Show Biz
Local Divas concert adds old friend to program
By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Editor
SHOW BREEZES: Kevin I. (last name Iwamoto), global travel coordinator for Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto, Calif., will make a rare show appearance when he joins former singing partner Carole Kai in the Local Divas' holiday concert, "This One's for You, Loyal," at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Hawai'i Ballroom of the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Kevin and Kai used to chirp together, here as well as on the Mainland, so it'll be a fun reunion. Kevin was looking forward to seeing Garner, but alas, she died Thursday ...
Rosemary Clooney's two-nighter, with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra last weekend at Blaisdell Concert Hall, was quite a hoot, with Matt Catingub and the Copa Cat Pack keeping the momentum going. Don Ho showed up Friday night, to lei Clooney; winners of a swing dance concert danced both nights. We missed the show, since we were in Indianapolis, where the American Association of School Librarians were convening (OK, the missus is a librarian and a prof), and we were happy to run into, then sip drinks and talk story with, Benjamin "Buddy" Bess, of Bess Press, who was one of the exhibitors at the Indy convention center. He's also the Proudest Dad of the fall TV season, since son Daniel Bess has landed a recurring role in the Fox series, "24," starring Kiefer Sutherland ...
HERE 'N' THERE: Local boy Isaac Calpito, who has credits with Ron Bright's Castle Performing Arts Center, has a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving; he has landed the role of Doody in a European tour of "Grease," which kicks off Dec. 8 in Frankfurt, Germany, and blitzes through Europe for six months ...
Look for another CPAC alum, Kim-E Balmilero, a member of the "Mamma Mia" Broadway cast, when the company appears on tomorrow's Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade ...
Another CPAC vet, Jewl Anguay, is earning hurrahs as the Nala character, one of the leads, in "The Lion King" at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. She was surprised by a visit from actor Jon Voight, who was in the audience and came backstage to congratulate her...
And that's Show Biz ...
Reach Wayne Harada at 525-8067, e-mail wharada@honoluluadvertiser.com or fax 525-8967.
