Willie Kahaiali‘i, the beloved Maui entertainer known as Willie K, is set to resume his Blue Note Hawaii show Tuesday at the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort. This, as ticket sales begin for “Kokua Willie,” the April 24 fundraiser, featuring more than a dozen troupers, to help Willie with mounting medical bills in his lung cancer combat.
The benefit, from 6 to 9 p.m. on the Great Lawn of the Hilton Hawaiian Village, will feature Nina Keali‘iwahamana, Raiatea Helm, Karen Keawehawai‘i, Lehua Kalima, Andy Bumatai, Mike Lewis, Ginai Curti, Henry Kapono, Taimana Gardner, Josh Tatofi, Snowbird Bento, Harold Kama and the Paradise Sisters in a salute to the military.
Willie expects to be the finale attraction at the event.
Tickets: premium table seats, $200; regular table seats, $150; and general admission, $75. Admission includes one drink; table reservations also include dinner with huli chicken and baked-salmon entrees. Reservations: 550-8457 or honoluluboxoffice.com.
Further, Willie’s April 24 slot at Blue Note (which overlaps with the Hilton benefit) will be filled by Makana, the singer-guitarist; the club will donate 100 percent of ticket proceeds to Willie. …
CALENDAR CUES
Josh Tatofi and Augie T are co-starring in “A Night of Music and Comedy” at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Courtyard Marriott on the North Shore. Tickets are $25 in advance (visit augiet.com). It’s part of the comedian’s agenda to bring entertainment to different communities: the first Friday of each month at the Pearl Country Club in Salt Lake; the second Friday at the Pali Golf Course; the third Friday at the Coral Creek Golf Course in Ewa Beach; and the fourth Friday (beginning in April) at Dave & Buster’s at Ward Centre. Admission: $10 for the golf sites, $15 for D&B. …
Songstress Dionne Warwick concertizes at 8 p.m. May 17 to 20 at Blue Note Hawaii. Consider this an opportunity to get up close and personal amid the intimacy of the club. Tickets: $95, $125 and $150, at 777-4890 or bluenotehawaii.com. …
Streetlight Cadence recently added Ben Chai (drums and guitar) to its roster. He joins Brian Webb (cello), Jonathan Franklin (violin) and Jesse Shiroma (accordion and percussion). SLC will be performing at Blue Note Hawaii on April 18 and at Hawaii Theatre on April 20. Eventual stop: Tokyo. …
THEATER NOTES
The Actors’ Group in Iwilei will have four Hawaii premieres in its 2018-19 season: “The Crusade of Connor Stephens,” Aug. 3-26; “Pocatello,” Dec. 7-30; “Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train,” Feb. 8-March 3; and “Sweat,” April 12-May 5. Other shows: “True West,” Oct. 5-28, and “Mining for Cole,” and Shari Lynn’s musical bio of Cole Porter, June 14-30. Details: 741-4699, taghawaii.net. …
With “Manoa’s Got Talent” as its theme, Manoa Valley Theatre stages its annual fundraiser from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Koolau Ballrooms in Kaneohe. Shari Lynn, Kip Wilborn, Keoki Kerr and Jodi Leong will perform; a live auction offers travel, dining and wine choices. Tickets: $250, including buffet, at 988-6131 or manoavalleytheatre.com. …
And that’s “Show Biz.” …
Wayne Harada is a veteran entertainment columnist. Reach him at 266-0926 or wayneharada@gmail.com.
