Island Filipino performers with ties to the Philippine region affected by Typhoon Haiyan will participate in the Aloha for Philippines Mahalo Concert, 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 28 at the Hawaii Theatre.
Participants include Jasmine Trias and her boyfriend Ben Stone, Pauline Wilson (of Seawind), Kristian Lei, Little Albert (Maligmat, formerly of the original Society of Seven) and some members of the Society of Seven LV combo.
Tickets are $25 and $50. Sponsors include FilCom Center and the Consuelo Foundation. Information: 680-0451. …
Meanwhile, the earlier announced "Kokua for the Philippines"event, from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 15 at theGreat Lawn of the Hilton Hawaiian Village, has assembled a stellar roster of performers, including Henry Kapono, Kalapana, Raiatea Helm, Sean Na‘auao, Loretta Ables Sayre, Rebel Souljahs, Natural Vibrations, Kalei Gaimao, Kuana Torres Kahele, Aiden James, Makana, Da Braddahs and more. Tickets are $20, at www.honoluluboxoffice.com. …
HOLLYWOODSVILLE: Bradley Cooper and Justin Bieber show skin aplenty in the current People magazine. Cooper’s pic was taken at an unnamed Oahu beach, where he’d been filming Cameron Crowe‘s newest film, "Deep Tiki" (or whatever the final title will be), with John Krasinski and Emma Stone also in the scene (but not in the mag photo).
Stone’s boyfriend, Andrew Garfield, also was here; look for the couple in the upcoming "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" flick. …
The Bieb bares tats in his photo, shot on Kauai, with an inset of the pop star leaping into the sea. …
NAMES ‘N’ PLACES: Singer Mary Gutzi just returned from auditions in Los Angeles and will be holidaying in the islands, singing carols from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 20-22 and 24 at the Sheraton Waikiki lobby. Then she heads back to Los Angeles for rehearsals for "The Light in the Piazza," a Tony-winning Broadway musical, playing Jan. 24 through Feb. 23 at the South Coast Repertory Theatre in Costa Mesa. She is reprising the role of Signora Nacarelli that she did at the Arena Theatre in Washington, D.C. Oh, and look for Gutzi in Friday’s "HawaiiFive-0." …
And Camille Perry, Gutzi’s 11-year-old niece who portrayed Little Cosette in Paliku Theatre’s fall blockbuster "Les Miserables," is back from New York where the Tara Rubins casting office is considering her for the Broadway return of the re-imagined "Les Miz." Natch, Camille’s hoping for a callback. …
TRAVEL LOG: Mona Wood-Sword, the publicist, and hubby Max Sword, who’s with Outrigger Hotels, will be off on a Kyoto jaunt in mid-December where they’ll likely freeze their okole since they travel by bike there, even in wintery weather. …
Frank De Lima and former manager Millie Fujinaga are back from a quick Thanksgiving trip to the Big Apple, where they caught "The Book of Mormon." Her Marriott Marquis hotel room overlooked Times Square, suitable for watching the Macy’s parade balloons go by; he’s prepping for his Christmas show at Pagoda’s C’est Si Bon from 6 p.m. Dec. 20. Reservations: 948-8370. …
AROUND TOWN: Dinner at Park (in the Lotus Honolulu at Diamond Head, formerly the site of Bobby McGee’s and David Paul‘s Diamond Head Grille) has gone up several notches with the arrival of new exec chef Yoichi Saito,thanks to an introduction by chef Roy Yamaguchi of Roy’s. With veteran restaurateur Ben Dowling joining restaurant manager Dante Camara (formerly of Hoku’s) on the management team, crowds are discovering the "in" spot.
Sight ’ems, at separate tables: actress Rachel McAdams and veteran TV producer Glen Larson, U.S. Rep.Tulsi Gabbard, "Five-0" star Daniel Dae Kim and wife Mia, Gov. Neil Abercrombie, state House Speaker Joe Souki, Mayor Kirk Caldwell and City Councilwoman Ann Kobayashi, among others. …
Reminder: The Brothers Cazimero‘s "A Cazimero Christmas" unfolds at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Hawaii Theatre. Lehua Kalima guest-stars.Tickets: 528-0506.
And that’s Show Biz. …
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Wayne Harada is a veteran entertainment columnist; reach him at 266-0926 or wayneharada@gmail.com; read his Show and Tell Hawaii blog at www.staradvertiser.com.
