“Man of La Mancha’
Buz Tennent, an accomplished baritone with musical comedy and operatic credits, will portray Miguel de Cervantas, aka Don Quixote, in Diamond Head Theatre’s “Man of La Mancha,” which opens May 23 for a run through June 8.
The Tony Award-winning show is considered one of the greatest musicals of all times, set in the time of the Spanish Inquisition, written by Dale Wasserman, with music Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion.
The story is about a man who doesn’t give up his impossible dream and show is operatic in motif, featuring such riches as “I, Don Quixote,” “Dulcinea,” and the trademark anthem, “The Impossible Dream.”
The cast also includes Mo Radke as Sancho Panza, Richard Power as the Governor/Innkeeper, Garrett Hols as The Duke/Dr. Carrasco, Laurence Paxton as Padre, Joe Kartyak as Barber/Captain of the Inquisition, Anna Young as Aldonza/Dulcinea, Amy K. Sullivan as Housekeeper, Brianna Johnston as Maria/Moorish Girl, Lakshmi Vermui as Fermina, Lainey Hicks as Antonia, Michael Abdo as Muleteer Anselm/Dr. Carrasco, Brian Willis as Muleteer Pedro.
Other Muleteers are Joseph Lee, Lee Nebe, Phillip Ikaika Foster, Paul Garcia and Casey Lauti.
Ensemble players are Celia Chun, Lainey Hicks, Brianna Johnston, James Lauer, Cassidy Ross, Amy K. Sullivan, Lakshmi Vemuri and Presley Wheeler.
Bryce Chaddick is director, John Rampage is choreographer, and Jenny Shiroma is musical director.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, at 3 p.m. Saturdays and at 4 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets: $41 to $68, at www.diamondheadtheatre.com or (808) 733-0274.
‘Kim’s Convenience’
“Kim’s Convenience,” a comedy by Ins Choi, will be staged May 15 through June 8, at the Manoa Valley Theatre.
The show, about a family operating a convenience store in Toronto, has been a popular sit-com favorite on cable TV. It explores a myriad of topics and themes, about family traditions, cultural and racial clashes, generational confrontations, and everyday 9moments in making a living while retaining work-a-day highs and lows.
The cast features Brandon Hagio as Appa, Sun Min Chun-Dayondon as Umma, David Tang as Jung, Miki Yamamoto as Janet, Jonathan Beck as Mr. Lee/Alex/Mike and elywyattnakaulu’aina rapoza as Rich.
Reiko Ho is director.
Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and also at 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are $25 to $48, available at www.manoavalleytheatre.com or (808) 988-6131…
Clooney breaks his own record
George Clooney’s “Good Night, and Good Luck,” which he co-wrote with Grant Heslov, has broken its own record.
The drama, directed by David Cromer, surpassed its own record-high grossing record, amassing ticket sales of $3,784,200 for the first full week of performances for the week ending April 11.
The gross also broke the house record of its venue, the Winter Garden Theatre.
Could the show rev up sales a skosh, to bypass the elusive $3 million? Hmmmm…
The Top 10:
1—“Good Night, and Good Luck,” $3.784 million.
2—“Othello,” $3.120 million.
3—“Wicked,” $2.482 million.—6
4—“Glengarry Glen Ross,” $2.228 million.
5—“The Lion King,” $2.089 million.
6—“Hamilton,” $1.953 million.
7—“Aladdin,” $1.425 million.
8—“The7Picture of Dorian Gray,” $1.379 million.
9—“The Outsiders,” $1.322 million.
10—“MJ the Musical,” $1.302 million.
The complete list, courtesy the Broadway League:
And that’s Show…