolulu Theatre for Youth is going full-throttle with its season's premiere production, "Green Eggs and Ham" and "Gertrude McFuzz," by Dr. Seuss, starting Sept. 6 at the Hawai'i Theatre. Mark Lutwak, artistic director, said the Dr. Seuss show builds partnerships with the opera and the orchestra. "It's an ambitious and very rich aesthetic experience and, obviously for us, a very different experience," said Lutwak.
The acting company remains relatively small, but nine orchestra musicians, conducted by Joan Landry, new associate conductor of the Honolulu Symphony, add a measure of live music to the outing, and Lina Doo, choral director, will work with three singers from the Hawai'i Opera Theatre in an expansive (for HTY) version of the popular children and family works.
The Actors' Group, which produces small works with big impact, reflects on the events of 9-11 with "The Guys," a work by Anne Wilson, based on actual relationships between a fire captain and a reporter and how the writer helped the chief compose eulogies for eight men lost in the attack on the World Trade Center. It bows Aug. 27.
Themes are batty at Manoa Valley Theatre, which launches "Bat Boy: The Musical," a comedy-horror-musical, Sept. 10. It's about a boy who's a bat, or vice versa, and how he adjusts to his unusual fate.
Diamond Head Theatre may have the plum of the season in "Ragtime," the Tony-Award-winning musical about a time in history when freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, wealth and poverty, and love and hate collide amid a tuneful score. It opens Sept. 26.
Kumu Kahua goes shopping with Lee Cataluna's "Folks You Meet in Longs," beginning Aug. 28, about denizens we all encounter at the drugstores, in the aisles and otherwise.
Kennedy Theatre opens its season Oct. 25 with a children's piece, "The Paper Bag Princess and Other Stories," and Hawai'i Pacific University dusts off classic Americana in Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," starting Sept. 5.
Variety spices Tim Bostock Productions' slate this year — with a little bit of something for varied tastes — the Shanghai Symphony, Shaolin Warriors and home-grown Makana, all staged in a theatrical setting.
Let the curtains rise.
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Here's your ticket planner for theatrical outings, a clip-and-save schedule of major stage events, from little theater groups to major houses. Play dates are subject to change; call ahead for information.
The Actors' Group
Honolulu's off-off-off Broadway little theater.
- Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays
- Yellow Brick Studio, 625 Keawe St., Kaka'ako
- Tickets: $10
- 722-6941, taghawaii.org
The lineup:
"The Guys," by Anne Nelson. The story of a grief-stricken fire captain who enlists the help of a writer to create eulogies for the men he lost in the Sept. 11 attacks. Aug. 27-Sept. 28.
"Ten Million Reawakenings," a dramatization of a ghost story by Lafcadio Hearn. In old Japan, a husband breaks a promise he made to his dying wife. Nov. 12-Dec. 14.
"Two Trains Running," by August Wilson. An inner-city look at the choice between life and death, set in the restaurant of Memphis Lee in Pittsburgh of 1969. Jan. 7-Feb. 8.
"The Trip to Bountiful," by Horton Foote. A woman with a heart condition yearns to return to Bountiful, the small rural town where she spent her happiest years. March 17-April 18.
"The Sunshine Boys," by Neil Simon. Two septuagenarian ex-vaudevillians prepare for a reunion. June 2-July 4.
Army Community Theatre
Hawai'i's musical headquarters, producing current or Broadway revivals in true community theater spirit.
Mainstage:
- Performances at 7:30 p.m.; opening nights, Thursdays; other shows Fridays and Saturdays
- Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter
- Season tickets: $56, $44 for adults; $28, $20 for children under 12
- Single tickets: $17, $14 for adults; $10, $8 for children under 12
- 438-4480, 438-5230; www.squareone.org /ACT
The lineup:
"Gypsy," the Jule Styne-Stephen Sondheim evergreen. Shari Lynn stars as Gypsy Rose Lee, an aggressive stage mother during the waning years of vaudeville. Sept. 4-20.
