The √ indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members, children and/or advance purchase. Call the venue for details.

STAGE

"The Baltimore Waltz," The Actors' Group presents this drama based on the love and adventures of a brother and sister, one of whom has a fatal disease, premieres 7:30 p.m. today, The Yellow Brick Studio; repeats 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 23; $15*; 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

"The Pajama Game," labor troubles brew at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory and love blossoms between the head of the complaint committee and the new superintendent in this musical, premieres 7:30 p.m. today, Paliku Theatre; repeats 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 16; $26*; 235-7310, www.etickethawaii.com.

"Ala Wai," Byron Hiroshi Wake's comedy about two roommates; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 23; Kumu Kahua Theatre; $16*; 536-4411.

"Hedwig and the Angry Inch," the musical tale of a transgendered man's rise from poverty to stardom, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Sept. 1, Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts; $15*; 834-6886, www.honoluluacademy.org.

"Titus Andronicus," Hawaii Shakespeare Festival's production of The Bard's look at a Roman general who attempts to adjust from wartime violence to peacetime is especially timely, 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, The ARTS at Marks Garage; $10-$18; 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

COMEDY

"Comedy Near the Moon," with Augie T, dinner at 7 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Fridays, Aaron's, Ala Moana Hotel; $75 with dinner, $30 show only; 955-4466.

Sharkey's Comedy Club: "Open-Mike Comedy Competition," doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursdays; "Improv Comedy With The Comedy Crusaders," doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Fridays; "Stand Up Comedy With Bo Irvine and friends," doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Saturdays; $8* Thursdays, $15* Fridays-Saturdays. 531-4242.

The Comedy of Shawn Felipe, "Smell My Finger," 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Cheerleaders Sports Bar; $10. 877-422-3327.

SHOWROOMS

"Cirque Hawaii," exotic new-age circus of acrobats, jugglers, bungee jumpers and contortionists, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. daily except Wednesdays; $55*, $75* (kama'aina $44.55*, $52.92*, $66.33*); dinner packages available; Cirque Hawaii Theatre, 325 Seaside Ave. 922-0017.

"Creation — A Polynesian Journey," a mythical journey through song and dance, about the creation of man and woman in a South Seas context, 5:45 p.m. buffet seating, 6 p.m. cocktail seating daily except Mondays and Wednesdays; $115 deluxe dinner, $69.50* standard dinner, $38* cocktails only (kama'aina $63*, $68*, $105*); Ainahau Showroom, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel. 922-5811.

"Danny Couch — The Voice of These Islands," with hula, dinner at 5:15 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel, Ainahau Showroom; $69.50 for dinner, $38 cocktails. 931-4600, www.dannycouch.com.

"Magic of Polynesia," featuring illusionist John Hirokawa, 8:20 p.m. daily (seating at 7 p.m.); deluxe dinner, $136.13*; regular dinner $79.58*; cocktails only $50.26* (kama'aina $37*, $55*); Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel. 971-4321.

Society of Seven Las Vegas, spinoff group of the classic Society of Seven; 8:30 p.m. daily except Mondays; dinner seating, 7 p.m.; $72*; cocktails only, $47*, plus drinks (kama'aina $51.25*, $29.50*); Main Showroom, Outrigger Waikiki Hotel on the Beach. 923-7469.

"Stars in Concert Hawai'i," Elvis Presley, Elton John, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston and The Blues Brothers impersonators; 6-9 p.m. daily except Saturdays (dinner seating from 4:30 and 7:45 p.m.; cocktail seating from 5:30 and 8:30 p.m.); Waikiki Lau Yee Chai, fifth floor, Waikiki Shopping Plaza; deluxe dinner $99, standard $75 adult and $56 children 3-11; show only, $45 adults, $30 children; 923-1245.

"Le Bizarre," drag show musical-comedy cabaret featuring Brandy Lee, doors open at 8 p.m., curtain call at 8:30 Sundays, Hawaiian Hut; $25; 545-2820.

FAMILY TIES

√ Planet Fun's "Catch A Rising Star": kids-only singing competition, 7 p.m. Fridays, Planet Fun, The Kunia Shopping Center; free, www.planetfunusa.com.

√ Kaimuki Public Library: storytime, 10:30-11 a.m. Thursdays through December; free. 733-8422.

ETC.

√ Things Japanese Sale, with Japanese clothing, dish sets, collectibles and antiques; 10 a.m.4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays through Sept. 1; Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i; free; 945-7633.

Box Car Racing, for adults and children, 12-6 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 2-6 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m.1 p.m. Sundays, plus major school holidays, American Box Car Racing International, Kunia; $7*. 947-3393, www.boxcarracing.org.

Polo in Paradise, Hawaii Polo Club meets various competitors, with food and entertainment, gates open 11 a.m., game at 2 p.m. Sundays through September, Mokule'ia Polo Fields; $8*. 637-8401.