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ProArts’ ‘Out of Order’ works extremely well

British farce dates back to Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” and it has become a distinct genre. A poorly performed farce is the most painful theatrical offering to endure. Astute comic timing, quality accents and precision blocking is required. When it works, audiences gasp for air due to the rapid-fire comedy barrage. ProArts production of “Out of Order” at the ProArts Playhouse in Kihei works extremely well. Ray Cooney’s script is a risque, riotous, laugh spree that sails by quickly. After the expositional set up, “Out of Order” bursts with non-stop sight gags and ...

Comedy ‘Out of Order’ opens at ProArts Playhouse

No stranger to directing outlandish comedies on Maui, director David Belew calls his latest project, “One of the funniest shows I’ve ever been a part of.” The British farce “Out of Order,” by Ray Cooney, opens this weekend at the ProArts Playhouse in Kihei. Cooney’s ...

‘Xanadu’ a wild ride of pure silliness

THEATER REVIEW Aside from a skeleton plot, the stage adaptation of “Xanadu” bears little resemblance to the 1980 film. Its libretto is unapologetic brain candy and Kalani Whitford’s and Camille Romero’s collaboratively directed and choreographed production at Historic Iao Theater in ...

Saber Theatre actors have strong performances in ‘As You Like It’

This past weekend, Maui High School Saber Theatre opened William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” Though challenged by lighting, sound sets, scene changes and a quality performance space that most Maui theater companies have, Saber Theatre rose above these hindrances by means of strong ...

‘Xanadu’ to take audiences on a nonstop ride

After the box-office and soundtrack successes of “Grease” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” “Xanadu,” which starred Olivia Newton-John, was supposed to be the summer roller disco, megahit of 1980. It wasn’t. In fact it was uniformly panned and considered by ...

Craig Gass Roast follows comedian’s 3 shows at ProArts

Prior to moving to Maui, I was a special events coordinator at The Friars Club of Beverly Hills and worked many of their legendary roasts 20 years ago. This weekend, a roast is coming to Maui as ProArts will host the roast of comedian Craig Gass at the ProArts Playhouse in Kihei. In ...