- Ed Kenney
Edward Kenney, Jr. (born
August 8 ,1933 ) is aHawai‘i -born Americansinger /actor best known for the role of "Wang Ta" in the original Broadway production of "Flower Drum Song ". Now retired, he lives on the island of Kaua‘i and occasionally makes public appearances.Family
Born in Anahola on the island of Kaua‘i to a Hawaiian-Chinese mother and a Swedish-Irish father.
Kenney was married to hula dancer Beverly Noa and is the father of
Honolulu restaurateur, Edward Kenney, III [http://starbulletin.com/2005/04/10/features/eater.html] , [http://www.midweek.com/sherman/sherman050405.html] .Kenney and Noa headlined shows at the
Royal Hawaiian Hotel for years. They reunited for a Honolulu television show onKGMB -TV in the 1980s.tage credits
Broadway
* "
13 Daughters " as "Mana, Prince of Hawai‘i" (1961)
* "Flower Drum Song " as "Wan Ta" (1958-1960)
* "Shangri-La " as "Rimshi" (1956)[http://www.diamondheadtheatre.com Honolulu Community Theater]
* Various productions (1950s)
University of Oregon
* "
Brigadoon "President William McKinley High School Theater
* "13 Daughters" as "Chun" (late-1980s)
[http://www.Hawaiitheatre.com Hawaii Theatre]
* "13 Daughters" as "Kahuna" (early-1990s)
Discography
Albums
olo
* "My Hawai‘i"
* "Somewhere in Hawai‘i"
* "Exotic Sounds of the Spice Island"
* "Ed Kenney's Hawaii" (1962)Included
* "Hawaii's Favorite Christmas Songs - Vol 2" (1999)
* "Hawaii's Sunset Melodies" (1996)
* "Hawaii's Golden Treasures" (1996)
* "Hawaii's Favorite Christmas Songs" (1993)
* "Flower Drum Song: 1958 Original Broadway Cast" (1958)ingles
* "Numbah One Day of Christmas" the
Hawaiian Pidgin version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas "Co-wrote this with Eaton "Bob" Mangoon, Jr. ("13 Daughters" composer) and Gordon Phelps.External links
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* [http://dev.coolforever.com/m/browse.cfm/item/56452/ Liner notes from "My Hawaii" album]
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