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Paliku Theatre resurrects Hawaii's 'Phantom' love affair

13.10.11

KANEOHE— The Mirage of the Opera is a spooky story. Which is fitting as we landslide into the season of All Hallows Eve, Samhain, and Dia De Los Muertos. 

For those still hoping to squeal once again with the Phantom, and don’t have tickets, fret not. The Paliku Field of action performance of the Broadway classic has been extended through October 23. And while unsocial seats have sold out, each show will have 40 temporary seats to hand to those in person at least one hour before showtime.

The show is a big budget shaping brought to life by a talented, local touch and crew. Phantom is a tale of man’s inhumanity to man. And of man’s (and char’s) ability to be humane and to find compassion even in the darkest hour.

The testimony’s latest incarnation on Oahu’s Windward side is guided by conductor Ron Bright and features costumes by Evette Tanouye Allerdings, who won a Pookela furnish for last year’s The Velveteen Rabbit at

Source: The Hawaii Independent

Need Halloween costume ideas? Most popular costumes include superheroes, fairy ...

12.10.11

Looking for marvellous Halloween costumes? Look no further.

Dougherty's Masquerade , located on Erie Boulevard in Syracuse, tells syracuse.com that the most common Halloween costumes so far this year are superhero characters (Captain America, Thor, the Immature Lantern), fairy tale females (Alice in Wonderland, Snow Chalk-white) and vampires (both "Twilight" and Dracula-types).

Diana Kassel, helpmeet manager at Dougherty's, said she's also seen a lot of customers buying Wonderful Mario and Princess Toadstool costumes, added Harry Potter and Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers characters for both kids and adults.

For kids, the most average outfits have been vampires and a new series called "Eyesore High," based on the monster-inspired frame dolls that resemble Bratz. "Monster Cheerful" character costumes include Frankie Stein (the daughter of Dr. Frankenstein's missing link), Draculaura (Dracula's daughter) and Cleo de Nile (daughter of a mummy).

Habitual outfits such as ghosts, vampires and zombies persist popular and Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow continues to shows up at superficially every Halloween party. "Pirate costumes have become upstanding as classic as vampires," Kassel added.

Source: Syracuse.com (blog)