Kaliko Kauahi, an actress originally from Lawai, Kauai, is co-starring in her second NBC comedy, “St. Denis Medical,” which premiered on Nov. 12.
Kauahi portrays Val, a nurse administrator of the front desk overseeing incoming patients in the workplace comedy. So happens that the workplace is a hospital, where the injured or ill seek treatment and relief, where some people die.
Happily, Kauahi is portraying a Hawaiian character, just as she did in “Superstore.” But so far, Val hasn’t been assigned an island surname; at least none shows up In research.
The notion of securing a stage name instead of keeping her real name as an actor never was an issue. “My family would be livid if I ever changed my name and what would I change it to, Kaliko Smith,” she told Hawaii News Now. “There’s only so much you can do with a name like Kaliko Kauahi.”
If she was going to be a somebody, she was going to be known as a somebody with her given Hawaiian name and heritage.
An actress wannabe, she had a slow start in her late 20s and after graduating from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. So, she had to play catchup.
But with two series to her credit, she must make her family proud and surely, she has the support of her fellow Kauaians
Though the show is set in a fictional Oregon community, it is filmed in L.A.…
Broadway grosses, for week ending Nov. 10:
“Sunset Blvd.,” the revival from London, is still on an upward move on the weekly list of Broadway shows. Its third place ranking is admirable, with “Wicked” still poised at No. 1 and likely will remain at the top since the first half of the film version opens at the end of November.
The Top 10:
1—“Wicked,” $2.541 million
2—“The Lion King,” $1.963 million
3—“Sunset Blvd,” $1.857 million
4—“Hamilton,” $1.772 million
5—“Hell’s Kitchen,” $1.436 million
6—“McNeal,” $1.423 million
7—“The Outsiders,” $1.408 million
8—“MJ the Musical,” $1.368 million
9—“The Great Gatsby,” $1.200 million
10—“Aladdin,” $1.179 million
The full list, courtesy the Broadway League:
And that’s Show Biz…