Broadway Musical ‘Carnival’ at KCC

The cast of Carnival is seen here during a rehearsal.

The Kaua‘i Community College Music Department will present a fully-staged musical production of Carnival a musical that has thrilled audiences since its Broadway premiere in 1961.

Directed by Greg Shepherd with choreography by Dallas McCurley, Carnival tells the story of Lili Daurier, a naive orphan from a tiny village in 1920 France who comes to the circus looking for something like home. Instead, she’s plunged into a world that forces her to grow up.

Kaua‘i natives Daphne Sanchez and Beorn Chantara play Lili and Paul Berthalet, the puppeteer who loves Lili but can’t bring himself to tell her.

Daphne Sanchez

All shows will take place at the KCC Performing Arts Center over the last two weekends of May. Fridays and Saturdays: May 20, 21, 27 and 28 at 7 p.m. Sundays: May 22 and 29 at 4 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for adults, seniors and students, and $8 for all children under 12. Tickets are available at www.thecarnival.brownpapertickets.com and also at the door, and at K-Mart, Scotty’s Music and Island Soap and Candle.

Audience meet-and-greet of the cast will take place immediately following each show.

Contact Greg Shepherd at shep@hawaii.edu for more information.