It’s not yet Halloween, but it’s getting to sound like Christmas. Yep, some acts have announced its December concerts, which will include holiday music as well as Hawaiian.
Here’s the early outlook:
First up: “Ho’okena for the Holidays” is the theme of a two-show visit Dec. 11 at 4:30 and 8 p.m. at Blue Note Hawaii at the Outrigger Waikiki resort. Yes, there will be some holiday tunes, but expect Hawaiiana, too.
First up: “Ho’okena for the Holidays” is the theme of a two-show visit Dec. 11 at 4:30 and 8 p.m. at Blue Note Hawaii at the Outrigger Waikiki resort. Yes, there will be some holiday tunes, but expect Hawaiiana, too.
Technically, Ho’okena and Makena, will be featured acts. The first is the usual trio featuring Horace Dudoit III, Chris Kamaka, and Glen H.K. Smith. The second is a combination of Ho’okena with the Makaha Sons members Louis “Moon” Kauakahi and Eric Lee, thus the moniker Makena, a union of Ma-kaha and Ho’o-kena.
Nani Dudoit, new kumu hula (and wife of Horace) will hula. And special guests will be the duo of Kala’e Paris and Kalenaku DeLima.
Earlier reports of this show had different curtain times, so note the changes.
Tickets: (808) 888-4890 at www.bluenotehawaii.com …
Next up: Na Leo Pilimehana will stage a dinner concert Dec. 17, at the Kalakaua Ballroom of the Hawaii Convention Center.
Na Leo is comprised of Nalani Jenkins, Lehua Kalima and Angela Morales-Escontria, high school classmates who turned the friendship into a lasting performance and recording career.
Doors open at 5 p.m., with guest performer Maunalua aboard. A buffet dinner will precede the 7 p.m. concert that will include Na Leo’s holiday and Hawaiian tunes.
Tickets: $185, includes the buffet dinner plus a Na Leo CD. Keiki up to 2 years are free, but those bringing strollers that take a seat place must buy a ticket.
Tickets are available at www.hawaiiconvention.com
Finally: Kalani Pe’a will headline a Hawaiian Christmas show, at 7 p.m. Dec. 22 at the Hawaii Theatre.
Pe‘a is a three-time Grammy winner, whose repertoire includes Hawaiian Christmas songs and he’ll embrace holiday tunes, too.
Tickets: $45 to $100, available at www.hawaiitheatre.com …
Rady or not, ‘Magnum’ is filming
There’s still no word when “Magnum P.I.” will surface under the NBC banner, after CBS nixed a season five. However, filming’s under way here.
And there’s good news: Michael Rady, a familiar face from “Chicago: Med” and “Timeless,” has been tapped for a recurring role.
He’ll play Det. Chris Childs of the Honolulu Police Department, and he’ll debut in the fifth season’s premiere, airdate not yet announced.
So Rady joins series regulars Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, Tim Kang, and Amy Hill, in the new chapter. And “Magnum” has a planned two-season run …
Broadway grosses, for week ending Oct. 9
Broadway continues to rack up decent grosses, despite the waning pandemic.
The top five in terms of gross: No. 1, “The Music Man,” $3.099 million; No.2, “Hamilton,” $2.158 million; No. 3, “The Lion King,” $2.066 million; No. 4, “Wicked,” $1.839 million; and No. 5, “MJ the Michael Jackson Musical,” $1.765 million.
The list of grosses, courtesy The Broadway League:
And that’s Show Biz. …