STAGE REVIEW From its opening number “Give Them What They Want,” Maui OnStage’s “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: The Musical” is unconventionally charming. If you loved “The Book of Mormon,” than you will absolutely love “Scoundrels.” Fans of both “South Park” and “Family ...
To date, the 21st century has been the Broadway era of pop movie to musical adaptations, exceptions being award-winning megahits like “Next to Normal,” “Fun Home” and “Hamilton.” New musical adaptations emerge with great fanfare each season, the most anticipated of 2017 being ...
Two years ago when I profiled the Kamehameha Schools Maui production of “The Crucible,” I highlighted Arthur Miller’s less than subtle political statement by means of his play about the Salem witch trials. When it debuted in 1956, it was blatantly obvious to all that Miller was taking on ...
“The most unique thing is you,” is what legendary dance innovator Alvin Ailey frequently told his students. Troy Powell, artistic director of Ailey II (formerly the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble), shared that quote with me in a phone interview last week. I had asked Powell why tonight’s ...
Ivan Menchell’s “The Cemetery Club” is an incredibly evocative account of three widows striving for contentment amid chapter two of their middle-aged lives. The beautifully crafted script, filled with many very funny one-liners, is in many ways two sides of the same coin: a comical, ...
Ivan Menchell’s “The Cemetery Club” might make you think of “Steel Magnolias,” “Beaches” and the 2014 ProArts Inc. Maui production of “The Dixie Swim Club.” This comedy-drama about three Jewish widows who meet once a month to visit their husbands’ graves debuted on Broadway ...
