Something Everyone Should Do On Maui

There is one thing that we do almost every time we come to Maui, and that is to go to a show in Lahaina that everyone who comes to Maui should see. It is called the Warren and Annabelle show. Warren is a magician and a comedian and Annabelle is a ghost. Now let me tell you up front that if you are coming to Maui, DON'T wait until you get here to get your tickets or you might be disappointed as the show sells out several weeks in advance almost every night. When you first start planning your trip, go to the website, http://www.warrenandannabelles.com/, and make your reservations before you leave home.

Let me tell you a little bit about the show. Warren Gibson is from South Carolina and is the star of the show. He built the theater in Lahaina just for his show. It is above Ruths Chris Steakhouse on Front Street in Lahaina. When you make your reservations, you can make them for the show only, or a package that includes appetizers and desert before the show and the show tickets. We did that the first time we went and the appetizers and desert were good, but a little expensive, we thought. Now when we go, we get show tickets only, eat dinner before we go, and then go a little early and buy a desert and soft drinks before going in to the show. We usually go to the 7:30 show.

Now, here's the deal, if you go to the 7:30 show and are having the appetizers, they will tell you to come at 7:30. If you are going to the show only they will tell you to come at 8:30, as that is when the Annabelle part of the show starts (more on that later). We usually go at about 8:00 to 8:15, order our desert and enjoy the company and the Annabelle show while eating our delicious desert.

When you arrive, you will be put in a room and will be given a key and Annabelle will give you clues on how to get out. It's a little tricky but fun and believe me, you will get out of the room and you will then be in Annabelle's Parlor. You will be shown to a seating area and can enjoy the food and drinks while you are introduced to Annabelle. As I said earlier, she is a ghost who plays the piano. You just shout out what song you want her to play, and she will play it for you! It's fun and you should be sitting close enough to other people that you can strike up a conversation and enjoy the fun and music.

Finally they will tell you to go into Warren's theater for the show. It's not a large theater and all the seats are good. They will pre-select 4 couples to actually sit down right in the front of the stage and they will be involved in some of Warren's magic tricks....and also be involved in much of Warren's humor!

As I said, Warren is from South Carolina. He loved the Andy Griffith show and so immediately several of the folks on the 'front line' will be called names from the old TV show. He is a good magician and will do several amazing magic tricks, as well as having you holding your sides from laughing at his jokes and interaction with the 'front liners' and other members in the audience. The show is about 2 hours long and believe me, you will laugh for the entire time!

If you want to get involved with Warren, be sure to have with you, a new one hundred dollar bill. At one point he will ask the audience members for the bill, and if you are selected and have the bill, you will be in for the treat of your life! I won't tell anymore about what is done with it as it would spoil the fun, but believe me, you will be totally amazed and have the time of your life to boot!

The show is very funny, and as Warren will tell you at the end, he doesn't believe in using four letter words in his humor. All the stories and jokes are 100% clean, and very funny. They say that you have to be an adult to go, but that is only because alcohol is served before and during the show.

Most of the time when the 7:30 show is over, Warren will greet and shake hands with everyone in attendence, so it is an additional treat to meet him personally and enjoy a brief moment of hospitality with him.

I've told several friends about the show before they went on vacation to Maui, and they have all come back and told me how much they enjoyed the show. Most have said they never laughed so hard in all their lives!

Bonnie and I go almost everytime we are in Maui. The only times we don't go is when Warren is not going to be there. He does take vacaions at various times throughout the year, but when he does, he has substitute magicians in his place, but they are mostly magicians and not the comedians that Warren is.

Thanks for reading, and if you ever go to Maui and see Warren's show, let me know if it's not as good as I've described it here!

Ron, the Plant Man