Jason Tam, the Broadway actor from Honolulu, is in the cast of a new cult favorite, “Be More Chill,” playing to untold sellouts and cheers, in a limited run through Sept. 23 at the Signature Theatre on 42nd Street. Read more
“Waikiki, Then & Now” is hosted by Augie Rey and features his daughter, singer Tahiti Rey. You can catch the two sets Monday at Blue Note Hawaii. Read more
Ruthie Ann Miles, the Tony Award-winning actress from Hawaii, finally joined her castmates in “The King and I” earlier this month in London, where the Rodgers & Hammerstein evergreen is playing at the London Palladium. Read more
Comedian Frank De Lima just launched his annual Student Enrichment Program, and his message will be “Get Smarter, Get Healthier, Get Kinder.” He’ll tour 120 schools this academic year. Read more
Willie K’s back — he resumed his monthly Blue Note Hawaii gig on July 17 — and clearly, he’s absorbing the incredible energy from his fans. Read more
Rapper Cardi B and her husband, Offset, welcomed a daughter July 10 and named her Kulture Kiari Cephus. Read more
Hawaii-born Kelly Preston gave Leonard’s Bakery’s malasadas a huge boost in the July 2 edition of People magazine. Read more
Shari Lynn is on her annual work-and-play trip to New York, while Eden Lee Murray, former Hawaii Theatre Center education director, joins the faculty at La Pietra. Read more
Konishiki’s new regimen for sharing his music and aloha with fans will indeed include a gig at the Blue Note Nagoya, but the retired sumotori will be on the high seas performing his see- and sea-worthy revue in the months to come. Read more
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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
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
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
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
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
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
More than 3,000 people took part in Robert Cazimero’s revival of Lei Day at Bishop Museum on May 1. Read more
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
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
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
‘Kuleana,’ writer-director Brian Kohne’s Maui-filmed feature, is an important though imperfect arrival in island movie-making. Read more
Ready for Lei Day with Robert Cazimero and his guest artists at the Bishop Museum Great Lawn? Read more
