“Let’s Hear It for the Girls,” featuring a bevy of female singers, is the theme of this year’s “Sunset Jazz,” slated on Sept. 14 at the Great Lawn of La Pietra, Hawaii School of Girls.
The stellar line up will feature Shari Lynn, event founder who is returning to the lineup of performers; the talent includes Ginai, Jeanette Trevias and Friends featuring Riya Davis, Sandy Tsukiyama and Arara de Vento, and Mary Gutzi.
The prospects for a formidable evening, laced with a delectable menu of music, is guaranteed considering the mixed menu of jazz, favorites from the Great American Songbook, dance-friendly salsa, soulful and romantic ballads, and a cluster of Broadway melodies.
Doors open at 5 p.m. and music starts at 5:30 p.m., continuing well after the sun goes down.
Basic admission is $85 a person and includes a glass of wine and a dessert sampler. Food will be available for sale, but attendees may bring their picnic baskets and drinks.
Alternate options included table sponsorships and rolling admission tickets.
Details are available from Director of Enrollment Alaina Cunningham (808) 922-2744, ext. 106, or at admissions@lapietra.edu …
End of summer season causes drop in grosses
As schools reopened, signaling the end of the summer season, Broadway shows took a dip in the weekly gross meter. All the biggies took a glide, but at the of the week, “Hamilton” managed to move to No. 1 for the first time in weeks, one of only two shows in the coveted $2 million club. The other was “Wicked” at No. 2.
The Top 10:
1—”Hamilton,” $2.106 million,
2—”Wicked,” “$2.007 million,
3—”The Lion King,” $1.820 million,
4—”Mamma Mia!,” $1.785 million,
5—”Maybe Happy Ending,” $1.436 million,
6—”Death Becomes Her,” $1.331 million,
7—”Just in Time,” $1.276 million,
8—”MJ, the Musical,” $1.239 million,
9—”Oh, Mary!,” $1.174 million,
10—“Aladdin,” $1.160 million
The complete list of grosses, courtesy the Broadway League:
And that’s Show Biz…