TAG — The Actors Group – has announced its 2025-26 season at the Brad Powell Theatre at Dole Cannery.
TAG will continue its cycle of August Wilson plays – three titles are on the agenda this coming season – with two world premieres plus one Hawaii premiere. The island launch is the first by a work by popular island playwright Lee Cataluna, which makes its world debut next spring.
The slate:
- “The Piano Lesson,” a Wilson drama, Sept. 5 to 21 2025, directed by Shervelle Hanna.
- ‘Higher! Higher!,” a musical by Tom Cooper, Oct. 31 to Nov. 16, 2025, directed by Brad Powell.
- “Seven Guitars,” another Wilson entry, Jan. 9 to 25, 2026.
- “Fire Pit,” by Cataluna, March 6 to 22, 2026, in a world premiere directed by Betty Burdick.
- “Fences,” the final Wilson drama, May 1 to 17, 2026.
- “The Lake Effect,” by Rajiv Joseph, June 26 to July 12, 2026, in its Hawaii premiere.
Details on the season’s plays to be announced.
Season tickets will be available later.
Information: (808) 741-4699 or www.taghawaii.net
Cazimero’s birthday bash a halau benefit
Robert Cazimero will stage a birthday event from 5 p.m. today (March 19) through Sunday (March 23) at Chef Chai’s.
His serenades, from the grand piano, will feature periodic hula from his usual pair of dancers, with other impromptu participation from hula troupers among the diners.
Cazimero’s actual birthday is tomorrow (March 20), when he turns 76. The event is a fundraiser for his Halau Na Kamalei O Lililehua, which is headed to Hilo next month to compete in the Merrie Monarch Festival.
The last time kumu hula Cazimero and his male dancers ventured to the Merrie Monarch competition in April 2015, they copped first place in the kane division, as well as best-overall laurels.
Cazimero participates in the hula competish once a decade, so this year is the timetable for that visit.
Reservations for the birthday celebration is $159, at www.opentable.com/r/chef-chai-honolulu …
Broadway grosses, for week ending March 16
Though “Othello” continues to top the Broadway charts – indeed, “the play’s the thing” – George Clooney’s debut in “Good Night and Good Morning” drama proved to be quite a draw, and clearly means star power works. It’s the No. 3 attraction, on the Great White Way.
The Top 10
1—“Othello,” $2.824 million
2—“Wicked,” $2.490 million
3—“Good Night and Good Morning,” $2.358 million
4—“Hamilton,” $2.009 million
5—“The Lion King,” $1.994 million
6—“Glengarry Glen Ross,” $1.907 million
7—“The Outsiders,” $1.500 million
8—“Aladdin,” $1.312 million
9—“The Great Gatsby,” $1.260 million
10—“MJ the Musical,” $1.248 million
The complete list, courtesy the Broadway League:
And that’s Show Biz…