While visiting the Maui Academy of Performing Arts summer theater camp last week, I noticed their lessons concluded with the 63-member youth cast gathered in a circle, hands clasped, singing “Goodbye, farewell to you my friend. So long, farewell, until we meet again.” “In one summer a ...
STAGE REVIEW Overflowing with accomplished special effects courtesy of set designer Caro Walker and lighting designer Amy Lord, Maui OnStage’s “Singin’ in the Rain” is making quite a splash at the Historic Iao Theater in Wailuku. The two-hour romantic musical comedy is faithful to ...
Many a summer, the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului has hosted “Sesame Street Live” at the Castle Theater. This year, for parents of young children who may be seeking something new to share as a family, the pups of “PAW Patrol” are coming to Maui. “PAW Patrol Live!” is ...
While a member of the Friars Club of California, I had the great honor of chatting with several silver screen legends who regaled me with tales of Hollywood’s golden era. One of those greats was the late Cyd Charisse, who imparted the story of how the classic movie “Singin’ in the ...
Just as theater has blossomed with new production companies popping up on Maui over the past decade, so has dance — most prominently by means of Adaptations Dance Theater. The once diminutive contemporary dance company has expanded every year since its beginnings in 2012, and will present ...
ProArts Playhouse’s most virtuous contribution to Maui Theater is its devotion to consistently presenting established, well-written academic plays. ProArts’ current production, “Same Time, Next Year” by Bernard Slade, is an ideal example of its commitment to offering stage standards ...
