SHOW BIZ
Catch 50 Cent concert with signature tacos

By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Writer

WHEE, THE PEOPLE: With 50 Cent performing next Tuesday at the Blaisdell Arena, John Langan and his Compadres gang at Ward Centre have modified their Taco Tuesday celebration. Instead of charging $1 each, the Mexican restaurant will honor 50 Cent with — what else? — 50-cent tacos during pre-show hours, from 5 to 7 p.m., and post-show partying, from 10 p.m. to midnight. Not a bad idea. ...

With Yvonne Elliman (with the J Michaels Band) added to the Disco Fever event, set for 7:30 p.m. May 30 at the Sheraton Waikiki's Hawai'i Ballroom, you can expect a live version of her "If I Can't Have You" trademark song from "Saturday Night Fever." The evening is an attempt to rekindle the powerhouse disco flavor of the '70s, and bands (mostly from the era) are being corralled to perform the classics that set everyone gyrating on the dance floor. Aura, Phase 7, Power Point and Asian Blend will join Tino & the Rhythm Klub, Infusion featuring Allison Maldonado and Tracy Smith, and eightOeight. ...

NAMES 'N' PLACES: Looks like a busy time for local band Go Jimmy Go, which will perform at this year's Na Hoku Hanohano Awards on Wednesday, thanks to its nominated CD, "Soul Arrival." On May 29, GJG will be the opening act for Slightly Stoopid in the South Seas Village at the Hawaiian Hut; it's a two-night gig for the breakiout California band, and Stone is the warm-up act on May 30. ...

Date to unlog: We incorrectly wrote here Tuesday that Diamond Head Theatre's "Follies" opens next week, when, in fact, it premieres tomorrow night. Got that? ...

COMEDY TONIGHT: "Comedy Classics," airing at 7 tonight on KGMB-9, is a sumptuous feast of humorous gems over the years, relying heavily on the CBS affiliate's provocative early push to enable working comics to gain radical exposure via specials (think Andy Bumatai on "High School Days" and "All in the 'Ohana"), plus live snippets of Booga Booga, Frank DeLima, Augie Tulba and Da Braddahs. Phil Arnone produced, but he had wonderful resources such as signature sketches by Rap Reiplinger as Auntie Marialani and the room-service operator taking a food order; Bumatai enacting five members of a family (Honey Girl and Tutu are particularly precious), DeLima doing every variation of Abbott & Costello's "Who's on First" with a Chinese dialect; and Tremaine Tamayose overseeing a K-DEN pidgin news segment. Homage is paid to Hilo Hattie, Sterling Mossman, Lucky Luck and Kent Bowman, early pioneers of island comedy, and the sad note is how many greats we've lost in recent years: Reiplinger, James Grant Benton and Tremaine. Yet comedy is thriving anew, thanks to their groundbreaking efforts. Michael W. Perry hosts — in his white hair — so it's amusing to see his "young" self with lots of dark hair. ...

RANDOM NOTES: Colin Cowie, event stylist to the stars, orchestrated a remarkable wedding (identities of bride and groom not revealed) at The Lodge at Koele. The entire resort was booked by the California couple for their guests; five shipping containers were sent over to style the entire event. Cowie, who hosts "Everyday Elegance with Colin Cowie" on the WE network (and is a contributing editor at InStyle magazine), transformed the resort's lawn into a Chinese palace with red and gold silks and lanterns (the bride is Chinese), and executive chef Brad Czajka did a Chinese banquet. Hottest food item: "Eye of Abalone with 18-karat Gold Flecks." Of course, there were a lion dance and fireworks, too.

And that's Show Biz ...

Wayne Harada's Show Biz is published Tuesdays and Thursdays. Reach him at wharada@honoluluadvertiser.com, 525-8067 or fax 525-8055.