Monday, July 18, 2011

Maui's "Chicago"

Volunteer actors? Fifteen dollar ticket price? This show is going to be bad, right?

Wrong! Today's matinee performance of "Chicago" at the historic Iao Theater in Wailuku was beyond amazing and on par with plays we have seen at Ashland's Oregon Shakespeare Festival where often are in mid-summer.





Lia Krieg and Casey Elizabeth Murphy were the show's super-stars in the roles of accused murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart, and the entire talented cast made a top-notch rendering of this sometimes risqué musical.

"Chicago" continues through July 31st, then "The Garden of BE" premiers on September 23. But the company (mauionstage.com) performs throughout the year, so the next time you are on Maui, take advantage of this great entertainment value.