"Man of La Mancha," the Dale Wasserman play with songs by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darian. Mary Chesnut is Dulcinea. The play-within-a-play, based on Cervantes' "Don Quixote," tells the poignant story of a dying old man whose impossible dream takes over his mind. Nov. 13-29.
"Kiss Me Kate," the Cole Porter perennial, from book by Bella and Samuel Spewack, inspired by Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew." Cathy Foy will take the title role. Feb. 26-March 13.
"Camelot," the Alan Jay Lerner-Frederick Loewe favorite based on T.H. White's "The Once and Future King." Tina Shelton plays Guenevere, the future queen of King Arthur, in a tale about the quest for right, might, honor and justice. May 13-29.
Army Community Theatre's Sunday@2 Matinee Readers Theatre:
Small-cast dramas staged Readers Theatre-style.
- Performances at 2 p.m. Sundays
- Richardson Theatre
- Single tickets: $8
- 438-4480, 438-5230; www.squareone.org /ACT
The lineup:
"Abie's Irish Rose," a comedy by Anne Nichols. Abraham Levy's father's heart is set on his marrying a nice Jewish girl; instead, he brings home bride Rosemary Murphy, an entertainer he met in France. Sept. 7, 14 and 21.
"Tobacco Road," a comedy by Jack Kirkland, adapted from a novel by Erskin Caldwell, about Lester's of Tobacco Road and a family with unquestionable peculiarities. Nov. 16, 23 and 30.
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," a psychological drama by Edward Albee, made famous in a 1966 film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Feb. 29, March 7 and 14.
"The Children's Hour," a psychological drama by Lillian Hellman, about two women who run a school for girls where a malicious youngster launches an unfounded scandal about them. May 16, 23 and 30.
Diamond Head Theatre
Specializing in big musicals.
- Performances at 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays
- Diamond Head Theatre, 520 Makapu'u Ave.
- Season tickets: $49, $99, $146, $196
- Single tickets: $10-$40
- 733-0274, www.diamondheadtheatre.com
The lineup:
"Ragtime," the Tony Award-winning musical, weaves tales of three families, a defining panorama of American life at the turn of the 20th century, a time of transitions and great change. Sept. 26-Oct. 12.
"Peter Pan,"Neverland comes to life in a musical with the ageless Peter Pan, Wendy, Captain Hook and Tinkerbell. Dec. 5-21.
"Amadeus," a Tony Award-winning drama by Peter Shaffer. In the opulence of 18th-century Vienna, Antonio Salieri is the most famous composer in a city of musicians — until the arrival of young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Feb. 6-22.
"Swing! The Musical," a nominee for six 2000 Tony Awards, concept by Paul Kelly. The Big Band era of the 1930s and '40s are revived, with swing dancing and a full on-stage orchestra. March 26-April 11.
"Hello, Dolly!," the musical evergreen about Dolly Levi, matchmaker supreme, hired to arrange a marriage for widowed half-millionaire Horace Vandergelder, but with her own agenda. May 21-June 6.
"Jesus Christ Superstar," Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's groundbreaking rock opera dramatizing the last seven days in the life of Jesus. July 16-Aug. 1.
Hawai'i Opera Theatre
Producers of grand opera.
- Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays, 4 p.m. Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays (and some Thursdays), Blaisdell Concert Hall
- Season tickets: $81-$288
- Single tickets: $29-$100; discounts for students and groups; box office opens Sept. 9
- 596-7858 or www.hawaiiopera.org
The lineup:
"Othello," by Guiseppe Vivaldi, based on the Shakespearean tragedy. Jan. 30, Feb. 1, 3.
"Cosi Fan Tutte," by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a tale of mistaken identity and the battle of the sexes. Feb. 13, 15, 17.
"The Merry Widow," by Franz Leh‡r, a glittery look at the high society of late 19th-century Europe. Feb. 27, 29, March 2, 4
Hawai'i Pacific University Theatre
Specializing in classic drama and comedy, with an occasional musical.
- Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays (except Thanksgiving, performance on Wednesday Nov. 26 instead), 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 4:30 p.m. Sundays
- 45-045 Kamehameha Highway
- Tickets: $18 general, $14 seniors, military, students, $3 HPU students on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; $14, $10, $3 on Thursdays
- 375-1282
The lineup:
"All My Sons," by Arthur Miller. An American theater classic, about the trials faced by a family during wartime, tackling questions of morality. Nov. 7-Dec. 7.
"Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris," a musical by Eric Blau, Mort Shuman and Jacques Brel. Songs by the Belgian blend romance and humor with moral conviction. March 12-April 11.
Hawai'i Theatre Center
Honolulu's "Carnegie Hall of the Pacific."
- 1130 Bethel St.
- Showtimes and ticket prices vary
- 528-0506, www.hawaiitheatre.com
The lineup:
"Green Eggs and Ham" and "Gertrude McFuzz." See listing under Honolulu Theatre for Youth.
"Huliau," Halau Hula Ka No'eau's annual summer concert, presenting the music of Kahau-anu Lake. $15-$25. 4 p.m. Sept. 28.
"Kamau Pono VI — Na Kane o ka Mele, Na Kane o ka Hula" (Men of Song and Dance), featuring Jerry Santos, Tony C., Manu Boyd, Peter Rockford-Espiritu, Robert Cazimero and others. $18 (on sale Sept. 2). 7 p.m. Oct. 3.
" 'Aha Mele VI," music and hula produced by Manu Boyd and Halau o ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani, celebrating elements of the forest. $20, $25, $30, $40. 4 p.m. Oct. 5.
"A Merry Christmas with Friends & Nabors," Jim Nabors' annual holiday concert. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5-6, 2 p.m. Dec. 7. Ticket prices to be announced; on sale for Hawai'i Theatre Center members and Honolulu Symphony subscribers Sept. 2-27; to the general public beginning Sept. 30.
Honolulu Theatre for Youth
Youth and family-oriented drama and comedy, including original works, at several venues, with varying showtimes.
- Season tickets: $72 adults, $36 for youths and seniors; mini-season tickets: $50 (four plays), $25 youths and seniors
- Single tickets: $12 adults, $6 youths 18 and younger and seniors over 60 (except "Green Eggs and Ham" — $12, $24 adults, $6, $12 youths/seniors; and "Christmas Talk Story" — $16 adults, $12 students, $8 youths/seniors); free for keiki 2 and under, but tickets required
- 839-9885
The lineup:
"Green Eggs and Ham" and "Gertrude McFuzz," a production based on the Dr. Seuss favorite, with music by Robert Kapilow. Sam I Am convinces a grouchy adult that he does, indeed, like green eggs and ham, the lesson being that it's always good to sample new things. Gertrude teaches youngsters to be happy with who they are. For youngsters 4 and older. 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 6-21, at the Hawai'i Theatre.
"When Tiger Smoked His Pipe," a local production by Nora Okja Keller based on Korean tales, coinciding with the ongoing centennial of Korean immigration to Hawai'i. For youngsters 7 and older. 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 11-Nov. 1, Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter.
"Christmas Talk Story 2003," a mixed plate reflecting myriad local voices. For youngsters 6 and older. 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, 3:30 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 29-Dec. 21, Tenney Theatre, St. Andrew's Cathedral.
"New Kid," a comedy by Canadian playwright Dennis Foon, a revival of a 1999 production about prejudice and bullying and a foreign boy who emigrates from "Homeland." For youngsters 7 and older. 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 14, Leeward Community College; Feb. 21, Paliku Theatre, Windward Community College.
"Dis/Troy," an adaptation by Yokanaan Kearns of Homer's "The Iliad," putting a contemporary spin on a timeless story on the core issues of macho behavior among young men, gender relations, violence, maturity and fate. For youngsters 10 and older. 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 28-March 20, Tenney Theatre, St. Andrew's Cathedral.
"Pacific Tales for Young People," adapted and directed by Daniel A. Kelin II, this groundbreaking "transitional theater" for preschoolers taps folk tales from the Pacific. For youngsters 3 and older. 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, April 17-May 8, McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Park.
