Casting Updates

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS


John Driscoll has been cast in the role of Phillip Chancellor IV. His first airdate is July 16 when the character returns to Genoa City. Driscoll was last seen as Coop on Guiding Light.

GENERAL HOSPITAL



Bad boy, Mr. Craig (AKA Jerry Jacks) is making another visit to Port Charles this July. Sebastian Roché is heading back to General Hospital.The summer is expected to be explosive as Jerry causes some serious trouble in July.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE



Michael Lowry, best known for playing Dr. Jake Martin on ALL MY CHILDREN from 1997-2000, has been cast in a recurring role on ONE LIFE TO LIVE. No first airdate yet. Lowry's other soap credits include Les on AS THE WORLD TURNS from 2004-2005 and Dr. Hillman on BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL in 2006.

Casting Updates

Photo: ABC

Here's a look at some casting news in the world of soaps.

Wally Kurth(pictured above) is returing to Days of Lives in the role of Justin Kiriakis. Kirth was also known to soap audiences for his roles on As The World Turns and as part of the legendary Quatermaine Family on General Hospital. Expect Kurth and Justin to set foot in Salem this August.

As her current soap sets to leave the air in September, Crystal Chappell will be leaving the Emmy winning Guiding Light to return to Days of Our Lives as Carly Manning.

Popular television actress Morgan Fairchild will have a guest starring stint on The Bold and The Beautiful this summer. She will share scenes with the show's mariarch Stephanie Forrester played by Susan Flannery.

Former Port Charles and General Hospital actress, Lynn Herring will appear on As The World Turns at the end of July as the mother of Henry, played by Trent Dawson.

Judi Evans Luciano, formerly of Days of Our Lives is set for headed for As The World Turns for a short term as well. She is set to play a character known as Maeve. Luciano's daytime resume is impressive having been on Another World and on Guiding Light. Look for the Maeve character to arrive sometime in August.

ABC Daytime Promos Week of June 22: AMC OLTL GH

All My Children: Amanda's Baby



OLTL: Gigi vs Stacy



General Hospital: Olivia and Johnny

Rick Hearst Talks About Leaving GH And Joining B&B

TV Guide Magazine's Michael Logan talked to Emmy Winner Rick Hearst about his bad boy alter ego leaving General Hospital, his home as Ric Lansing since 2002 and his return to Bold and The Beautiful as Whip Jones.

Rick has won two of his three Daytime Emmys as GH's resident schemer. Look for the character of Ric Lansing to leave Port Charles on June 25.

To read the full article: TV Guide Rick Hearst

Geminis and Cancers: June Birthdays

Adrienne Frantz

Born this month:

Ar ianne Zuker Days of Our Lives June 3

Eileen Davidson The Young & The Restless June 15

Peter Bergman The Young & The Restless June 11

JR Martinez All My Children June 14

Jake Silbermann As The World Turns June 1

Leslie Kay The Bold & The Beautiful June 13

Adrienne Frantz The Young & The Restless June 7

Carolyn Hennesy General Hospital June 10

Greg Vaughan General Hospital June 15

Steve Burton General Hospital June 28

Lawrence Saint-Victor Guilding Light June 14

Susan Haskell One Life To Live June 10

Tika Sumpter One Life To Live June 20

GH Promo: Bombshell Revelation!!!

GH Promo: Week June 1 More Than A Step Mom

GH Promo Week of May 25: Robin Is Back

Rick Herst Returns To The Bold & The Beautiful

Bouncing back rather quickly from the news of his leaving General Hospital where he plays Ric Lansing, two-time Emmy winner Rick Hearst has received a contract role to reprise his Bold and The Beautiful character Whipple Jones. "Whip" as he is called is an ex-husband of Brooke's who has been working overseas at Forrester International.
There's no word yet on when his first air date is.

Rick's final appearance on General Hospital is expected in early June.

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GH Promo: Michael Wakes Up

Rick Herst Is Leaving General Hospital

SOAPnet.com is reporting that Rick Hearst is leaving the popular role of Ric Lansing on General Hospital. Rick has been on the show since 2002 and has received two Emmy Awards for playing the villainous role of Ric. Expect his character to make an explosive exit in June.

