"Danny and the Deep Blue Sea": Two tough, working-class people find love in a New York bar, 7:30 p.m. Friday, McCoy Theatre, Maui Arts and Cultural Center. Featuring local artist Peter Hopkins and Jennifer Fahrni from Canada. For mature audiences. Repeats 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 5 p.m. Sundays, through May 4. Admission $10. Information: 242-7469, Maui.
"Once on This Island": Musical fairy tale of love, loss and redemption, based on Rosa Guy's novel "My Love, My Love," 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dillingham Hall, Punahou School. Repeats 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26 and 27, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission $5; free for youth from any school with student ID. Information: 944-5752.
"Cultivated Lives": A young Japanese woman is torn between tradition and Western values in 1950s post-war Japan, 8 p.m. Friday, Kennedy Theatre. Velina Hasu Houston's play, formerly titled "O-manju," is directed by Juli Burk. Cast includes Lee Chen, Ted Ikara and Kim Wolters. Repeats 8 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 26 and 27, and 2 p.m. April 28. Admission $10 general, $8 students, seniors, military, faculty and staff; $3 UH-Manoa students. Information: 956-7655.
"The Misadventures of Litter Bugsy": Three friends who recycle daily try to persuade Litter Bugsy that littering harms the earth, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Park. Honolulu Theatre for Youth presents this puppet play, with music by Roslyn Freitas. Repeats 4:30 p.m. April 27. Admission $9 general, $7.50 ages 13 to 18, $5 children and seniors. Information: 839-9885.
"The Birds": Human desire for a utopian society leads to hilarious chaos in Aristophanes' satire. Kathy Welch directs Kapiolani Community College drama students. Repeats 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Maile Theater. Admission $5. Information: 734-9225.
"Much Ado About Nothing": Shakespeare's witty romantic comedy about misunderstandings and love, in a traditional production by the Tri-School Ensemble Theatre Company. Renee Prince and Rick Nishimoto play Beatrice and Benedick, who say they are determined to remain single. Repeats 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Mililani High School Cafetorium. Admission $5. Information: 627-7100.
"The Odd Couple": ASATAD presents a comedy about mismatched friends who share an apartment. Signed performance by deaf cast, with Jeff Lambrecht and Tom Posedly as the odd couple, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday at Kapiolani Community College Chapel. Friday show is a benefit for the Aloha State Association of the Deaf; admission $25 with dinner (at 6:30 p.m.) or $15 for play only. Admission $12 other days. Information: 247-6939; or call the Association of the Deaf at 924-9664 or 643-8255 (TTD).
"Once on This Island": Musical fairy tale of love, loss and redemption, based on Rosa Guy's novel "My Love, My Love." Directed by Ronald E. Bright; choreographed by Marcelo Pacleb. Repeats 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Bright Theatre, Castle Performing Arts Center. Admission $15 general, $12 students, seniors and military. Information: 524-0807 or 233-5626.
"Our Town": Hawaii Pacific University presents Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about life in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, around the turn of the century. Directed by Joyce Maltby. Cast includes Jim Hutchison, Judy LeDoux and Michael Winters-Maloney. Repeats 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and 4 p.m. Sundays, through May 5 at the school's Hawaii Loa campus. Admission $10 general, $7 seniors, faculty and staff, $5 HPU students and children. Information: 254-0853.
"Three Tall Women": Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Edward Albee examines three ages in one woman's life. Jo Pruden, Patrice Scott and Kristine Altwies play the same woman at different times; Guy DeConte also stars. Directed by Susan Park. Repeats 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and 4 p.m. Sundays, through May 5 at Manoa Valley Theatre. Admission $23 to $27; discounts for seniors, military, students. Information: 988-6131.
"Wings": The perspective of a woman who survives a stroke drives Arthur Kopit's play. Directed by Ben Gutierrez. Windward Community College Players include Connie Ditch and Debra Mirante. Repeats 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in April at Little Theatre. Admission $8 general, $6 students, seniors and military. Information: 235-7446.
"In the Works": Students feature modern and Tahitian dance, 8 p.m. Friday, UH-Manoa's Temporary Dance Building. Free. Call 956-3264.
Ballet Folclorico do Brasil: Martial arts, music and dance, including "Maculele" and "Puxada de Rede," 8 p.m. Friday, Leeward Community College Theatre. Admission $17.50 general, $15 students and seniors. Call 455-0385. The group has a dance workshop 10:30 a.m. to noon Sunday at the Imin Center, East-West Center's Jefferson Hall. Free admission. To register, call 944-7612 by Friday.
Nakasone Dance Studio: "Hoge no Mai (Dance of the Gorgeous Flower)" is the theme of the 40th Anniversary Dance Recital, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Blaisdell Concert Hall. Nakasone teaches Okinawan performing arts. Admission $15. Call 841-3075 or 847-3825.
"Happy Birthday Mr. Shakespeare!": Featuring scenes, songs and stage combat by Terence Knapp and students, 6 p.m. Sunday, Ernst Lab Theatre. Admission to scholarship fund-raiser is $5. Call 956-7655.
"Singgalot: Ties That Bind": Vignettes from various plays based on the Filipino-American experience, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, UH-Manoa's Campus Center Ballroom. Free. Presented by the Center for Philippine Studies at UH-Manoa; partly funded by the State Foundation for Culture & the Arts. Call 956-6915.
UH Rainbow Dance Squad: 10 a.m. Saturday, UH-Manoa's Athletic Department, Studio 3. Registration 9:30 a.m. Call 956-7657.
Manoa Valley Theatre: For "Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding," a musical comedy that obliterates "the fourth wall," 1 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday. Singers audition noon Saturday. Callbacks Monday. Cast will represent two families, one from New York and the other from Hawaii. Prepare to improvise; Ray Bumatai will direct. Call 988-6131. Performances begin June 19.
National Tap Dance Day: Dancers of all ages may call Jack Cione at 922-8401 weekday mornings. He is organizing a show at Ala Moana Shopping Center on May 25 - the birthday of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.