The King is featured on the fantastic Rock-A-Hula s how.
Would you want to go to one in all Hawaii’s greatest reside exhibits? Then I extremely advocate the Rock-A-Hula present on Oahu, which might be Waikiki’s best-kept secret. In all my years of touring to Hawaii, I by no means see it marketed or promoted, however it’s so splendidly entertaining that you just’ve simply bought to offer it a go. It even options two Kings – Elvis, The King, and The King of Pop, Michael Jackson.
Sure, while you’re on Oahu you should, should go to Pearl Harbor and Diamond Head, you should dine at Duke’s on Waikiki, you should try the North Shore browsing – and also you completely should go to Rock-A-Hula. It’s that good, and memorable. What a enjoyable night time! Right here’s the place you’ll catch a wave of pleasure in paradise.
The present consists of the Rock-A-Hula reside orchestra, hula dancers, singers, a terrific Elvis impersonator named Johnny Fortuno, and rather more, who all convey the historical past of Hawaii and journey beginning within the Twenties by way of present days. The present begins with classic photographs and newsreels showcasing historic Boat Days, with glorious footage on the 2 large screens, whereas hula dancers give a vigorous efficiency. My favourite a part of the present lined the Fifties, with fantastic classic film posters displaying a few of the well-known motion pictures that had been shot in Hawaii – together with Blue Hawaii, South Pacific, and From Right here To Eternity.
Elvis in his well-known American Eagle white jumpsuit.
The hula dancers, accompanied by the reside Rock-A-Hula orchestra, ceaselessly change costumes, and the enjoyment that they emit is wildly contagious. Sometimes, female and male hula dancers ceaselessly yell out, shout, and make loud noises whereas they’re performing – and the refrain right here isn’t any exception, whether or not they’re performing to “My Little Grass Shack,” or “Aloha Oe,” in all probability essentially the most well-known Hawaiian music ever (which was written by Hawaii’s incomparable Queen Lili’uokalani when she was imprisoned at Iolani Palace).
And sure, there may be even a fireplace dancer.
In fact, what would Hawaii be with out Elvis? A terrific impersonator named Johnny Fortuno has a number of costume adjustments, together with one outfit that’s the white “American Eagle” jumpsuit that The King wore in his 1973 Hawaii particular on TV, broadcast by satellite tv for pc to one of many largest audiences ever, on the time. Mr. Fortuno bears an uncanny resemblance to Elvis, full with jet-black hair, a chiseled good-looking face, and the “inventory dimension” Elvis jumpsuit that he wears can have you do a double-take. Mr. Fortuno has been impersonating Elvis right here for the previous 11 years, and he has nailed all of it, proper all the way down to the voice, and the strikes, particularly the karate-chop when songs are completed. Many instances, whereas he’s singing, the screens gentle up with precise scenes from Elvis’ motion pictures, showcasing him in varied locales in Hawaii.
And right here is one thing else.
In actual fact, within the foyer after the present, there’s a small show of one of many precise receipts from Hollywood’s IC Costume firm, within the quantity of $5,190 for a number of jumpsuits and silk scarves, signed by Vernon Presley, Elvis’ father, on January 24, 1973. Fascinating!
Different highlights of the present embrace the attractive rendition of “Someplace Over The Rainbow,” by the late performer Iz, and Tahitian dancers performing the tamure native dance, which is, arms down (and up too) the sexiest dance ever. The dance’s objective is to duplicate birds mating in flight, and all of the joyous gyrating is finished to pounding, pounding, pounding drums. One other spotlight is one other King – of Pop — a Michael Jackson impersonator performing loads of hits – and he’s bought the look and the moonwalking down pat.
There’s hula, classic film reels, scrumptious dinner, and even a fireplace dancer.
After the present there’s a fantastic “meet-and-greet” of the solid within the foyer, the place you may take photographs.
I strongly recommend you purchase tickets for the dinner present. You’ll obtain a wonderful and artfully introduced four-course dinner, that includes a lobster-and-goat-cheese salad, beef tenderloin and swordfish, and pineapple gelato with coconut macarons. The chef right here is from France, and it exhibits.
The VIP tickets ($151pp) embrace social gathering pupus and mai tais on the VIP Lounge reception, then a dinner and the present at your personal personal stageside desk. The luau present prices $113pp, and has seats on the mezzanine.
It’s all the proper exclamation level to your keep in paradise.
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