Those who have never paid a visit to the awe-inspiring King Kekaulike Performing Arts Center in Pukalani will have the chance again next weekend when King Kekaulike Drama opens its annual end-of-school year musical, “Annie,” at King Kekaulike High School. This classic Tony Award-winning ...

And then there was one. After a tempest of March performing arts events, all have since closed leaving a very quiet weekend of theater — or more accurately, a calm before the next storm of April plays and events. Next weekend, Maui OnStage Youth Theater will present “Once On This Island ...

Irreverent satire appears to be the theme at the Historic Iao Theater in Wailuku this month with two send-up productions on traditional tales. In the current Maui OnStage Youth Theater production of “Robin Hood and His Merry Men,” cheeky performances by a cast of 29 youths embrace ...

STAGE REVIEW From the moment the first notes float out of the orchestra pit, it’s abundantly clear Maui OnStage’s production of “The Pirates of Penzance” is not your run-of-the-mill operatic experience. Directed by Michael Pulliam, this revision of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic ...

There is no theater on Maui that pushes the artistic envelope more so than ProArts Playhouse in Kihei, and its current dual one-acts “Black Comedy” and “ ‘dentity Crisis” is the most intrepid offering to date. The second-act play “ ‘dentity Crisis” by Christopher Durang, will ...

STAGE REVIEW I can’t offer enough praise for Seabury Hall Performing Arts’ current production, “Almost, Maine.” This winsome and witty winter-themed romantic comedy is brilliantly written by John Cariani and well-executed by its local teen cast. Set in the non-existent community of ...