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Susan Naylor Moulton made the donation so that others could experience the healing from the arts community that she received during hard times.
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Mānoa Valley Theatre's "Dear Evan Hansen" production will premiere tonight. It's the first time the play will be performed by any theater in the nation outside of the Broadway shows and national tour.
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The latest effort to provide more evening family entertainment in Waikīkī involves two longtime companies: a Canada-based entertainment juggernaut and a Hawaiʻi-based hotel chain. An upcoming Cirque du Soleil residency will take over the 20,000-square-foot theater at the Outrigger Waikīkī Beachcomber. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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A new theater production in Honolulu is designed for children who experience the world differently because of learning or physical disorders. The Conversation's Lillian Tsang spoke with Danica Rosengren from the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts about making art accessible for all.
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A new play at Kumu Kahua Theatre in Honolulu, "Aitu Fafine," focuses on the life of acclaimed writer Robert Louis Stevenson and his family in Vailima, Samoa.
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The nonprofit will showcase on Jan. 17 its On The Rise program, which helps early-career musicians through mentorships and work opportunities.
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As the local theater's first drama show, the play follows the story of a man claiming insanity to avoid going to prison, but his arrival disrupts the oppressive routine of the mental institution.
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Inspired by stories and experiences from Hawaiʻi's Micronesian communities, the play explores one's sense of belonging and cultural adaptation. It also dives into topics like the prison pipeline and the Micronesian youth experience in Hawaiʻi. The play will premiere on March 22, with three showings at the Honolulu Theatre for Youth. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.
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It’s a story about a Cockney working woman, Eliza Doolittle, meeting Colonel Pickering and Henry Higgins at her work. Higgins makes a bet that he can teach Eliza to speak English well – ridding her East London accent – while she tries to maintain her identity.
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Moloka’i's first dedicated theater program is preparing for its Christmas play. Thirty-one keiki between the ages of 4 and 16 have spent weeks remembering their lines and rehearsing together. Participants of the Hokulani Children’s Theatre of Molokai are learning more than meets the eye on stage. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports from Molokaʻi.