RETURNING PHANTOMS

Tickets are on sale for the "Three Phantoms" performances on Sept. 12, 13 and 14 at the Hawai'i Theatre, a benefit for Ballet Hawaii.

Craig Schulman, Cris Groenendaal and Kevin Gray have all played the "Phantom" on Broadway or in a national tour of the Andrew Lloyd Webber hit. Gray also played Scar in Disney's "The Lion King" last fall at Blaisdell Concert Hall.

Tickets are $25, $40 and $60; VIP seats are $75. There's a $5 discount for students with ID, Ballet Hawaii and Hawai'i Theatre members, $10 for seniors and military. Reservations: 528-0506; or www.hawaiitheatre.com.

N'AWLINS NIGHT

The Honolulu Academy of Arts will look like New Orleans for a night at Showcase, the museum's annual food-and-wine fundraiser set for Aug. 17.

Mint juleps, Creole and Cajun cooking, and jazz will help set the mood as patrons explore the academy, which will be transformed into the Big Easy's Garden District.

Premium tables — with catered service and wine — are $5,000. Limited reserved seats are $150 each. Tickets are $85 per person. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.showcase08.com or call 532-6099.

HOT DATES

Aug. 14 The Makaha Sons, Bishop Museum
Aug. 15-17 Made in Hawaii Festival, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall
Aug. 16 Band Camp 6, with 311, Augustana and Jason Mraz at Waikiki Shell
Aug. 16 Little Brother, the Loft
Aug. 15-17 "Giselle," Ballet Hawaii at Blaisdell Concert Hall
Aug. 24 Steel Pulse and Sean Kingston at Waikiki Shell
Aug. 27 Unwritten Law, Pipeline Cafe
Aug. 28 Joy of Sake 2008, Hawai'i Convention Center
Sept. 4 Thrice, high-energy band from Irvine, Calif., Pipeline Cafe
Sept. 6-7 Hawai'i Woman Expo, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall
Sept. 26-28 Doodlebops, Blaisdell Concert Hall
Oct. 4 Underoath, Pipeline Cafe
Oct. 9 Styx, Blaisdell Concert Hall