First Look: Hawai‘i Opera Theatre’s “The Secret Garden”
Introduce keiki to a new musical genre through a beloved children’s classic at Blaisdell Concert Hall.
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The Lineup: Musicals, Plays and Theater Performances Happening in Honolulu
The 2022-23 theater season kicks into high gear this fall.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Feb. 6, 2020
Photo: Aaron K. Yoshino Punahou Carnival The Punahou Carnival is on Friday and Saturday on the school’s lower campus in Mānoa, featuring food and games, a white-elephant sale, talent show, art gallery and rides. Although credit cards are accepted at some booths, you…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Jan. 30, 2020
Photo: Courtesy of Hawai'i Opera TheatreWant to introduce your family to opera? Take your kids to a free performance of Rossini's Cinderella this weekend. Star Wars: A New Hope—In Concert This weekend, Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra performs Oscar-winning music from Star Wars: A New…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-May 8, 2019
We Are Samoa Festival and World Fireknife Championships Sharp blades and open flames are no-nos for kids, but that’s what makes the World Fireknife Championships appealing. This four-day event brings together the Pacific region’s top fireknife dancers to determine a world…
Win tickets to HOT’s ‘Tales of Hoffman’
Sponsored HOT presents Jacques Offenbach’s ‘The Tales of Hoffmann,’ opening on April 21. The final HOT show of the 2016-2017 season will also be a celebration of the distinguished career of HOT Artistic Director Henry Akina, who retires at the…
HOT debuts ‘Three Decembers’ with new programming line up
Sponsored Hawaii Opera Theatre is bringing one of opera’s greatest stars, Frederica von Stade in HOT’s production of Jake Heggie’s “Three Decembers” starting Friday, March 24 at 8 p.m. at Hawaii Theatre. Ms. von Stade makes her HOT debut in…
Catch up with Quinn Kelsey & win tickets to HOT’s ‘Rigoletto’
Sponsored Post Quinn Kelsey, Hawaii’s own homegrown opera star, started out in 1991 as a member of Hawaii Opera Theatre’s chorus before moving on to tours of study at Chautauqua Institute in New York and Merola Opera Program in San…
Top 5 things to do this weekend
As Mercury wraps up his retrograde tour on Sunday, the stars align for a weekend that aims to please everyone: epic Verdi opera performances, comic book and anime characters at Comic Con, a progressive Hilo-themed dinner, a food- and fashion-forward…
Sneak peek: Hawaii Opera’s luxury fashion pop-up
For those who enjoy luxury brands on a budget, high-end consignment hunts are a thrill. That’s exactly what’s coming with Hawaii Opera Theatre’s highly anticipated Act II – A Fashion Reprise: The pop-up is happening this weekend, and we got…
Hawaii Opera Theatre’s ‘Sweeney Todd’
Peter Kendall Clark and Buffy Baggott as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett. Photos by Thee Photo Ninja. The 2014-2015 Hawaii Opera Theatre season ends strong with the dark and twisty tale of “Sweeney Todd.” This Stephen Sondheim classic draws you in…
HOT presents ‘Siren Song’ in Our Kakaako
The modern opera “Siren Song” is now playing in Our Kaka‘ako in a new performance space created inside a warehouse at 445 Cooke St. The opera opened Friday and runs through March 29, for five more shows. Described as a…
The Flying Dutchman lands in Honolulu
Originating from 17th century nautical folklore, “The Flying Dutchman” translates well to today’s culture of dark and twisty love stories. Hawaii Opera Theater’s adaptation of Richard Wagner’s tale of a legendary ghost ship drew me in from the first scene…
Hawaii Opera Theatre’s ‘Madame Butterfly’
Passion, unrequited love and deceit – elements found in Giacomo Puccini’s beloved and iconic “Madam Butterfly.” This play, which serves as the opener for the Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) season, begins today and continues on Oct. 12, and 14. HOT artistic director…
‘The Mikado’ has arrived
In 2004, the last time Hawaii Opera Theatre presented “The Mikado,” the term selfie wasn’t part of our every day vernacular, but 10 years later, HOT’s production of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, which debuts tonight at Blaisdell Center,…
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