"The Little, Little Red Riding Hood Show," a deconstruction by Russell Davis of the original classic, illustrating the strength of the mother-daughter relationship, but imbued with darker and more sophisticated meaning. For youngsters 5 and older. 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, April 17-May 15, McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Park.
Kennedy Theatre
- 1770 East-West Road, University of Hawai'i-Manoa
- 956-7655, www.hawaii.edu/kennedy
Mainstage:
Academic and classic theater, cultural shows and dance specials.
Ticket prices vary — most shows $15 adults, $12 seniors, military, UH staff, $10 other students, $3 UHM students; tickets go on sale about two weeks before opening night. Season advance tickets available through Oct. 1; call the box office for a brochure
The lineup:
"The Paper Bag Princess and Other Stories," a family play by Robert Munsch, adapted by Irene N. Watts, Oct. 25 at 4 and 7 p.m., Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. With puppets. ($12 adults, $10 seniors, military, UH faculty, $7 students, $3 UH students).
"'Tis Pity She's a Whore," by John Ford, a parody and deconstruction of the Shakespearean canon. Dec. 5-6, 11-13 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 12 at 2 p.m.
"Betty's Summer Vacation," by Christopher Durang. A savage look at American pop culture and our obsession with sensationalist TV. Feb. 6-7, 12-14 at 8 p.m., Feb. 15 at 2 p.m.
Annual Dance Concert: Music Art, and Dance Fest! Choreography by UH faculty, performances by music and dance students. Contributors: Gregg Lizenbery, Betsy Fisher, Eve Walstrum Sanders, Vicky Holt Takamine, Peggy Gaither Adams, Takeo Kudo, Neil McKay, Armand Russell, Don Womack, Byron Yasui, Pat Hennessey, John Wisnosky and the UH Jazz Ensemble. March 5, 6, 12-13 at 8 p.m., March 14 at 2 p.m.
"Nozaki Village," by Chikamatsu Hanji, traditional Kabuki performed in English, translated and directed by Julie A. Iezzi. Star-crossed lovers, samurai, a country girl, a merchant daughter are factors in this spectacle, culmination of a nine-month training program. April 23-24, 28-29, May 1 at 8 p.m., May 2 at 2 p.m. ($18 adults, $15 seniors, military, UH staff, $12 students, $3 UH students).
Special event:
"Jim Gamble and His Puppets," Jan. 10 at 7 p.m., mainstage. Master puppeteer returns with his puppet friends in this family-friendly special for kids 3 and older. ($10, $9, $7, $3).
Prime Time in the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre:
The theatre is behind the Kennedy main stage.
- Tickets: $10 adults, $8 non-UHM students, seniors, military and UH staff, $3 UH students
- 956-7655
The lineup:
"Moral," by Kisaragi Koharu. A dark comedy about Japan's consumerism and urban sprawl. Oct. 1-4, at 8 p.m., Oct. 5 at 2 p.m.
"Fall Footholds," a dance concert, featuring MFA thesis candidate Christine Berwin's "DanceTalent.Cyberstage.com." Nov. 5-8 at 8 p.m, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m.
"Masked Balls," by Hilary Wright. A tale about a late-18th-century transgendered individual who spied for the King of France.Nov. 19-22 at 8 p.m., Nov. 23 at 2 p.m.
"Ghost Sonata," by August Strindberg. Jan. 14-17 at 8 p.m., Jan. 18 at 2 p.m. An Asian stylization of the Strindberg classic.
"Ashes to Ashes" and "Far Away," by Harold Pinter and Caryl Churchhill, respectively, March 31, April 1-3 at 8 p.m., April 4 at 2 p.m. Two contemporary plays examining trust in power and the consequences.
"Spring Footholds" dance concert, featuring works by UH dance students May 5-8 at 8 p.m. and May 9 at 2 p.m.
Late Night in the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre:
Daring, edgy, off-Broadway and alternative works.
