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Teens to take stage in ‘Rock of Ages’ musical

Late fall is one of the busiest times of the year for the performing arts on Maui, and more than a dozen theatrical productions are scheduled over the next six weeks. A significant portion of the crowded early season offerings are the first youth theater plays and musicals of 2019-20. ...

‘Evil Dead’ a very different theatrical experience

A musical for people that don’t love musicals, and perhaps a musical that’s not for people that love Rodgers and Hammerstein, “Evil Dead the Musical” will be opening ProArts Playhouse in Kihei. Its rustic beginnings were on a tiny stage at a bar in Toronto where it quickly became a ...

‘The Graduate’ offers unique interpretations of familiar characters

Terry Johnson’s adaptation of “The Graduate” ventures beyond the well-known 1967 film, allowing the current Maui OnStage production at Iao Theater in Wailuku to be surprisingly rich in nostalgia and supplementary insight on these classic characters. In the lead, Elisha Cullins dominates ...

‘Here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson …’

Some stories hang around because, no matter how many years have passed, they still seem real and relevant. On many occasions the original authors of novels like “The Catcher in the Rye” and “To Kill A Mockingbird” based aspects of the stories on their own lives. Maui OnStage opens their ...

‘Strangers on a train’

With one reluctant toast, two murders become inevitable and a chilling conflict is set in motion in ProArts’ gripping production of “Strangers on a Train” at the ProArts Playhouse in Kihei. Jefferson Davis, as burgeoning architect Guy Haines, and Geronimo Sun, as wealthy playboy Charles ...

‘Strangers on a Train’

Well-known for their murder mystery and thriller productions such as “The Mousetrap,” “Ten Little Soldiers,” “Dial M for Murder” and June’s “Sleuth,” ProArts explores this noir genre again when they open their 2019-20 season tomorrow night with “Strangers on a Train” at ...