OPENING
"Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves": Tale of wit and wonders from the Arabian Nights, 7 p.m. Saturday, Kaimuki High School Auditorium. Students from Kaimuki, Palolo Elementary and Jarrett Intermediate schools act, sing and dance. Directed by Peggy Anne Siegmund, with original music by Nelda Alvarez and Lenny Kleyner. Repeats 7:30 p.m. March 8 and 15; final show will benefit the Kaimuki Alumni Scholarship Fund. Admission $8 adults, $4 students; $10 on March 15. Information: 733-4913.
"The Woman in Black": A lawyer hires an actor to help him recreate events on the night he saw a dreaded specter, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Manoa Valley Theatre. Chilling ghost story features Walter Eccles, David Farmer and Tamatha Perryman. Repeats 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 4 p.m. Sundays, through March 23. Admission $23 to $25. Information: 988-6131.
CONTINUING
"It Had To Be You": Theda, a failed actress, health food nut and aspiring playwright, holds a hugely successful director hostage in her apartment on Christmas Eve. ASATAD's husband-and-wife team, Diana Carter Anderson and Gary Anderson, star in the comedy. Repeats 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through March 8 at Weaver Hall, Church of the Crossroads. Admission $15 general, $13.50 seniors, $10 students. Information: 247-6939.
"Little Shop of Horrors": Seymour befriends a special plant that aims to take over his life. Musical comedy based on the '60s sci-fi thriller features Ben Perry, Cassandra Harrell and Thomas Villegas. Directed and choreographed by James Seibel, with musical direction by Oliver Stone. Repeats 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 4 p.m. Sunday, at Diamond Head Theatre. Admission $10 to $40. Information: 734-0274.
"Guys & Dolls": Musical comedy takes a romantic view of hard-boiled gamblers and ladies. Kalani Brady, Mary Chesnut, Jim Etters and Carole Cooper star in the Army Community Theatre production. Directed by Glenn Cannon, with musical direction by Lina Jeong Doo and choreography by Grace Bell. Repeats 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through March 15 at Richardson Theatre. Admission $12 and $15 general; $6 and $8 children. Information: 438-4480 or 438-5230.
"Mardi Gras Follies": Lavish cabaret revue, with Veronica Kelly, Howard Bishop, Bruce Black and other performers. Directed by Jack Cione. Dinner buffet at 6:30 p.m., show at 7:45 p.m., at the Banyans at Pearl Harbor. Repeats Friday, Saturday and March 7-9, 14-16 and 21; shows March 9 and 16 begin 1:30 p.m., with lunch at noon. Admission $30; matinees $25. Information: 471-1703.
"The Skin of Our Teeth": A suburban family survives the Ice Age, floods and a great war. Jesse Apelian, Cathy Sakimura, Diana Aehegma, Ted Young and other students present Thornton Wilder's play. Directed by Sheryl Moore. Repeats 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Gates Performing Arts Center, Hawaii Preparatory Academy. Admission $5 adults, $3 students. Information: 885-8270, Big Island.
"Pocket Kabuki": A wife deals with her devious husband in this comic story from Asian theater. Honolulu Theatre for Youth presentation of "The Zen Substitute" is directed by David Furumoto. Repeats 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Tenney Theatre. Admission $10 general, $7.50 students, $5 youth and seniors. Information: 839-9885.
AUDITIONS
Hawaii Opera Theatre: Singers wanted for solo roles in future productions, Wednesday. Prepare at least three classical pieces. Singers are also needed for auxiliary and educational programs. Call Joe Padua at 596-7372 ext. 19.
Kumu Kahua: For Edward Sakamoto's "A'ala Park," 1:30 to 4 p.m. March 8 and 7 to 9 p.m. March 9. Director James A. Nakamoto is looking for local types of different ethnicities to play two men in their 40s, four in their early 20s, one in his mid-teens, a woman in her 40s and one in her 20s; and a Caucasian man in his mid-20s and a Japanese man in his 60s. Call the office at 536-4222 or Nakamoto at 536-7533.