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Broadway vet Jim
Hutchison has a full
plate this month
BIG MONTH for Jim Hutchison, the Broadway veteran who's known for being a director, choreographer, singer, dancer and actor. His "My Way" production opened this week at Manoa Valley Theatre. Then Sept. 12, 13, and 14, he'll be at Richardson Theatre auditioning potential cast members for "The King and I," which Army Community Theatre presents in November. He's again directing and choreographing the show for Ballet Hawaii's Black & White Ball, themed "The Big Easy," Sept. 25 at the Hilton. He has solid performers to work with -- James Barbour from the recent Broadway hit "Assassins," Stan Chandler from "Cabaret," Kirsten Benton Chandler from "Ragtime," Eileen Barnett from "Nine" and Matthew Pedersen, from "A Chorus Line" and "Miss Saigon." Jim isn't a man of the cloth, he's in costume in this photo ... Anita Hall was dressed as an employee as she sang at the opening of Jamba Juice/Starbucks at Waikele last Saturday. John Bryan, a singer-dancer, is manager ...
Locals get a shot in new 'Hawaii' series
good to see several of our local actors in the opening episode of "Hawaii" Monday night. The NBC show has potential but has a long way to go to reach the level of "Hawaii Five-0" and "Magnum." Aya Sumika was cool in the opener and it was a surprise to see her in a hot tub (vital areas unexposed) with one of the detectives. The beautiful island scenery should attract visitors. Aya will attract viewers ...Former Hilton Village P.R. director Jeanne Datz Rice and husband, Alan, were in town for a few days recently. Jeanne now heads corporate P.R. for Hilton and is based in L.A. Among friends she visited here was Lisa Josephsohn, godmother of Jeanne's son, Michael, 13. Lisa helped deliver Michael at Queen's. They dined at Kobe Steakhouse with Charlie Landrum, who has moved back to town after 10 years on the mainland ...
The A&E show starring bounty hunter Dog Chapman and his family -- Caucasians trying to speak pidgin and grabbing mostly brown-skinned locals for a bounty and Dog pointing out the errors of their ways -- is not likely to play well to those of Polynesian ancestry ...
It's great that Bethany Hamilton's courageous story will be made into a big-screen movie. The Kauai teen's return to surfing competition after losing an arm to a shark is a sensational, heart-warming story ...