Read more at: soapnet.com

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ABC Soap Scoop

Official Fan Club Events

All My Children

Stars from the show will appear at the AMC Fan Club Luncheon on September 13, 2009 at the New York Helmsley Hotel in Manhattan from 10am to 5pm. Tickets are $130 per person. To order tickets or for more information go to: www.amcfanclub.com

Bold & The Beautiful

Stars from the show will appear at the 2009 Official B&B Fan Club Event on on August 29 in Los Angeles. For a reservation e-mail: cathytomas@theboldandthebeautiful.com

General Hospital

Stars from the show will appear at the GH Fan Club Main Event in the Airtel Plaza Hotel in Van Nuys on July 18 from 9am to 4pm. Tickets are $115 for members, $125 for nonmembers. To order tickets, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope along with your money to Debbie Morris, to: GHFC Main Event, PO Box 96737, Houston TX 77213. For more information and a list of additional events, go to: GH Events

One Life To Live

Stars from the show will appear at the OLTL Fan Club Party aboard the World Yacht's Princess on August 15 from 11pm to 3 pm. Guest will cruise around the island of Manhattan. Tickets are $120. For more information on the Party visit:OLTL Fan Club Party
For more information and a list of addtional events, go to: OLTL Events

Young and Restless

Stars from the show will appear at the Y&R Dinner on August 28 at 6pm at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City. Tickets at $145 which includes dinner, tax, tip and a photo autograph book. Mail check or money order to Cathy Tomas,c/o The Young and the Restless, CBS-TV, 7800 Beverly Blvd., Suite #3305, Los Angeles, CA 90036. For more information, e-mail cathytomas@aol.com

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Kelly Monaco and Shelley Henning To Judge 2009 Miss USA Pageant

Kelly Monaco Shelly Henning

Daytime Stars To Judge 2009 Miss USA Pageant
Kelly Monaco (Sam, GENERAL HOSPITAL) and Shelley Hennig (Stephanie, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) will be two of the 12 celebrity judges for the 2009 Miss USA Pageant. The Pageant will be broadcast live on NBC on Sunday, April 19 (7pm ET). Hennig was named Miss Teen USA in 2004.

ABC and Campbells Talk Healthy Hearts

Alicia Minshew Erika Slezak Kirsten Storms
ABC Daytime is teaming up with Campbells to promote Women's Health Month.

Between the special storylines in the shows and the public service announcement featuring ABC talent carrying the heart-health message, “The audience sees that the actors they are watching every day care about them and their health, so it’s a terrific opportunity for us as well,” says ABC Daytime President Brian Frons.

The heart-health theme has been integrated into ABC’s soaps in different ways. All three ABC shows features a prominent character who is a heart transplant recipient. One Life To Lives Viki Davidson(Erika Slezak)has the heart of her late husband Ben. General Hospital's Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) has the heart of cousin BJ. Earlier this year, All My Children's Kendall Hart Slater (Alicia Minshew) received the heart of her brother Josh.

On “All My Children,” the hospital will open a new cardiac wing with a luncheon sponsored on the show by Campbell. Actual Campbell executives will appear in the episodes, Ms. Milway said.

On “One Life to Live,” characters Vicki and Dorian will co-host the second annual Valentine’s Day Go Red Ball, which is sponsored by Campbell.

“General Hospital” will feature an episode recalling its heart-transplant storyline with an “It’s a Wonderful Life” twist. The character Maxie, is an employee of a magazine that’s donating a dress to be worn at a Go Red gala.

“Because we own our own shows, we can really directly and quickly sit down with our exec producers and head writers, and because they’ve had some success with it, I think now they actually look at it as an opportunity to sort of outdo each other in terms of being entertaining and informative at the same time,” Mr. Frons said. “We actually enhanced the entertainment value of the shows and we actually had a happy client. We don’t get to have everybody happy at the same time very often in TV.”

All Children, One Life To Life and General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC and on weeknights on SOAPnet.

To learn more visit the website: ABC.com

ABC offers The View and General Hospital Online

ABC Daytime is now offering same day episodes of The View and General Hospital online. ABC.com

Former General Hospital Star on 24

Viewers may remember Annie Wersching as Amelia Joffe on General Hospital as Sam McCall's tough but vulnerable television producer. Annie is now in a more challenging visable role as FBI agent and unexpected allie of Jack Bauer on 24.

24, starring Kiefer Sutherland, airs Monday nights on FOX.


FOX.COM/24
Source: buddy tv

Susan Lucci, Kathy Brier, Jason Tam To Perform At Broadway Cares

ABC-TV's annual fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will be held in March at Town Hall.Entitled "ABC & SOAPnet Salute Broadway Cares," the star studded concert is scheduled for March 9 at 8 PM. Cameron Mathison will host.

Actors from such ABC daytime shows as "All My Children," "One Life to Live" and "General Hospital" will offer musical numbers and skits. Confirmed talent currently includes Emmy Award winner Susan Lucci; Melissa Claire Egan, Bobbie Eakes, Ricky Paull Goldin, Vincent Irizarry, Chrishell Stause, Aiden Turner, Darnell Williams, Walt Willey and Jacob Young from "All My Children"; Kristen Alderson, BethAnn Bonner, Kathy Brier, Scott Clifton, Kassie DePaiva, Mark Lawson, Hillary B. Smith, Jason Tam and Brittany Underwood from "One Life to Live"; and Bradford Anderson, Anthony Geary and Kimberly McCullough from "General Hospital."

