“Comedy Concert Queen” Ai Ai delas Alas is set to claim her throne anew in her 20th anniversary concert billed as “Akin ang Tronong ‘To” which will be held at the Araneta Coliseum.

As expected, the night promises to be full of rollicking fun and laughter as Ai Ai unleashes her comic fury onstage performing the hit songs of iconic figures Madonna, Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson, among others. She will also do some production numbers from rock to Korean pop.

Fans will certainly be delighted to know that Ai Ai will be in her spontaneous, uncensored best as she walks on the stage in her most flamboyant fashion. As everyone knows by now, only she can pull off a risqué performance and infuse it with downright irreverent banters with the audience.

Joining Ai Ai onstage is a solid line-up of special guests: Sharon Cuneta, Regine Velasquez, Lea Salonga, and Christopher de Leon.

“Akin ang Tronong ‘To” is presented by Ambient Media in partnership with ABS-CBN and “ASAP XV.” It is directed by Floy Quintos with Homer Flores as musical director, dance choreography by Georcelle Dapat Sy and costumes by Maxie Cinco.
Sponsors are Manila Bulletin, Business World, 97.9 Home Radio, Ticketnet, Araneta Coliseum and Sisters Sanitary Napkin and Pantyliners. Tickets are available at Ticketnet outlets.

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By the way, congratulations to Backroom artists who won in the recent 24th PMPC Star Awards for TV which was held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater at Resorts World Manila.

Leading the list of victorious Backroom artists is Boy Abunda who won Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Show Host (“The Buzz”) and Best Public Affairs Program Host (“The Bottomline”). “The Buzz” and “The Bottomline” received the Best Showbiz-Oriented Show and Best Public Affairs Program awards, respectively. Boy Abunda is now on his 15th year as Best Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host, making him a Hall of Famer.

Other winners include Gretchen Barretto – Best Single Performance by an Actress for her acting in “Maalaala Mo Kaya’s” (MMK) “Larawan” episode; Bianca Gonzalez – Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Show Host – (“E-Live”); Drew Arellano – Best Travel Show Host – (“Balikbayan”); and “Balikbayan” – Best Travel Show.

“It is a great honor to win these awards. Maraming salamat sa inyong lubos na pagtitiwala. This is a bonus for all the hard work. We continue to be better each time for an audience who never stops watching us,” Boy enthused.
For inquiries about Backroom artists, e-mail at backroomtalents@pldtdsl.net.

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A new timeslot for TV5’s ‘Juicy’

TV5’s gossip-oriented show “Juicy” has been moved to a new timeslot. It will now be shown everyday at 12 noon, with a replay at 11:30 in the evening.

From the time it made its debut on TV5, the showbiz talk show “Juicy” has lived up to the toughest expectations of the most demanding showbiz fans. The addition of veteran showbiz columnist and TV host Cristy Fermin to the show’s original line-up of hosts made the show even spicier and more interesting.

Today, Cristy and co-hosts IC Mendoza, Alex Gonzaga, Mo Twister and Shalala keep the showbiz rumor mill going with the juiciest tidbits and interviews.

With its fun and light approach to entertainment reporting, “Juicy” has changed the way audiences view showbiz talk shows.

Plus with its new timeslot, more people can stay on top of the latest showbiz news.

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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings for Nov. 19, go to Nini Ramos- Licaros, US-based composer Gines Tan, Titoh Mina, Dr. Mita Pardo de Tavera, Atty. Vicente J. Carlos, Mrs. Belen Lim, Robbie Layos, Cecile Aquias, Karlo Abarquez, Dr. Belit Vital-Gozon, Felomina A. Tabor, Manny Torres, Priscilla Almeda (Abby Viduya), Janus del Prado of Star Magic, and Neogin A. Evangelista, commercial director of Stiefel… Happy wedding anniversary to Ed and Mina Gonzalez…Teodoro M. Kalaw, librarian, author, and educator; and Luis A. Montilla, exponent of Philippine libraries and Rizalista are the subjects of the lecture series “The Leading Pioneers in Philippine Librarianship,” which will be held Nov. 20 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the National Library of the Philippines. Sponsoring the event is the Philippine Foundation for Library Scholarship Inc. Mrs. Marenila K. Fabella will give the lecture for his grandfather, Teodoro M. Kalaw, while that of Luis Montilla will be delivered by Prof. Candida C. Agcaoili, his niece and chair of PFLSI. Mrs. Yolanda Jacindo, OIC of the National Library, will give the welcome address. Closing remarks will be by Narcissa V. Munasque, ex-oficio chair of PFLSI...