Backroom summer sizzlers

MANILA, Philippines - It’s summer once again and Backroom artists are ready for the big summer splash. Sitti has shows on all Wednesdays of April and May at Seventh High of 7th Ave., Bonifacio High Global City. She is also scheduled to sing at the Casino Filipino Mactan Cebu on May 4. Then, she flies to Japan for the Tokyo-Manila Jazz Festival on May 18. She is also part of Atlantis Productions’ musical Nine.

It’s 4 The Best with K, Pooh, together with Chocoleit and Pokwang at the Music Museum on May 4, 5, 11 and 12. She performs at Zirkoh Mondays and Klownz Tuesdays. She will shoot another movie with Star Cinema.

Pooh, a mainstay of Banana Split, will be in Dubai on May 8 to perform before the Filipino communities.

Ariel Rivera is getting rave reviews with his performance in Sound of Music which runs until May 27.

Ai-Ai de las Alas has a show Wako Wako on ABS-CBN. She will go on a US tour with Pops Fernandez and Martin Nievera tomorrow, April 20 in San Diego; April 21, Dallas Texas; April 22, San Francisco; April 29, Atlantic City. Tickets to the concert are available at Starmedia with tel nos. 818-5499005 and 8185471456 or visit www.starmediaentertainment.com.

Drew Arellano who endorses Milo and Smart Telecom will compete in a Triathlon tournament in France this month. He is part of Unang Hirit and AHA on GMA 7 and Weekend Getaway on GMA News TV11.

Bianca Gonzalez writes a weekly column in The Philippine Star and is the editor-at-large of Mega Magazine. She hosts the TV shows Umagang Kay Ganda, PBB Unliday and PBB Teens, Cinema News and TFC connect on ABS-CBN. Amy Perez is the host of Face to Face, Good Morning Club and Face to Face Untold Stories on TV5.

Tintin Bersola makes mommy and kids happy with Good Morning Club on TV5 and Pantentin TV on the web.

K-La Rivera is making a splash on theater after getting good reviews for her performance in In The Heights. Her album KLA will be released soon. K-La and Tom Rodriguez will star in Atlantis Productions’ musical in the last quarter of the year.

Ima Castro is busy with corporate shows. She is cast in the new musical Nine by Atlantis Productions.

Hansen Nichols has just finished a three-month series of shows at the Casino Filipino Pagcor. A solo album is scheduled to be released soon.

Gretchen Barretto is busy taping The Princess and I on ABS-CBN. Also in the series is Dominic Ochoa.

Dawn Zulueta  is working on the TV series Walang Hanggan.

Arnold Reyes is in the cast of My Beloved. He is scheduled to leave for the US to attend the Tribeca Film Festival to represent the indie film Graceland. 

Mariel Rodriguez is a host of Will Time Big Time on TV5. Garie Concepcion is busy promoting her self-titled album. Kim Idol is busy with corporate shows. Coach Jim Saret is the top health guru.

For details, call 435-1120 or 928-0717.