Big new show ‘CabaRAE’ to open at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort (Demo)

A 10,000-square-foot space at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort is undergoing renovation that will turn it into a 400-seat theater and nightclub that will play host to CabaRAE, a variety show directed by Alan Goldberg, a former Cirque du Soleil director.

The $5 million project will be nothing like Hawaii has seen before, Goldberg told PBN this week as he stood outside the space on the ground floor of the Tapa Tower. It will feature performers from around the world, including acrobats and other RAE’s, or “random acts of entertainment.”

The two-hour show, which is scheduled to make its debut in August, will feature music, comedy, magic and a Liza Minelli impersonation by performers from Las Vegas, Berlin, Australia, London and Paris.

Goldberg, his wife, Wanda Azzario-Goldberg, and Dave Renzella of RMD Group of San Diego are financing the project. They began negotiating with Jerry Gibson, area vice president for Hilton Hawaii, about a year ago to lease the space, which has sat empty for several years.