QUICK SUMMARY

Loretta Ables Sayre is one of Hawaii’s top entertainers. She is sought after as a vocalist, actor and voice-over recording artist. She’s currently singing Saturday evenings (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.) at The Veranda of the five-diamond Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Oahu, where she has performed for the past five years. In 2004, she has appeared in the NBC series, “Hawaii,” as well as the FOX series “North Shore.” Ables Sayre is currently seen in commercials for Pearlridge, Hilo Hattie and Pleasant Island Holidays. As a top voice-over artist, she can be heard in commercials for many clients including PBS Hawaii, Slumberworld and Kuakini Hospital.

SINGING/THEATER

Ables Sayre began singing professionally in 1979 as the first featured female vocalist with Keola and Kapono Beamer in the Ocean Showroom of the Reef Hotel. She was the opening act for Andy Bumatai in the Monarch Room of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in 1981.

In 1985, she joined Honolulu Theater for Youth in the production of “Song for the Navigator” and toured Micronesia, Australia and the mainland U.S. The tour culminated with performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

In 1989, Ables Sayre landed the lead role of “Effie” in the musical “Dreamgirls,” produced in Hawaii Theater. Also in 1989, she began singing as the featured vocalist of the Lewers Lounge in the Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki. She performed there five nights a week for 10 years for numerous guests and locals including Luther Vandross, John Travolta, Maureen McGovern, Dick Clark and Natalie Cole. In 1993, she was voted Favorite Female Vocalist by the readers of Honolulu Magazine for their “Best of the Best” issue.

Since 1999, she has performed at The Veranda at Kahala Mandarin to the likes of Richard Carpenter, Garry Marshall and Sam Neill. Among her accolades, Neil Sedaka requested a command performance by Ables Sayre for his wife’s birthday celebration. She opened the New Year’s Eve Concerts for the following artists at the Hilton Hawaiian Village: Four Tops (2000); James Brown (2001); Beach Boys (2002); Kenny Loggins (2003).

In 2002, she starred in the lead role of Pua Lusa in the Diamond Head Theater production of the Lee Cataluna and Keola Beamer hit musical, “You Somebody.” 

Ables Sayre released her first CD, “Dreamy,” in December 2001 to public and critical acclaim and was nominated for a Nā Hoku Hanohano Award.

TELEVISION

Ables Sayre performed in Magnum P.I., had the lead role of Parissima Macadangdang in “Birds of Paradise,” played the recurring role of Aunty Jackson in “Baywatch Hawaii,” performed the role of Nannie Lee in “Hawaii,” and also was featured in “North Shore.” She frequently emcees the Hawaii Public Television quarterly pledge drives and also was seen in local TV productions of “Pidgen to da Max,” “Fax to da Max,” “Seestarella,” and “Titarella” with Frank De Lima.

COMMERCIALS

Ables Sayre performed as the waitress character “Loretta” in the Bank of Hawaii series of “Harry and Myra” commercials. She also has been seen in commercials for Pearlridge, Hilo Hattie, and Pleasant Island Holidays and continues to be one of the top voice-over talents in Hawaii today with a variety of commercials on radio and TV.

11/04