Show Biz
Tom Selleck strums to a different beat

By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Editor

HERE 'N' THERE: Tom "Magnum, P.I." Selleck, who will star in "A Thousand Clowns," the Herb Gardner play, opening tonight and continuing through Oct. 14 at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway, has been pictured plucking an 'ukulele in the New York Times' Sunday ads launching the show ...

Jimmy Da Geek has a baby geek now. Jimmy "Da Geek" Bender and his wife Tracey welcomed Tyler Kiyonobu Kaleonamanu Bender last June 7; the boy was 7 pounds 6 ounces.

"He must be hapa 'cause all my wife's Japanese side says he looks haole, and my haole side says he looks Japanese," Bender says.

He is based in Phoenix now, since leaving the Hawai'i radio marketplace ...

Mary Ann Changg, the fashion photographer, has had a whirlwind New York visit. Started with a shoot of canoe paddler Donna Kahiwa Kahakui during her recent Hudson River paddle from West Point to the Statue of Liberty. Included a meeting with Sharon Blakely, older sister of the artist presently known as Prince, and with Pono Pavich Tuinei, widow of Mark, the Dallas Cowboy footballer and Na'u Kamali'i, and took in the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" on Broadway, where Blakely works.

Changg was so exhausted from her photo work, she actually napped during the rock musical, which created a quiet stir. "Nobody ever sleeps during the 'Rocky Horror Show,' " Blakely told her after an aide saw her snoozing.

Changg was so tired, she didn't even know that Brooke Shields was standing next to her at one point. But she did see celebs — Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, the one-two punch from "The Producers," at dinner late that night at Joe Allen's ...

WHEE, THE PEOPLE: Look for a new Henry Kapono CD shortly. Though he's financially attached to Kapono's at the Pier Bar at Aloha Tower Marketplace, Kapono has completed "Henry Kapono, Duke's on Sundays," a live session capturing the casual essence of the beachfront jams at the Outrigger Waikiki restaurant ...

Oceanic Cable's Tiny Tadani becomes radio-active today, filling in for Lee Kirk on LITE 94.7. Tadani joins news director Jessica Rich from 5 to 9 a.m.. Says station general manager Jeff Coelho: "It's nice to see Tiny on LITE 94.7. The last time I saw him, he was trying out for 'Who Wants to be a DJ' on I-94" ...

NAMES 'N' PLACES: Richard Carpenter of The Carpenters dined at Matteo's a few nights back. He's a frequent Islands visitor ...

Ry'n Sabado (he used to be Ryan) was asked to join Madonna on her current tour, but the 24-7 Danceforce co-founder felt committed to perform in the recent Miss Hawai'i pageant, in honor of reigning Miss America Angela Perez Baraquio. Sabado has danced with Britney Spears and has appeared in music videos for Destiny's Child, Tina Turner and Before Dark ...

Good sport, that Rick Enos. The Compadres owner delayed his return to California to host a dinner last Friday for 'Ohana Sports Maverick Football Clinic, a fund-raiser for the PACT Teen Program at Kuhio Park Terrace, with the likes of organizers Greg Andrasick and Tad Yamashita, and footballers Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala, Donnie Edwards, Jeff Ulbrich, Chris Naeole,' Danny Farmer, Skip Hicks, Tee Martin and Sale Isaia dining ...

And that's Show Biz ...

Wayne Harada can be reached at 525-8067, e-mail at wharada@honoluluadvertiser.com or fax at 525-8055.