Jim Brickman, a romantic poet of the piano who gives two Hawaii Theatre concerts Friday and Saturday, says he might contemplate a Broadway run — in the distant future.

At 56, after nearly three decades of composing and performing mostly instrumental albums, Brickman says his next CD will include vocals … and piano, and nothing more.

“I’ve always loved performing, and I’ve been desirous of doing theater with a one-man show of my own, where I write and sing all of the music,” Brickman said, calling from Ohio, where he lives. “I love traditional entertainment and Broadway is on my radar; it’s the ultimate theatrical experience.”

It’s something a few pop singers, such as Barry Manilow, have successfully done.

“I’ve come to terms with singing; I’m doing more and more singing in my shows, and next year my album will feature all my vocals, all my songs,” said Brickman. “While I never enjoyed singing, it’s growing on me. So I think Broadway finally is a possibility. I hope people will be interested.”

Of course, Brickman’s piano skills would still be at the forefront. He expects that such a showcase would include both hits and new tunes. And fans would not be surprised to hear vocals with Brickman’s piano; some of his best-known compositions include collaborating vocalists, including “Valentine” with Martina McBride and “The Gift” with Collin Raye and Susan Ashton.

THE PIANIST’S latest touring show, themed “Pure Piano: The Greatest Hits,” concerns itself with romance and all its variations.

“Love is not purely about romantic love; a lot of people feel that if you’re not in love or in a romance, you wouldn’t enjoy the show,” he said. “But it can be love between parents and children, friends and so on.” Yes, even straight and gay.

Brickman says there’s been no pressure to expand his horizons; he’s written books and jingles, hit the music charts; he’s been Grammy-nominated twice but has never won, though his record sales have earned gold and platinum status. He says he has no major aspirations of scoring music for films, like a John Williams.

“But you gotta keep evolving, for sure,” he said.

The evolution to the Broadway stage might start with a one-man show, and, he admits, there eventually could be a musical based on his life or experiences, a la “Beautiful” (the Carole King musical, sprinkled with her pop biggies) or “Jersey Boys” (chock-full of Four Seasons hits).

He’s not there yet, of course, but the horizon is mounting beyond his syndicated radio shows and fan-targeted shipboard cruises.

“At the heart, however, I’m really a songwriter. I think in terms of a song, in terms of what people might feel or think,” he said.

Though principally noted as a keyboarder, Brickman said he wasn’t fond of piano lessons at age 5, when he started lessons, because he couldn’t play music he adored.

“It’s always important to play what you like,” he said. “One of the things that discourages young people is that you’re asked by your teacher to play Chopin or Brahms. You want to play piano for your friends … what you know.”

Brickman’s collaborations with country, pop and rock performers include recordings with Olivia Newton-John, Michael Bolton and Michael W. Smith, Herb Alpert and Dave Koz, even Donny Osmond.

So how does he know when there’s a good fit for partnerships?

“It depends, of course, but I just did a duet with Five for Fighting; we wrote the song together and that’s good; I did a Christmas song with Johnny Mathis and have collaborated with Kenny Rogers,” he said. “I mull over iconic singers and people I admire.”

With the music biz changing and fueled by online downloading, Brickman is thankful he has a niche following.

“When you do something that’s more niche-oriented, people can find the music. You don’t get much radio airplay, but if you search for ‘piano music’ or ‘relaxing music,’ you’ll often find me streaming at different places,” he said. “That’s part of my success.”