- Tickets: $8 adults, $7 seniors, military, UH staff and students, $3 UH students; on sale one hour before curtain
- 956-7655
The lineup:
"Agamemnon," by Steven Berkoff. A loose adaptation of Aeschylus' first play in the "Oresteia" trilogy, incorporating dance, song and Asian theater forms.Oct. 17-18, 24-25 at 11 p.m.
"The Successful Life of 3," by Maria Irene Fornes. A look at gender and its relationship to human sexuality.Dec. 6, 12, 13 at 11 p.m., Dec. 7 at 8 p.m.
Note: Late Night spring schedule will be announced later.
Kumu Kahua
Plays that deal with the island experience, often written by residents.
- Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays
- Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant St.
- Season tickets: $60 for new subscribers, $50 for renewals
- Single tickets: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, $16 general, $13 for seniors and groups of 10 or more, $10 for students; Thursdays, $13 general, $11 seniors, $5 students and unemployed; available two weeks to a month before opening
- 536-4441
The lineup:
"Folks You Meet in Longs," by Lee Cataluna. A cross-section of folks trek in and out of the drugstore, from slackers to cops, bulls to titas, and employees share their complaints and secret lives. Cataluna is a columnist for The Advertiser. Aug. 28-Sept. 28.
"Obake," by Edward Sakamoto. This ghost tale in which spirits from the dead seek revenge pays homage to obake stories and Japanese horror flicks, but is set on a Big Island plantation in the 1920s. Oct. 30-Nov. 30.
"The Best of Christmas Talk Story 2003," a co-production with the Honolulu Theatre for Youth. Local writers celebrate the Island holiday experience through the eyes of a child. Nov. 29-Dec. 21.
"Massie/Kahahawai," compiled by Dennis Carroll. A controversial Honolulu murder case laced with racial overtones, an obsession of the American media in the early 1930s, remains one of Hawai'i's most compelling case histories. Jan. 8-Feb. 8.
"Fanny and Belle," by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl. A historical drama about Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson and her daughter Belle Osbourne, whose epic travels take them across America to Europe, Hawai'i and Samoa. March 11-April 4.
"Gone Feeshing," by Lee Tonouchi. Two brothers sit by the surf, recalling their lives with their dad, in a comic look and listen to local types reflecting on fishing, cooking and father-son relationships. May 13-June 13.
Manoa Valley Theatre
Honolulu's off-Broadway theater.
- Performances: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays
- Manoa Valley Theatre, 2833 E. Manoa Road
- Season tickets: $125 for six plays or a five-play option
- Single tickets: $25 for plays, $30 for musicals; $5 discount for seniors and military; $15 for 25 and younger
- 988-6131
The lineup:
"Bat Boy: The Musical," story and book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming; music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe. A musical comedy-horror about a half-boy, half-bat discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, W. Va.. Sept. 10-28.
"Apartment 3A," a comedy-drama by actor Jeff Daniels. A public television development director is reeling from the loss of what she thought was the love of her life; a next-door neighbor in her apartment complex teaches her the meaning of love. Nov. 19-Dec. 7.
"Scotland Road," a mystery by Jeffrey Hatcher. A psychodrama about a young woman in 19th-century garb found floating on an iceberg in the middle of the North Atlantic in the last decade of the 20th century; when rescued, she utters only one word: Titanic. Jan. 14-Feb. 1.
"Copacabana," a musical by Barry Manilow, inspired by his hit song. Aspiring songwriter Stephen is intent on creating a hit; he is drawn to the era when "music and passion were always the fashion" at the world-famous Copacabana in New York. March 10-28.
"Gunfighter," a drama by Mark Medoff. Based on the true-life story of Lt. Col. Ralph Hayles, a soldier whose career and life are changed by a tragic friendly-fire incident during the Persian Gulf war of 1991. May 19-June 6.
"The Underpants," a farce by Carl Sternheim, adapted by Steve Martin, the actor. A puritanical bureaucrat berates his wife for allowing her underpants to fall to the ground at a parade. Men show up at their front door in hopes of renting a room. July 14-Aug. 1.
'Ohi'a Productions
Independent pidgin comedies and musicals at various venues.
