C A L E N D A R S

On Stage

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Theater

"And Then There Were None"

Agatha Christie's comic murder mystery hits the stage at Manoa Valley Theatre, wherein eight guests at a country home face gruesome deaths one by one.

» Place: Manoa Valley Theatre
» Time: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through May 25
» Tickets: $25 general; $20 seniors and military; $15 25 years and under
» Call: 988-6131 or online at manoavalleytheatre.com

"Bye Bye Birdie"

This musical about a rock 'n' roll singer about to be inducted into the U.S. Army stars Joey Caldarone, James Santos and Shanan Colvin. As the singer's manager concocts one last publicity stunt, the lively plot commences.

» Place: Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter
» Time: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, through May 24
» Tickets: $12 to $20
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Call: 438-4480 or visit armytheatre.com

"Ferdinand the Bull"

Honolulu Theatre for Youth presents its season finale, a musical based on the classic children's book about a peaceful bull who'd rather smell the flowers than be part of a bullfight.

» Place: Tenney Theatre, St. Andrew's Cathedral, 229 Queen Emma Square
» Time: 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturday
» Tickets: $8 and $16
» Call: 839-9885 or online at htyweb.org

"The Great God Brown"

Eugene O'Neill's play, presented by Army Community Theatre's Reader's Theatre, follows a mediocre architect and a talented but dissolute artist, both of whom are in love with the same woman. The cast of readers includes William A. Brown, Gerald Altweis and Jo Pruden.

» Place: Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter
» Time: 2 p.m. Sundays through May 25
» Admission: Free
» Information: armytheatre.com

"The Hostage Wife"

Kumu Kahua Theatre premieres Nancy Moss' award-winning play about a woman, Dee, whose husband is taken hostage in Iraq. When a government agent offers her comfort, skeletons come out of the closet.

» Place: Kumu Kahua Theatre
» Time: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, May 15 to June 15
» Tickets: $5 to $16
» Call: 536-4441 or online at KumuKahua.org

"The Producers"

Diamond Head Theatre presents Mel Brooks' Broadway classic, starring Dennis Proulx and Don Nahaku as a duo scheming to produce the worst flop in history to bilk their backers. But their plan falls apart -- the show is a hit.

» Place: Diamond Head Theatre
» Time: 8 p.m. Thursdays to Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, May 16 to June 1; also, 3 p.m. May 24 and 31
» Tickets: $12 to $42, with discounts for seniors, students and military
» Call: 733-0274 or online at diamondheadtheatre.com

"Shadowlands"

The love story of C.S. Lewis and Joy Gresham stars James Aina as the smug author who has it all figured out -- until the poet and her young son enter his life. Hannah Schauer Galli co-stars as Gresham in The Actors' Group production.

» Place: Yellow Brick Studio, 625 Keawe St.
» Time: 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, and 4 p.m. Sunday
» Admission: $15 general; $13 seniors, $12 students and groups of 10 or more
» Call: 722-6941 or online at taghawaii.net

"Wind of a Thousand Tales -- Folk Tales From Faraway Places"

Mid-Pacific Institute for the Arts presents a production for children ages 5 and up. Kimberly doesn't believe in make-believe, so one night, the Wind of a Thousand Tales takes her to Mexico, Japan and Central Europe for storytelling.

» Place: Kawaiahao Recital Hall, Mid-Pacific Institute
» Time: 7 p.m. Friday, 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday
» Tickets: $5 to $20
» Call: 973-5066

"Zelda of Hollywood, or A Star is Born, Not Made"

Melodrama -- with a touch of zaniness -- abounds as the Lanikai Mortgage Players present the tale of a star-struck maiden from Peoria who navigates 1930s Hollywood.

» Place: "Lanikai Playhouse," Lanikai Community Center
» Time: 8 p.m. May 16 to 18 and 23 to 25
» Tickets: $5
» Call: 262-5482

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