
The World Famous Mai Kai

by Mark Andrew Thomas
Title
The World Famous Mai Kai
Artist
Mark Andrew Thomas
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Photograph - Digital
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THE WORLD FAMOUS MAI KAI
The Mai Kai in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is one of the most iconic and fun restaurants in the world. Instantly recognizable with it's glowing tiki torches and tropical gardens the Mai Kai is famous for it's nightly Polynesian Islander Revue. The Mai Kai was established in 1956 by Bob Thornton and is now owned by Mireille Thornton who took over after her husband passed away. Mireille started out as one of the dancers in the show when it first opened and then eventually fell in love with and married Bob Thornton. Although her two sons do most of the heavy lifting in terms of the day to day operations and business matters, Ms. Thornton is still very involved and travels to the South Pacific every year to research new dance routines. She also makes it a point to be there at every audition for new dancers.
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June 4th, 2020
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