- Showtimes and ticket details to be announced
- 486-4444
The lineup:
"Fun with Fables I," O'ahu school tours September-December; public shows in the fall.
"Beneath the Ocean Blue," school tours Oct. 13-17 in Hilo, Oct. 20-22 on Maui, Oct. 29-31 on Kaua'i; public performances in the spring.
"Kapakahi Christmas," December.
"Fun with Fables II," O'ahu school tours February-December 2004; public performances in spring 2004.
"Once Upon One Time," July 9-18, Hawai'i Theatre.
Paliku Theatre
O'ahu's newest theater group is in its second season at Windward Community College.
- Ticket prices, curtain times vary
- 235-7330
The lineup:
Oahu Civic Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13. Free.
Sounds of Aloha Chorus — dinner show, 5 p.m. dinner, 6:30 p.m. show, Sept. 20. $25. 488-3661.
Chamber Music Hawaii — Honolulu Brass Quintet, "Sonata Fantastica." $22 single tickets, $120 season. 524-0815, ext. 245.
"My Fair Lady," directed by Ronald Bright. $22, $26 general, $20 students/children; available Sept. 15.
Tim Bostock Productions
Purveyors of unusual, on-the-edge, experimental and trendy shows.
- Various venues, such as The ARTS at Marks Garage (521-2903) and the Hawai'i Theatre (528-0506), with varying show times and ticket prices
- 526-4400 (TicketMaster); information, Bostock at 521-9699
The lineup:
"An Evening With Rumi," Sept. 12-13 at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 14 at 2:30 p.m., The ARTS at Marks Garage. Featuring stories and poetry by Sufi mystical poet Lalaluddin Rumi, played by Dan Furst; with Middle Eastern music by Sangeet, Larry Ward, Nuri and Ivan Krillzarin, and dervish turning by members of the Mevlevi Order. $15 adults, $12 students.
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m., Blaisdell Concert Hall. Featuring an 80-piece orchestra performing works by Mozart and the Oscar-winning music from the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Co-presented by Tom Moffatt Productions. $65, $50, $35. Tickets go on sale today.
"Don Tiki's Tribute to Martin Denny," Oct. 4, at 7 p.m., Hawai'i Theatre. A tribute to the master of exotica from modern-day interpreters, with guests to be announced. $36, $28, $22.
"Young @ Heart," Oct. 16-17 at 7:30 p.m., Hawai'i Theatre. Featuring the Young @ Heart Chorus, an ensemble of 35 senior citizens from Northampton, Mass., who perform pop and rock classics. $45, $40, $30 ($10 discount for students, seniors).
"Le Masquerade," Oct. 25 at 6 p.m., Monarch Room, Royal Hawaiian Hotel. A Honolulu Theatre for Youth fund-raiser themed "Once Upon a Spooky Time," including a dress-as-your-favorite-storybook-character contest. $175 individual tickets; sponsor tables of eight, $1,300 to $4,500. Call 839-9885.
Makana in Concert, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m., Hawai'i Theatre. Featuring the singer-slack key guitarist in a one-man concert launching a new CD. $50 VIP seats, including a signed CD; $25 other seats.
Shaolin Warriors, Dec. 10-13, Hawai'i Theatre. On sale Oct. 15. $25-$43.
CHI, March 2004, Blaisdell Concert Hall. On sale Dec. 10.
Also
Other music, dance and stage productions are offered by:
Leeward Community College Theatre
An eclectic slate of visiting and resident shows at 96-045 Ala Ike St. Showtimes and prices vary; reserved seats are available at some events for an additional $5. 455-0385.
The dance card Ballet Hawaii offers a schedule of events, including:
- Mark Morris Dance Group, Oct. 25, Blaisdell Concert Hall.
- "Nutcracker 2003," Dec. 19-21, Blaisdell Concert Hall.
- "Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo," Jan. 23-24, Hawai'i Theatre.
Call 521-8600 for on-sale dates of each event.
Other 'Nutcracker' productions, those annual festivals of sugar plums and fairies, cavaliers and mouse kings are offered during the holiday season.
