POTO at Palikū Theatre: Award Time!

Greetings, Phans!

I found out some great news about the community theatre production of POTO I saw last fall... The Po’okela Awards, which celebrate theatrical productions done in Hawaii, announced their winners last week, and Palikū Theatre's production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" by Tom Holowach and Ron Bright won big! It received 13 awards total, the most of any production this past year. Here's a rundown of the awards the production won:

* Leading Male in a Musical - Miles Wesley (The Phantom)
* Leading Female in a Musical - Lydia Pusateri (Christine Daaé)
* Featured Male in a Musical - Leonard Villanueva (Andre) and Johnny Reed (Piangi)
* Featured Female in a Musical - Jaime Craycroft (Carlotta)

* Director of a Musical - Ronald E. Bright

* Musical Director - Clarke Bright

* Overall Production of a Musical - "The Phantom of the Opera" at Palikū Theatre

* Costume Design - Yvette Tanouye Allerdings

* Sound Design/Engineering - Kainoa Jarrett

* Set Design - Lloyd Riford III

* Light Design - Lloyd Riford III

Congratulations to everyone who worked on this marvelous production! I think all these awards were well-earned.

I remain your obedient servant,

I.A.E.