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On the Scene

For Tuesday, November 18, 2008

By John Berger

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 18, 2008

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OGILVIE WOWS CROWD AT MVT: U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie, center, stayed late to congratulate cast members Ned Van Zandt (David Frost), left, and Bill Ogilvie (Richard Nixon) Wednesday at the opening-night reception for Manoa Valley Theatre's "Frost/Nixon." Ogilvie's career-best performance as Nixon in the well-paced one-act historical drama earned a standing ovation, and Abercrombie quipped afterward, "This is the only time that I have ever stood for Nixon!" Call 988-6131. (For a review, see this week's HILife section.)
JANUSCH, SYMPHONY HONOR STRAUSS: J. Scott Janusch, center, principal oboist of the Honolulu Symphony, talked backstage with John Hara, an oboe player in the 1960s, and Kasumi Hara, one of Janusch's former students, after his bravura performance of Richard Strauss' demanding Oboe Concerto in D Major on Nov. 9 in the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Janusch's featured performance capped the first half of the symphony's "All Strauss Experience," which also included works by Richard Strauss Jr.
"HEART OF GOLD" FUNDRAISER SUPPORTS SYMPHONY: Rick Blangiardi, left, Guy Merola, symphony Executive Director Tom Gulick and Honolulu Symphony Foundation Chairman Mark Wong helped co-host a post-concert reception/fundraiser Nov. 9 at the Wedding Ring Shop. Guests enjoyed a Side Street Inn buffet and beverages while perusing new jewelry designs. The shop made a financial donation to the symphony based on sales during "Symphony Week."
"MELISSA" CAST MEETS FANS: Cast members Jane Benney (Alicia) and Milan Tresnak (Jared) joined writer/director Gerard Elmore to sign DVD copies of their nationally distributed film, "All for Melissa," last Tuesday at Borders Ward Centre. Tresnak stars in Elmore's surrealistic modern love story about a quirky "loser" whose obsession with film star Melissa Williams blinds him to the charms of the wonderful hometown girl who adores him.
"BATTLE" BEGINS AT THE PIPE: Pipeline Cafe owner Greg Azus, left, talked with Rick Smoot, Derin DeRego and Maleko of Star 101.9 last Tuesday shortly before the "Battle of the Bands" competition began. High-volume metal-rockers HormaH beat bar-band rockers Gigo in what Maleko described as a "very close" vote by the judges. Preliminary competition continues each Tuesday at the Pipe through Dec. 16.
HormaH vocalist Jordan (left) made a point while Christian (drums) and Ross (bass) rocked on behind him during the quintet’s 45-minute set (Guitarists Brendan and Paul played at the ends of the stage). HormaH made a good impression with its high-volume metal-rock originals, showmanship, stage smarts in occasionally introducing their newer songs by name and talking to the audience, and also in the musical interaction between the group members. They’ll compete in the semi-finals that start Dec. 23. (FYI, “hormah” is a Hebrew word that can be translated as “destroyed” and was the name given to a Canaanite city that was destroyed by the Israelites. See Numbers 21 2-3 and Judges 1:17).
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