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Maui OnStage has announced its 2026 theater season, a rich lineup of five productions ranging from classic mysteries to family-friendly musicals and a world premiere by a local playwright.

Theatre Theatre Maui will present Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.” as its 33rd annual summer youth musical from July 17 to 20 at the Bozich Center for Athletics and Performing Arts in Nāpili. Showtimes are Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m., with matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.

The Sewing Hui, a nonprofit organization specializing in sewing initiatives for Maui, has expanded their efforts to contribute to the thriving arts and culture on Maui. The Hui is collaborating with Maui OnStage for their production of Murder on the Orient Express which runs until Nov. 24, 2024 at the Historical ‘Īao Theater in Wailuku. 

Adapted from the classic Christmas film of the same title, “Elf The Musical Jr” arrives at Maui Preparatory Academy’s Bozich Center just in time to kick off the holiday season.

Based on the best-selling book series by Jeff Brown, the “Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley” brings the legend of two-dimensional hero Stanley Lambchop to the Bozich Center at Maui Prep in four shows March 8 through March 10. Two main casts will dance and sing their way through the 60-minute show.

This week on Maui, events include performances by former SNL comedian Leslie Jones, a Kīhei Fridays block party, a fundraiser for Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center, and a night with Hawaiʻi songwriters Keola Beamer, Henry Kapono and Anthony Pfluke. Coming Soon: The Billboard hitmaker Iration, and Grammy Award winning reggae icon Black Uhuru.

ʻAinakea, a play about Maui in the 1950s, debuts at the Historic ʻĪao Theater on July 10 at 6:30 p.m.