Kaipo Dudoit stars as the titular character in “Kimo the Waiter,” opening Thursday (Nov. 7) at Kumu Kahua Theatre.
The script, by Lee Cataluna, spotlights Kimo as a frustrated actor who waits tables while pursuing his dream of acting professionally in the Hawaii of the 1980s, when Hollywood “discovered” the islands by filming TV procedurals here.
Kimo is challenged to break free from stereotypical mindset of Hollywood directors to land a role beyond local commercials.
Jason Kanda is director.
Performances will be at 7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 7. There is no show on Thanksgiving Nov. 28, but there is a 2 p.m. matinee in its place, on Saturday Nov. 30.
Tickets are $8 to $28, available at www.kumukahua.org or at (808)536-4441…
Elliman sings on Princess Cruises
Honolulan Yvonne Elliman reunited with Teddy Neeley and performed together during a Princess Cruises Mexican Riviera cruise last month. She was Mary Magdalene and he was Jesus in “Jesus Christ Superstar” back in the day.
They sang Neeley’s composition, “Love Is All There Is.”
She also shared “If I Can’t Have You,” her No. 1 hit from the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack, on the final night of their journey.
Elliman, 72, on the cruise with her husband Allen Alexander, was a global sensation when she performed in “Jesus Christ Superstar” on stage and in the film version, and her voice also was highly prominent in the “Fever” soundtrack along with the riches from the Bee Gees.
Despite her reliance of a walking cane for support (visible on the “If I Can’t Have You” video), Elliman managed to provide movement and a bit of dancing on the track.
You go, girl! …
‘Sunset Blvd.’ rising on Broadway charts
“Sunset Blvd.,” Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest revival on Broadway, has risen to third place in the weekly round-up of grosses. It stars Hawaii girl Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond.
The Top 10:
1—”Wicked,” $2.279 million
2–“The Lion King,” $1.961 million
3—”Sunset Blvd.,”$1.723 million
4—”Hamilton,” $1.717 million
5—“MJ The Musical,” $1.500 million
6—”McNeal,” $1.375 million
7—”The Outsiders,” $1.331 million
8—” Hell’s Kitchen,” $1.275 million
9—”Aladdin,” $1.207 million
10—“Oh, Mary!,” $1.176 million
The full list:
And that’s Show Biz…