I’m at the warehouse of Maui Academy of Performing Arts, in the wardrobe sewing room where a lot of costume magic is going down in a warm dusty corner of this old Wailuku building. Fans are humming from all corners of the space, and an electric saw screeches nearby as wood, fabric, and paint are coming together in stunning fashion to create the ambiance of this production of … [Read more...] about Into the Woods With Director David Johnston and Los Angeles Costumer Jojo Siu
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Maui Academy of Performing Arts presents ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’
You wouldn’t call someone a "hunchback" these days, much less the "Hunchback of Notre Dame." But Victor Hugo’s story is set in a dark period in history–Paris of 1482, to be exact. Now Maui Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA) will showcase this romantic, doomed love story starting this Friday the Maui Arts and Cultural Center. It stars David Tuttle as the deformed Quasimodo and … [Read more...] about Maui Academy of Performing Arts presents ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’
Maui Academy of Performing Arts Director David Johnston talks about their Musical Jekyll and Hyde
In Maui Academy of Performing Arts' new musical Jekyll and Hyde, you'll get to peer into a world in which people struggle against the pressures of society to be accepted as who they are. Sound familiar? Despite being written by Robert Louis Stevenson in the late 19th century about a doctor who can turn into a sinister monster, it turns out that Jekyll and Hyde is still very … [Read more...] about Maui Academy of Performing Arts Director David Johnston talks about their Musical Jekyll and Hyde