By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on February 16, 2019 • Updated on February 17, 2019 at 9:02 am
By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on February 16, 2019 • Updated on February 17, 2019 at 9:02 am
Born in Vancouver, Canada, to parents active in martial arts, Angela Lee was already following in their footsteps when they brought the family to Hawaii several years later.
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By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on February 14, 2019 • Updated on February 15, 2019 at 11:24 am
By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on February 14, 2019 • Updated on February 15, 2019 at 11:24 am
Almost 40 years after he helped put the original group together, Ali Campbell is still going — bringing the hits he made famous in the 1980s and 1990s to audiences around the world.
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By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on February 9, 2019 • Updated on February 9, 2019 at 5:31 pm
By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on February 9, 2019 • Updated on February 9, 2019 at 5:31 pm
Kevan Scott has contributed to Hawaii’s arts and entertainment scene as a journalist, a gofer for famed entertainment entrepreneur John F. Leonard, a radio show host and a niche-market concert promoter.
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By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on February 2, 2019 • Updated on February 2, 2019 at 5:38 pm
By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on February 2, 2019 • Updated on February 2, 2019 at 5:38 pm
After 18 years managing Paliku Theatre at Windward Community College and producing shows there, Tom Holowach, 68, is retiring effective Feb. 28.
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By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on January 31, 2019 • Updated on January 31, 2019 at 5:15 pm
By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 31, 2019 • Updated on January 31, 2019 at 5:15 pm
Hawaii will see more of Vanessa Williams’ creative stagecraft and musicianship this weekend when she returns to Honolulu for three nights at Blue Note Hawaii.
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Review by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on January 27, 2019 • Updated on January 27, 2019 at 11:12 am
Review by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 27, 2019 • Updated on January 27, 2019 at 11:12 am
Patience is more than a virtue. It is the key to getting the full entertainment value from Diamond Head Theatre’s current production of British playwright Michael Frayn’s play-within-a-play comedy, “Noises Off.”
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Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on January 24, 2019 • Updated on January 24, 2019 at 5:27 pm
Reviews by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 24, 2019 • Updated on January 24, 2019 at 5:27 pm
The integration of Afro-Caribbean rhythms, hip-hop and R&B with Hawaiian island themes continues with the release of a sweet and smooth song by Maui-born multi-instrumentalist Kamaka Camarillo.
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By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on January 24, 2019 • Updated on January 24, 2019 at 5:27 pm
By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 24, 2019 • Updated on January 24, 2019 at 5:27 pm
If John Sebastian had retired from the music business when he left the Lovin’ Spoonful in 1968, he would still be one of the significant American songwriters of the ’60s. Since leaving the Spoonful, Sebastian has still enjoyed a prolific solo career.
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By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on January 20, 2019 • Updated on January 21, 2019 at 10:36 am
By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 20, 2019 • Updated on January 21, 2019 at 10:36 am
Chev-Vaughn Lum is making his debut as a leading man, starring as Princeton opposite Jody Bill as Kate Monster, in Manoa Valley Theatre’s production of “Avenue Q,” which runs through Feb. 10.
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By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on January 19, 2019 • Updated on January 21, 2019 at 8:44 am
By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 19, 2019 • Updated on January 21, 2019 at 8:44 am
Veteran actor/playwright Daniel A. Kelin II brings James O’Connell to life in his new one-man show, “Shipwreck’d on the Body Beautiful, or the Tats Dancing Man,” at Kumu Kahua Theatre.
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By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on January 17, 2019 • Updated on January 17, 2019 at 5:51 pm
By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 17, 2019 • Updated on January 17, 2019 at 5:51 pm
Al Jardine has played in Hawaii many times with the Beach Boys. His first visit with the then-teen idols was in 1963. But his shows this weekend will be the first time he performs here solo.
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By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on January 17, 2019 • Updated on January 17, 2019 at 5:51 pm
By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 17, 2019 • Updated on January 17, 2019 at 5:51 pm
The Shakespearean adage “all’s well that ends well” is appropriate this weekend as Jerry Santos — officially “Olomana’s Jerry Santos and Friends” — opens a new engagement at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort.
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Review by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on January 17, 2019 • Updated on January 17, 2019 at 5:51 pm
Review by John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 17, 2019 • Updated on January 17, 2019 at 5:51 pm
Kevin Chang made a significant contribution to the Hawaiian music scene with his band, Kuap’aina. Now he’s back, 15 years later, as a solo artist.
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By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on January 13, 2019 • Updated on January 15, 2019 at 11:20 am
By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 13, 2019 • Updated on January 15, 2019 at 11:20 am
Kurt Kaminaka recently completed work on his first film, “Tales of the Circle Keys,” about a writer who becomes obsessed with a character he created while writing the screenplay for his first film.
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By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com on January 12, 2019 • Updated on January 13, 2019 at 7:38 am
By John Berger jberger@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 12, 2019 • Updated on January 13, 2019 at 7:38 am
“Sesame Street” has such a prominent presence in American culture that “Avenue Q,” the Broadway parody of Jim Henson’s beloved children’s show, is easy to appreciate.
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