Iao Theater

I’ve been to this theater a couple of times since moving to Maui. It’s like a piece of history, and rightfully so, shows its age in a graceful way.
I love that they are keeping this theater up and running, and bring live theater to the island. Every seat in the house is a good seat, since the theater is more intimate, so don’t be discouraged if only the back rows are open.
They have a little snack table that has a the essentials to enjoy a show, like coffee, soda, popcorn and candy. The prices were surprisingly reasonable. See an event at Iao and help keep live theater alive on Maui.

From start to finish every event is so much fun and everyone is so friendly. Judy is the friendliest most wonderful smiling face to buy tickets from. The volunteers are all so helpful. Maui On-​stage has always delivered when it comes to performances. I most recently saw La Cage A Folle and loved it. Great actors, great voices, no better way to spend a Sunday afternoon. I would definitely recommend attending any of their performances. You will not be disappointed.

I can’t even count how many performances I’ve seen here. For a small company there’s a lot of talent.
The inside of the Iao Theater is much bigger than I originally imagined and well kept.
Even my husband (who didn’t grow up around the theater) enjoys coming to the shows and making a date night out of the evening.
Keep an eye out for matinée showtimes (usually opening week), you can save a couple of dollars.

I have never been inside this theater until a few days ago. We went to watch a pre-​broadcast SYFY channel’s Haunted Collector which filmed a segment inside Iao Theater.
It’s a pretty nice place for its age. All the seats seem to have a great view of the stage. It’s not a huge theater so you get an intimate feeling.
If there was a show or play that interested me, I’d go back!

Wow! Even small-​town Wailuku has a beautiful theater. The Iao theater is the home of the Maui OnStage production company. I went here to see the production of on Golden Pond last Friday. The play was about coming to terms with aging and although it was a little slow, I could still appreciate the quality of the actors and set design – which was fantastic! The theater itself is this beautiful structure, well maintained, and kind of reminds me of the Daughters of american Revolution (DAR) constitution hall in DC. They also have a concession stand which sells some Maui based products… like yummy Macaroons and mac nut cookies! If you’re spending a lot of time in Maui (like me) and looking for something to do, checking out their productions is definitely worth while. There’s some cute restaurants close by so you can make it a dinner/​night at theater combo.