Stage

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Thursday, April 25, 1996



OPENING

"American Magi": Richard Macpherson portrays John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Elvis with songs and satire aplenty, 8 p.m. Friday, Croakin Theatre, Chaminade University's Eiben Hall. Repeats 8 p.m. Saturday. Admission $5 general, $2 students; benefits the university's fine arts program. Information: 377-1243.

"Hula Heart": A young boy from Hawaii must cope with a move to California, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park. Honolulu Theatre for Youth presents Velina Hasu Houston's story of a boy's wacky, poignant world. Repeats 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. May 4 and 4:30 p.m. May 11. Admission $9 general, $7.50 ages 13 to 18, $5 children and seniors. Information: 839-9885.

"The Hula Mooners": Original script by Ray Bumatai and Tracy Anderson reincarnates the Honeymooners in contemporary Hawaii, 8 p.m. Sunday, Manoa Valley Theatre. Cast includes Bumatai, Anderson, Cindy Mayo Souza and Cora Lei Nguyen. Repeats 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, May 5, 6 and 7. Admission $10; $2 discount for military, seniors and students. Information: 988-6131.

"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat": A young man overcomes several setbacks and reunites with his once-hostile family, 8 p.m. Friday, Diamond Head Theatre. The Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical is directed by Laurence Paxton, with choreography by Andrew Sakaguchi and musical direction by Emmett G. Yoshioka. Featuring Matthew Pedersen, Yvonne Filius and Isaac Calpito. Repeats 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and 4 p.m. Sundays, through May 19. No performance May 1. Admission $10 to $40. Information: 734-0274.

"The Miracle Worker": A teacher tries to rescue a girl from her dark, silent world, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Ke`elikolani Auditorium, Kamehameha Schools. Amanda Luning plays Helen Keller; Kea Duarte and Natasha Lopez alternate as her teacher. Repeats 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission $5 general, $3 Kamehameha students, faculty and staff. Information: 842-8356.

"The Watcher of Waipuna": Businessmen and a greedy sister urge a man possessed by different personalities to sell his property, 8 p.m. Thursday, Kumu Kahua Theatre. Keith K. Kashiwada directs his adaptation of Gary Pak's black comedy. Cast includes Rodney Kwock, Dann Seki, Margaret Jones and JanDee Abraham. Repeats 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, through June 2. Admission $12 general, $9 seniors, students and children; $9 Thursdays. Signed performance May 12. Information: 536-4441.



CONTINUING

"Cultivated Lives": A young Japanese woman is torn between tradition and Western values in 1950s post-war Japan. 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. today, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Kennedy Theatre. Admission $10 general, $8 students, seniors, military, faculty and staff; $3 UH-Manoa students. Information: 956-7655.

"Danny and the Deep Blue Sea": Two tough, working-class people find love in a New York bar. Play for mature audiences features local artist Peter Hopkins and Jennifer Fahrni from Canada. Repeats 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 5 p.m. Sundays, through May 4 at McCoy Theatre, Maui Arts and Cultural Center. Admission $10. Information: 242-7469, Maui.

"The Misadventures of Litter Bugsy": Three friends who recycle daily try to persuade Litter Bugsy that littering harms the earth. Honolulu Theatre for Youth presents this puppet play with music by Roslyn Freitas 4:30 p.m. Saturday at McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park. Admission $9 general, $7.50 ages 13 to 18, $5 children and seniors. Information: 839-9885.

"Once on This Island": Musical fairy tale of love, loss and redemption, based on Rosa Guy's novel "My Love, My Love." Repeats 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Dillingham Hall, Punahou School. Admission $5; free for youth from any school with student ID. Information: 944-5752.

"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. Friday and Saturday at Little Theatre. Admission $8 general, $6 students, seniors and military. Information: 235-7446.



DANCE

"Dance Festival": Modern, jazz, ballet and African-American dance, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Leeward Community College Theatre. Performers include the Bluewater Dance Company and students from LCC, Punahou, Mid-Pacific School for the Arts and UH-Manoa programs. Admission $8 general, $6 students and seniors. Call 455-0385.

"Spring Footholds": All-student dance concert with choreography by Christephor Gilbert and Heidi Miller, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Kennedy Theatre. With David DeBlieck, Esther Izuo, Cydnee Yamamoto and other dancers. Repeats 8 p.m. May 2, 3 and 4 and 2 p.m. May 5. Tickets $7 general; $5 students, seniors, military, UH faculty and staff; $3 UH-Manoa students. Call 956-7655.



AUDITIONS

Sesame Street Live: Seeking actors who dance and dancers who act for live stage shows featuring the Muppets, 2 p.m. May 3 at the UH Temporary Dance Building.

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.




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