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NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE APRIL 1

*RENEWAL DEADLINE  FOR CURRENT 24/25 SUBSCRIPTION UNTIL APRIL 16

SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE JULY 1

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MAYAH

DA

BY LEE CATALUNA

SEPTEMBER 11 - 28

Local playwright Lee Cataluna's classic, island-style comedy about a fictional mayor and his loyal assistant. The new mayor of Hilo has a past he’s trying to keep secret. His assistant is doing everything in her power to keep the county running right while keeping da mayah from running off the rails. A subplot involving a careless hitman and washerette/karaoke bar owner will have audiences rolling in the aisles.

PRISCILLA

QUEEN OF THE DESERT

THE MUSICAL

BOOK BY STEPHAN ELLIOTT & ALLAN SCOTT

NOVEMBER 13 - DECEMBER 7

Based on the smash-hit movie, Priscilla Queen of the Desert is the heartwarming, uplifting adventure of three friends, Tick, Bernadette and Adam, a glamorous Sydney-based performing trio who agree to take their show to the middle of the Australian outback. They hop aboard a battered old bus (nicknamed Priscilla) searching for love and friendship and end up finding more than they ever imagined. With a dazzling array of outrageous, award-winning costumes and a hit parade of dance floor favorites including “It’s Raining Men,” “I Will Survive,” “Hot Stuff,” “Boogie Wonderland,” “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” and “I Love The Nightlife,” this wildly fresh and funny musical is a journey to the heart of FABULOUS!

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DIAL "M"

FOR MURDER

ADAPTED BY JEFFREY HATCHER

FROM THE ORIGINAL BY FREDERICK KNOTT

JANUARY 22 - FEBRUARY 8

Updated in 2022, this fresh take on the edge-of-your-seat mystery inspired Hitchcock's masterpiece! A twisted web of blackmail, passion, and revenge takes center stage in this suspense-filled story. Gold-digging husband Tony believes he has concocted the perfect crime to take revenge on his adulterous wife, but when his carefully laid plans go awry, everyone gets caught in its snare. A stunning thriller that never goes out of style, this one will keep you guessing until the very end.

AWAKENING

SPRING

BASED ON THE PLAY BY FRANK WEDEKIND

BOOK + LYRICS BY STEVEN SATER

MUSIC BY DUNCAN SHEIK

MARCH 19 - APRIL 5

This gritty and moving rock musical set in late 19th century Germany, explores the turbulent journey of adolescent sexuality and self-discovery as a group of teenagers navigate their burgeoning desires while facing strict societal pressures and a lack of guidance from adults. This results in a powerful and often dark exploration of coming-of-age themes through a contemporary rock score; based on the play by Frank Wedekind, with music by Duncan Sheik and book/lyrics by Steven Sater.

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YELLOWFACE

BY DAVID HENRY HWANG

MAY 14 - 24

The lines between truth and fiction blur with hilarious and moving results in David Henry Hwang's unreliable memoir, recently on Broadway starring Daniel Dae Kim. Asian American playwright DHH, fresh off his Tony Award win for M. Butterfly, leads a protest against the casting of Jonathan Pryce as the Eurasian pimp in the original Broadway production of Miss Saigon, condemning the practice as "yellowface." His position soon comes back to haunt him when he mistakes a Caucasian actor, Marcus G. Dahlman, for mixed race, and casts him in the lead Asian role of his own Broadway-bound comedy, Face Value. When DHH discovers the truth of Marcus' ethnicity, he tries to conceal his blunder to protect his reputation as an Asian American role model, by passing the actor off as a "Siberian Jew." Meanwhile, DHH's father, Henry Y. Hwang, an immigrant who loves the American Dream and Frank Sinatra, finds himself ensnared in the same web of late-1990's anti-Chinese paranoia that also leads to the "Donorgate" scandal and the arrest of Los Alamos nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee. As he clings to his old multicultural rhetoric, this new racist witch hunt forces DHH to confront the complex and ever-changing role that "face" plays in American life today.

CLYDE'S

BY LYNN NOTTAGE

JULY 16 - 26

In Clyde's, a truck stop sandwich shop offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff a shot at redemption. Even as the shop’s callous owner tries to keep them down, the staff members learn to reclaim their lives, find purpose, and become inspired to dream by their shared quest to create the perfect sandwich. A stirring, new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, Clyde's was nominated for four Tony Awards in 2022 (including Best New Play).

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SHREK

THE MUSICAL

BOOK + LYRICS BY DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE

MUSIC BY JEANINE TESORI

JUNE 25 - JULY 12

Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs from Jeanine Tesori and a side-splitting book by David Lindsay-Abaire. Shrek brings all the beloved characters you know from the film to life on stage and proves there's more to the story than meets the ears. Irreverently fun for the whole family, Shrek proves that beauty is truly in the eye of the ogre.

(808) 988-6131

2833 E Manoa Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

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