Diamond Head Theatre Presents LOVE LETTERS This February
Diamond Head Theatre will celebrate enduring romance, first loves and second chances with Love Letters set to run for just two shows on Wednesdays, February 10 and 17 at 7:30PM. Starring DHT's Artistic Director, John Rampage and well-known Honolulu singer and actress Shari Lynn.
Manoa Valley Theatre Presents the ISLAND TREASURES MUSIC AND COMEDY SERIES
Manoa Valley Theatre continues its momentous 50th anniversary season with the expansion of its Studio Series with the Island Treasure Music and Comedy Series. Adding on to the already popular regular appearances by the Hotclub of Hulaville, the next of which are January 28 and 29, the theatre will present some of Hawaii's favorite entertainers in a six-part subscription series beginning in November with the incomparable Shari Lynn and running through August of 2019.
Bilal, The Brian McKnight 4 and Creed Bratton from THE OFFICE Headline September at Blue Note Hawaii
The month kicks off with local songstress Melveen Leed and the return of the Honolulu Jazz Quartet presenting a Tribute to Bird & Dizzy: The Birth of Bebop. Good music runs in the Artis family, so don't miss PraiseJesus Artis in her Blue Note debut. Jazz talent Abe Lagrimas Jr. is up next, followed by the Na Hoku “Female Vocalist of the Year” Kimié Miner. Paula Fuga returns with a tribute to Aretha Franklin and soul-singer DeAndre Brackensick is back with Shawn Pimental. We welcome Willie K back to the stage following a successful mainland tour and present the Blue Note debut of Kamuela Kahoano. The youngest of the family, Rodney Cazimero joins us later in the month followed by local giants Kumuhau,Brother Noland & John Cruz and Kuana Torres Kahele presenting 'Kakuhihewa, his tribute to O'ahu.
Dionne Warwick, The Wailers, & More Coming To Blue Note Hawaii This May
It's a month of legends at Blue Note Hawaii with the Godfather of British Blues John Mayall, one of the most celebrated vocalists of our time, Dionne Warwick, and the band of reggae legend Bob Marley, The Wailers, all gracing the stage this May at Blue Note Hawaii. Local favorite Leipono kick us off on May Day, followed by Kuana Torres Kahele in his tribute to the island of Maui featuring Amy Hanaiali'i. Mike Lewis & Friends promise to bring the house down in a tribute to the music of Prince featuring sultry songstress Ginai. There's a night of Hawaii Jazz All Stars with Josh Kaye and Mike Lewis, welcoming some of the island's best jazz musicians. The Island 98.5 Rocksteady Reggae Series continues this month with the formidable Wailing Souls and The Wailers. Celebrate Mother's Day weekend with ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro, and the incomparable Willie K returns to the stage. Musical tributes this month from Mike Lewis & Friends include Thelonious Monk, Chuck Mangione, Chet Baker and Sade and Josh Kaye & Friends will pay homage to the great Aretha Franklin featuring vocalist Sherry Graham. The Honolulu Jazz Quartet will present a tribute to Broadway Classics with a jazz twist
May Line-Up Announced At Blue Note Hawaii
It's a month of legends at Blue Note Hawaii with the Godfather of British Blues John Mayall, one of the most celebrated vocalists of our time, Dionne Warwick, and the band of reggae legend Bob Marley, The Wailers, all gracing the stage this May at Blue Note Hawaii.
Remembrances Of The First Annual Jimmy Borges All Star Jazz Festival At Blue Note Hawaii
Blue Note Hawaii welcomed local jazz musicians and fans of the late Jimmy Borges to the first annual jazz festival held in his honor at the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort performance venue on July 30. It was a night to love and remember Jimmy Borges, Hawaii's gentleman of jazz. The Blue Note Hawaii tribute show was a night of musical aloha that likely had Ol' Gorgeous Borges smiling from above. Shari Lynn, JB's longtime partner in song, hosted and headlined with three other musical luminaries who had some link with him, largely as an influential and legendary jazz figure.
MVT Opens 48th Season With IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU
Manoa Valley Theatre opens its 2016-17 season in a Hawaii premiere with the musical comedy It Shoulda Been You, by Brian Hargrove & Barbara Anselmi, from the 2015 Broadway season. The Bride is Jewish. The groom is Catholic. Her mother is a force of nature, his mother is a tempest in a cocktail shaker. When the bride's ex-boyfriend shows up, the perfect wedding starts to unravel faster than you can whistle, "Here Comes the Bride!" Plots are hatched, pacts are made, secrets exposed-and the sister of the bride is left to turn a tangled mess into happily ever after!
MVT Opens 48th Season With IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU
Manoa Valley Theatre opens its 2016-17 season in a Hawaii premiere with the musical comedy It Shoulda Been You, by Brian Hargrove & Barbara Anselmi, from the 2015 Broadway season. The Bride is Jewish. The groom is Catholic. Her mother is a force of nature, his mother is a tempest in a cocktail shaker. When the bride's ex-boyfriend shows up, the perfect wedding starts to unravel faster than you can whistle, "Here Comes the Bride!" Plots are hatched, pacts are made, secrets exposed-and the sister of the bride is left to turn a tangled mess into happily ever after!
The Wailers, Hiroshima & More Set for Blue Note in April
Blue Note Hawaii, the state's premier venue for the world's most celebrated artists, will be jamming as they welcome legendary reggae supergroup, The Wailers, Grammy Award-winning jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour, Latin percussionist Gerardo Velez and a host of local talent including Willie K, Natalie Ai Kamauu, Melveen Leed and Shari Lynn. The month kicks off with local music icons Henry Kapono, Brother Noland and John Cruz together as the Rough Riders. Blue Note Hawaii also continues Gospel Brunch every Sunday with a 1:00 p.m. showtime, with doors opening at 11:00 a.m.
Photo Flash: New Production Shots from Diamond Head Theatre's CABARET
Diamond Head Theatre (DHT) presents Cabaret! The scene is a night club in the tumultuous city of Berlin, just before Hitler's rise to power. An aspiring writer named Cliff Bradshaw has traveled to Berlin in search of inspiration, when he happens upon Sally Bowles at a Cabaret called the Kit Kat Klub. She ends up moving in with him in a boarding house run by Fraulein Schneider and her suitor, Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit-shop owner. BroadwayWorld has new photos of the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: First Look at Samantha Stoltzfus, David James Bachler & More in DHT's CABARET
Diamond Head Theatre (DHT) proudly presents Cabaret! The scene is a night club in the tumultuous city of Berlin, just before Hitler's rise to power. An aspiring writer named Cliff Bradshaw has traveled to Berlin in search of inspiration, when he happens upon Sally Bowles at a Cabaret called the Kit Kat Klub. She ends up moving in with him in a boarding house run by Fraulein Schneider and her suitor, Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit-shop owner. BroadwayWorld has a first look below!
Diamond Head Theatre to Present CABARET, 9/27-10/13
Diamond Head Theatre (DHT) proudly presents Cabaret! The scene is a night club in the tumultuous city of Berlin, just before Hitler's rise to power. An aspiring writer named Cliff Bradshaw has traveled to Berlin in search of inspiration, when he happens upon Sally Bowles at a Cabaret called the Kit Kat Klub. She ends up moving in with him in a boarding house run by Fraulein Schneider and her suitor, Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit-shop owner.
Toronto Independent Music Awards Held 7/23
The 5th Toronto Independent Music Awards will be held July 23 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre on 410 Sherbourne Street. The Awards serve as a platform to award up-and-coming independent artists from the province of Ontario and to expose them to international opportunities.