Brian Frons, president, Daytime, Disney-ABC Television Group, said in a recent statement, "The annual ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids benefit was created as a way for us to give back to the community and support a great organization. This event also provides a unique outlet to extend our brand while providing our loyal viewers the opportunity to see their favorite stars perform live on Broadway."

To date the ABC fundraisers have raised a total of one million dollars for the charitable organization.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the nation's largest industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organization. Since its founding in 1988 the organization has distributed over $150 million for services for people with AIDS, HIV or HIV-related illnesses.

Tickets, sponsorship opportunities and online contests are available by visiting www.broadwaycares.org.

Town Hall is located in Manhattan at 123 West 43rd Street.


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General Hospital Fan Club 2009 Announced

General Hospital Fan Club Weekend July 16-July 20, 2009

The GHFCW 2009 will take place beginning July 16th, opening with the GHFC Kick Off Event from 7:00pm - 10:00pm and the Main Event on Saturday July 18th from 9:00am -4:00pm (estimated). Full details of these two events and others will be posted on the Official GH Fan Club website in the next couple of weeks. Party tickets will not be on sale for these events until after the first of the year. The weekend will begin with the Kick Off Party on Thursday night and end with Steve Burton's event on Monday evening.

There is a change in venue: The weekend's activities will take place at:

Airtel Plaza Hotel & Conference Center, 7277 Valjean Avenue Van Nuys, CA 91406 Phone: (818) 997-7676, Airtel Plaza

Rooms go on sale Wednesday December 17, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. PT

For more information visit: ghfanclub.com

Super Soap Weekend Schedule of Events

Here is the schedule for The Last Super Soap Weekend 2008, it's November 15-16 at the Disney Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida.


Saturday November 15th Event Schedule

SOAP CENTRAL
at the ABC Commissary
From 8:00am to 8:00pm

"ON LOCATION" AUTOGRAPHS
8:00am -- 7:30pm
*In order to ensure that each Guest receives an autograph, please limit items to one per person.

SUPER SOAP TALK SHOW
at the NEW Premiere Theater (located off Streets Of America)
Hosted by Bob Guiney

9:00am Family Ties -- Alicia Minshew, Eden Riegel, Brandon Buddy, Kassie DePaiva, Kristen Alderson, Susan Haskell, Julie Marie Berman, Tyler Christopher

11:15am "One Life to Live" -- Bree Williamson, Brittany Underwood, Erika Slezak, Farah Fath, Jason Tam, Kassie DePaiva,Michael Easton, Susan Haskell

1:45pm "All My Children" -- Aiden Turner, Alicia Minshew, Bobbie Eakes, Cameron Mathison, Darnell Williams, Melissa Claire Egan, Ricky Paull Goldin, Thorsten Kaye

4:00pm "General Hospital"-- Greg Vaughan, Jason Thompson, Julie Marie Berman, Kelly Monaco, Kimberly McCullough, Laura Wright, Rebecca Herbst, Tyler Christopher

5:15pm Back By Popular Demand -- Darnell Williams, Eden Riegel, Rebecca Budig, Vincent Irizarry, Bree Williamson, Susan Haskell

6:45pm Heartbreakers -- Aiden Turner, Ricky Paull Goldin, Brandon Buddy, John-Paul Lavoisier, Bradford Anderson, Brandon Barash, Jason Cook, Jason Thompson

CASTING CALL presented by COLGATE TOTAL
at the NEW Premiere Theater (located off Streets Of America)
Hosted by Cameron Mathison

10:15am Aiden Turner, Rebecca Budig

12:30pm Greg Vaughan, Kelly Monaco

3:00pm Brandon Buddy, Kristen Alderson

MOTORCADE AND STAR CONVERSATION
at Hollywood Boulevard & the Sorcerer's Hat Stage

10:00am "General Hospital" -- Greg Vaughan, Jason Cook, Jason Thompson, Kelly Monaco, Kimberly McCullough, Laura Wright, Rebecca Herbst, Tyler Christopher

11:00am "All My Children" -- Bobbie Eakes, Darnell Williams, Eden Riegel, Ricky Paull Goldin, Vincent Irizarry

12:00pm "All My Children" -- Susan Lucci
Hosted by Sherri Shepherd of "The View

1:15pm "One Life to Live" -- Erika Slezak
Hosted by Sherri Shepherd of "The View"

1:45pm "One Life to Live"-- Brandon Buddy, Brittany Underwood, Farah Fath, John-Paul Lavoisier, Jason Tam, Kristen Alderson

