Goma bouncing back to ABS-CBN?

Author: Joey Aquino
Column: Just Asking

KNOWN to be Kapuso, Richard Gomez surprisingly appeared on ABS CBN's "Wowowee" last Wednesday. He was there to promote his movie "Bente" with Senator Jinggoy Estrada.

Aside from the movie, the actor is reportedly planning to run as congressman in the province of Ormoc, his wife, Lucy Torres-Gomez's home province. It seems that the actor used the show to have more mileage considering ABS CBN shows come clearer in the province and abroad through TFC.

"Magpaalam ka na kay Mr. Gozon," joked Willie to Richard, referring to the CEO of GMA 7. Willie ribbed Goma about transferring back to the station where he first started his career. ABS-CBN shows which made him popular included the sitcom, "Palibhasa Lalake. "

Is politics eating him up again? Just asking...

AFTER DINGDONG FOR MARIAN, WHO'S NEXT?
EVEN if Marian Rivera has expressed that Dingdong Dantes would probably be the most important guy in her life now, the two haven't opened up as to what their real relationship is.

Maybe, they're just trying to protect their respective career. Marian is now in the thick of training for her new role as the new Darna where she will be paired with a new leading man, Mark Anthony Fernandez.

While GMA7 has loads of potential leading ladies, they seem can't find fresh leading men next to Richard Gutierrez and Dingdong Dantes.

Is GMA suffering from leading men drain? Just asking...

THE FANTASTIC BABY BARREDO
REPERTORY Philippines, under the acclaimed direction of Baby Barredo, who is also Repertory's president and CEO, brings another fantastic musical play that would surely put a smile on our faces even for a while.

We are referring to the "Fantastiks" which tells the story of a young man and the girl next door, whose parents have built a wall to keep them apart. The youngsters nevertheless contrive to meet and fall in love.

Starring PJ Valero as the boy, Jake Macapagal who plays El Gallo and the Narrator and Julia Abueva as the girl, all of them including other cast members splendidly anchored the story well and entertainment is served best.

We asked PJ who is a regular co-host of German 'Kuya Germs' Moreno in "Walang Tulugan" of GMA 7 on what he has to say comparing this musical to the others which he did before like "High School Musical", "Altar Boyz", "Mulan", among many others.

"Fantastiks is totally different from the rest," says PJ. "It's about how two teenagers discover what is really important; and that there is love and not all the other things they want to experience in life. It's so fun that I'd get to live the life of Matt for two hours ever Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. "

"The Fantasticks," with book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, based on Edmond Rostand's "Les Romanesques," runs July 3-26 at Onstage Theater, 2/F, Greenbelt 1 in Makati.

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Source: People's Journal