Bruno Mars reportedly involved with upcoming Janet Jackson album
Bruno Mars, Hawaii’s homegrown superstar, will be sharing his “24K Magic” dust on Janet Jackson’s next studio album, according to a report. Read more
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Retired sumo champ Konishiki headlines Blue Note Hawaii shows
Konishiki, the retired sumotori from Nanakuli, said his Samoan values helped him squash suicidal thoughts at a low point of his Japan wrestling career in the 1980s. Read more
Midler, Janney to join cast of animated ‘Addams Family’
Hawaii’s Bette Midler, a Tony winner last year for “Hello, Dolly,” will join Oscar-winning Allison Janney by adding their voices to the upcoming animated feature “The Addams Family.” Read more
Maui Film Festival honors actor Nick Robinson
The Maui Film Festival will shower love on Nick Robinson with a Rising Star Award at the event’s Celestial Cinema at the Wailea Resort. Read more
Productions allow Ron Bright’s legacy to thrive
The late Ron Bright, the celebrated and beloved theater director, continues to inspire youths via the nonprofit I’m a Bright Kid Foundation, organized to perpetuate his legacy. Read more
Kapena launches 2018 ‘Wildest Show’ lineup at Honolulu Zoo
Roy Sakuma will emcee “The Wildest Show in Town,” a Wednesday twilight destination at the Honolulu Zoo, from June 6 to Aug. 15 (no show on July 4). Read more
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‘Waikiki’s Rock’n Reception’ marries luau fun, Las Vegas theatrics
“Waikiki’s Rock’n Reception,” Kalakaua Avenue’s newest showroom entry opening June 9, is an immersive, energetic and ambitious production. It’s light in substance but loaded with 1950s glitz and glam. Read more
Pat Sajak, Joe Moore bring ‘Dial M for Murder’ to Hawaii Theatre
Joe Moore and Pat Sajak, longtime Army buddies from the Vietnam War era and iconic television figures since, will reunite onstage when they co-star in a mystery-drama, “Dial M for Murder,” at the Hawaii Theatre Center. Read more
Diamond Head Theatre’s ‘Gentlemen’s Guide’ a madcap delight
Crime pays — and plays well — in “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” at Diamond Head Theatre, and it’s an artistic and technical triumph, brilliantly cast, superbly performed and ingeniously staged. Read more
Robert Cazimero’s May Day concert honors lei-giving tradition
More than 3,000 people took part in Robert Cazimero’s revival of Lei Day at Bishop Museum on May 1. Read more
Johnson Enos’ ‘Honu’ to perform with Hello Kitty in Japan
Honu the sea turtle, the centerpiece of Johnson Enos’ environmental musical, “Honu by the Sea,” has a new buddy: Tokyo’s Hello Kitty. Read more
Emanu-El benefit showcases ‘Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits’
Theater veterans Shari Lynn and Kip Wilborn will be featured in “Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits” at Temple Emanu-El in Nuuanu next month. Read more
Cancer hasn’t dulled Willie K’s sense of humor
Willie K is gearing up for his huge fundraising show at the Hilton Hawaiian Village lawn. Yes, he’ll take the stage briefly to cap the evening. Read more
Stage veterans lead bloody good ‘Sweeney Todd’ musical
The power of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” an operatic musical with dark elements, is the cadence of the language; it is often regarded as Stephen Sondheim’s best work, complex yet captivating. Read more
‘Kuleana’ deserves credit for spotlighting local talent
‘Kuleana,’ writer-director Brian Kohne’s Maui-filmed feature, is an important though imperfect arrival in island movie-making. Read more
Sondheim’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ boasts a tense plot, challenging score
“Sweeney Todd,” Stephen Sondheim’s musical, was a bold Broadway achievement. The operatic production is a challenge for performers, with a big payoff. Read more
Cazimero revives Lei Day concert on smaller scale
Ready for Lei Day with Robert Cazimero and his guest artists at the Bishop Museum Great Lawn? Read more
Uneven tribute doesn’t diminish diva’s stature
Kudos to Melveen Leed, who was visibly moved and emotionally thrilled to earn a lifetime achievement award from the Pan Pacific Southeast Asia Women’s Association of Hawaii March 24 at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. Read more
Bert Nievera, 81, performed with Society of Seven
Bert Nievera, a popular balladeer from the Philippines who sang with the Society of Seven showroom act in Waikiki from the mid-1960s to the ’70s, died Monday at Southern Hills Hospital in Las Vegas. He was 81. Read more
DHT’s “Nice Work” brims with song-and-dance niceties
To borrow from the lyrics of one of its ditties, “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” which opened Friday at Diamond Head Theatre, is a show that’s s’wonderful, s’marvelous, s’awful nice. Read more
Fundraiser, Blue Note gig mark Willie K’s Oahu return
Willie Kahaiali‘i, the beloved Maui entertainer known as Willie K, is set to resume his Blue Note Hawaii residency this week at the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort. Read more
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