APRIL 7
Curb your enthusiasm! It’s J.B. Smoove, aka Leon on the HBO series. The star of “Pooty Tang” and “Almost Christmas” brings his “comedic funk” here, with Comedy Central’s Donnell Rawlings.
7 p.m. / Hawaii Theatre / $45-$65 / hawaiitheatre.com or 528-0506
APRIL 7-8
The Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra plays your favorite video games — the music, at least — for “Video Games Live.” Contests will be held for best costume and top Guitar Hero. Tommy Tallarico, video game music composer and “VGL” co-creator, heads up the show.
7:30 p.m. April 7 and 8 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $27-$79 / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
APRIL 8-9
Roseanne Barr went from homemaker to stand-up comedian to TV star to presidential candidate, in 2012. Her sitcom was a groundbreaking and endearing portrayal of family life in the 1990s.
8 p.m. (one show only per night) / Blue Note Hawaii / $45-$55 / bluenotehawaii.com or 777-4890
APRIL 21-25
Hawaii Opera Theatre presents “The Tales of Hoffman” and the Maori operatic trio Sol3Mio, pictured (makeup for an earlier cancellation), from New Zealand.
“Tales of Hoffman”: 8 p.m. April 21, 4 p.m. April 23, 7 p.m. April 25 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $34-$135 / hawaiiopera.org or 596-7858; Sol3Mio: 7:30 p.m. April 22 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $44-$100 / hawaiiopera.org or 596-7858
JULY 16
Tickets are on sale now for Duran Duran, the ’80s synth-pop band that churned out three albums with hit singles in one year and gave James Bond “A View to a Kill.”
7:30 p.m. July 16 / Blaisdell Arena / $49.50-$149.50 (packages to $524.50) / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Carlos Santana brings his Latin-inspired guitar licks back to Blaisdell Arena. 7 p.m. April 20. $59-$149, ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Lindsey Stirling has turned the violin into a sensuous dance partner. 8 p.m., The Republik, April 22. $37.50, jointherepublik.com or 941-7469
