Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit on the jury for a murder trial and have a life-or-death decision in your hands?

The Actors Group is giving audience members a chance to render a "guilty" or "not guilty" decision in its clever upcoming production "The Night of January 16th." The entire jury will be made up of 12 audience members, and attorneys who attend can also test their jury-reading skills by writing on the back of their business card what they predict the jury verdict will be and dropping it in a bowl at intermission.

The lawyers who read the jury correctly will have their business cards posted in the theater lobby.

As for the play's plot, it has a Bernie Madoff feel to it: An investor who has swindled millions of dollars is now facing bankruptcy despite a loan from the wealthy father of his new wife. On the night of Jan. 16, he and his mistress of 10 years are in the penthouse at the top of the Faulkner Building in New York when he falls to his death. Suicide or murder? You decide. The ending changes based on the audience-comprised jury's findings. Check it out at www.taghawaii.net or call 722-6941 for tickets ....

Fans of NBC's "Last Comic Standing" will want to check out Wednesday's comedy show at the Pipe-line Café. Comedians Rich Vos and Bonnie McFarlane are a two-for-one deal: Vos was on "Last Comic" first and third seasons, McFarlane was on Season 2. They've been married since 2005. Tickets are at www.groovetickets.com or 877-714-7668. ...

The new "Curb Your Enthusiasm" season starts Sept. 20 on HBO, and "Seinfeld" faithful can't wait. Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards are back together for a multi-episode story centered on a "Seinfeld" reunion show. It's the first time the foursome has appeared together in a scripted TV show since "Seinfeld" went off the air 11 years ago. We got to preview some of the episodes, and without giving away more of the storylines, all we can say is 'it's real and it's fantastic." You'll also be surprised at how much Richards has aged ...

Tickets to catch the Shaolin Monks' opening night performance Sept. 23 at Blaisdell Concert Hall are $35, with $10 from each ticket donated to the Palolo Chinese Home. The last time the monks performed in Honolulu, at the Hawaii Theatre in 2002, the entire run sold out. Tickets for shows Sept. 24-26 are $30 to $60. Military and other discounts are available. Call Ticketmaster, 800-745-3000 or buy online at www.ticketmaster.com.