Quote Unquote: Kip Wilborn Takes Over as Producing Director of Mānoa Valley Theatre
The internationally known tenor, actor and director steps in as the not-for-profit theater completes its 50th season and begins planning for the next 50.
Theater & Dance
HONOLULU Magazine’s Fall 2019 Bucket List: The 66 Best Things to Do on O‘ahu
We rounded up your must-do list for the season so you can plan the best fall ever.
Your Ultimate Guide to Watching the 2019 Merrie Monarch Festival
Get ready for the “Olympics of hula” from April 25 to 27.
15 Questions With Stage Actor Ethan Le Phong of Wartime Musical “Allegiance”
Behind the scenes of the Hawai‘i premiere of the wartime story inspired by the true-life Japanese-American internment experience of original star, George Takei.
Breaking the Ballet Mold: We Talk to L.A. Dance Project’s Daisy Jacobson Before Her Masterclass and Performance in Honolulu
Ahead of her one-night-only performance in Hawai‘i, the California native reflects on her dancing, childhood trips to the islands and what it’s like to work with Natalie Portman’s husband.
O‘ahu Museum Ideas: Listen to Stories in a Cemetery at Hawaiian Mission Houses
The mission houses were a site to create and share culture. Two centuries later, they still are.
Holiday Movie Screenings, Theater Shows and Performances to Watch in Honolulu
’Tis the season for “The Nutcracker,” Christmas films, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Honolulu winter concert and more.
Inside HONOLULU: One of Hula’s Living Legacies Graced Our Cover Twice, 60 Years Apart
It’s no surprise that kumu hula Puanani Alama appeared on the cover of our magazine. Only she’d done it once before, when she was just 15 years old.
Kalihi to Kalaupapa: A New Play Shares One Woman’s Story of Surviving Exile
Local-born actress finds unexpected clues to her own family’s mystery in Hawaiʻi.
Explore Behind-the-Scenes of a Honolulu Costume Shop
Take the insider tour of Diamond Head Theatre’s costume rentals.
Quote Unquote: Backstage with Diamond Head Theatre’s Costume Director
Since 1985, she’s been conjuring up stage costumes full time—and enjoying the drama on- and off-stage.
Scary Movie Screenings and Theater Shows to Watch This Halloween in Honolulu
Listen to a re-enactment of the "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast and get your fill of horror movies during Hitchcocktober.
Upcoming Theater Shows in Honolulu
'Tis the theater season. Whether you love musicals, plays, one-man shows or even racist puppets, these six local theaters have live performances to add to your must-see lists.
5 Theater Shows and Local Premieres Coming to O‘ahu in the 2018-2019 Season
Fall means the start of Honolulu’s theater season. So dust off your dress slippers and get ready for some standing ovations.
A New Show Asks You to Share Stories About the False Missile Alert
“38 Minutes” at Kumu Kahua Theatre turns that infamous morning in January into an interactive play.
Field Notes: Ring in the Lunar New Year with These Okinawan Lion Dancers
Field Notes explores Honolulu’s vast and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: Okinawa Lion Dancers.
Keepers of the Kaona: How These 6 Kumu Preserve Hawai‘i’s Hula Traditions
These kumu hula have worked tirelessly for decades to ensure that the kaona, knowledge and traditional practices shared by their mentors are passed on to the next generation.
Diamond Head Theatre Celebrates 100 Years of Drama
This year, Diamond Head Theatre celebrates its 100th season. We take a look back on Diamond Head Theatre’s first century... and ahead to the next one.
Ballet Hawai‘i’s Pamela Taylor-Tongg reflects on ”The Nutcracker”
Pamela Taylor-Tongg, artistic director at Ballet Hawai‘i, reflects on 36 seasons of the Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, and how, when mishaps occur, the Rats are often involved.
We Tried This: The Polynesian Cultural Center’s “Hā–Breath of Life”
I got the chance to attend the one-year anniversary show and it was spectacular. Seated twenty-rows from the action, we could see the flames, feel the emotion and capture the ensence of “Hā–Breath of Life”.
A Weekend at Hawai‘i’s Gridiron Show
This year’s show made fun of the people and issues that made the headlines in Hawaii over the last year—politicians, the economy, civil unions … even the rats in Chinatown.
