On the Scene
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TWICE AS NICE AT UH Paul Mitri, left, University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Theatre and?Dance chairman, talked with alumna Gertrude Tsutsumi, faculty member Elizabeth Wichmann-Walczak and UH regent Chuck Gee Feb. 20 at a “punch and cake” reception outside Kennedy?Theatre celebrating the 50th anniversary of the theater and the 50th anniversary of jingju (Beijing opera) productions at UH. Tsutsumi worked on the first show of any genre presented at Kennedy Theatre, “Benten the Thief,” a Kabuki classic performed in English, on Dec. 4, 1963. Wichmann-Walczak is director and producer of this year’s jingju show, “Lady Mu and the Yang Family Generals,” whose final performance is at 2 p.m. Sunday. See my review at www.honolulupulse.com.
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PALIKU PERFORMERS TAKE A BRIEF BREAK Director Nicolas Logue and assistant director Barbara Craig, in red, celebrated with cast members Kalena Antone, Sarah Pfaltzgraff and Natalia Gill after the closing performance of “The Charge of ‘Ai‘ai”— a children’s play about family, fishing and conflict in ancient Hawaii — Feb. 23 at Windward Community College’s Paliku Theatre. The play’s cast and crew will reunite for two free “hana hou” performances April 5 at the 2014 Paliku Arts Festival. For more information on the festival, visit?windward.hawaii.edu/PalikuArtsFestival.
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CAZIMERO SHARES HIS FAVORITES AT LEWERS Robert Cazimero, right, conferred with sound engineer Dean Hoofnagle before his first “Live at Lewers” show Feb. 21 at the Halekulani. Cazimero entertained for a solid hour, singing some of his favorite jazz and pop standards. See my review at www.honolulupulse.com.
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STILL LOOKING GOOD “Brother Noland” Conjugacion, center, relaxed backstage with Donnie Martin, left, and Denny Miyasato before he went out to the entertain the crowd Feb. 21 at Crown Bar and?Nightclub. Conjugacion is holding a gift from a fan who’d arrived early — a well-preserved T-shirt from his “Three Island Tour” with Cecilio & Kapono and Andy Bumatai in 1985. Martin is pointing to Conjugacion’s face on the T-shirt.
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