4:00pm "All My Children" -- Aiden Turner, Alicia Minshew, Cameron Mathison, Melissa Claire Egan, Rebecca Budig, Thorsten Kaye

5:15pm "General Hospital"-- Bradford Anderson, Brandon Barash, Jason Cook, Julie Marie Berman, Kirsten Storms

6:15pm "One Life to Live" -- Bree Williamson, Kassie DePaiva, Michael Easton, Susan Haskell

COLGATE TOTAL TRIPLE PLAY GAME SHOW
at Theater Of The Stars
Hosted by John-Paul Lavoisier

9:30am Vincent Irizarry, Farah Fath, Kirsten Storms

10:45am Melissa Claire Egan, Kristen Alderson, Greg Vaughan

12:00pm Ricky Paull Goldin, Brandon Buddy, Bradford Anderson

GRAND MOTORCADE up Hollywood Boulevard 7:45pm

- followed by -

COLGATE TOTAL STREET JAM
at the Sorcerer's Hat Stage
Hosted by Cameron Mathison and Sherri Shepherd
Musical Performances by ABC Daytime Soap Stars, followed by a Star-Studded Finale

*All outdoor performances weather permitting
*Talent and individual schedules subject to change without notice
*Check event information locations for the latest updates

Sunday, November 16th Event Schedule

SOAP CENTRAL
at the ABC Commissary
From 8:00am to 8:00pm

"ON LOCATION" AUTOGRAPHS 8:00am -- 7:30pm

SUPER SOAP TALK SHOW
at the NEW Premiere Theater (located off Streets Of America) Hosted by Bob Guiney

9:00am Rivals -- Alicia Minshew, Rebecca Budig, Kassie DePaiva, Susan Haskell, Kelly Monaco, Rebecca Herbst

11:15am Schemers -- Melissa Claire Egan, Thorsten Kaye, Vincent Irizarry, Bree Williamson, Kassie DePaiva, Kelly Monaco, Kirsten Storms

1:45pm "One Life to Live" -- Brandon Buddy, Brittany Underwood, Erika Slezak, Farah Fath, Jason Tam, Kristen Alderson

4:00pm "General Hospital" -- Bradford Anderson, Brandon Barash, Greg Vaughan, Jason Cook, Jason Thompson, Julie Marie Berman, Kimberly McCullough, Laura Wright

5:15pm "All My Children" -- Aiden Turner, Alicia Minshew, Bobbie Eakes, Eden Riegel, Ricky Paull Goldin, Thorsten Kaye, Vincent Irizarry

6:45pm Love Stories -- Aiden Turner, Cameron Mathison, Rebecca Budig, Farah Fath, John-Paul Lavoisier, Bradford Anderson, Kirsten Storms

CASTING CALL presented by COLGATE TOTAL
at the NEW Premiere Theater (located off Streets Of America) Hosted by Cameron Mathison

10:15am Ricky Paull Goldin, Melissa Claire Egan

12:30pm Bradford Anderson, Kirsten Storms

3:00pm John-Paul Lavoisier, Farah Fath

MOTORCADE AND STAR CONVERSATION
at Hollywood Boulevard & the Sorcerer's Hat Stage

9:45am "General Hospital" -- Bradford Anderson, Brandon Barash, Jason Cook, Julie Marie Berman, Kirsten Storms

10:45am "All My Children" -- Bobbie Eakes, Darnell Williams, Eden Riegel, Ricky Paull Goldin, Vincent Irizarry

12:15pm "One Life to Live" -- Erika Slezak
Hosted by Sherri Shepherd of "The View"

12:45pm "One Life to Live" -- Bree Williamson, Kassie DePaiva, Michael Easton, Susan Haskell

1:45pm "General Hospital" -- Greg Vaughan, Jason Thompson, Kelly Monaco, Kimberly McCullough, Laura Wright, Rebecca Herbst, Tyler Christopher

4:00pm "All My Children" -- Aiden Turner, Alicia Minshew, Cameron Mathison, Melissa Claire Egan, Rebecca Budig, Thorsten Kaye

5:15pm "One Life to Live" -- Brandon Buddy, Brittany Underwood, Farah Fath, Jason Tam, Kristen Alderson

6:15pm Men We Love -- Aiden Turner, Darnell Williams, Ricky Paull Goldin, Thorsten Kaye, Brandon Buddy, John-Paul Lavoisier, Michael Easton, Brandon Barash, Greg Vaughan, Tyler Christopher
Hosted by Sherri Shepherd

Sunday, November 16th Event Schedule (Cont'd)

COLGATE TOTAL TRIPLE PLAY GAME SHOW
at Theater of The Stars
Hosted by John-Paul Lavoisier

9:30am Aiden Turner, Bree Williamson, Tyler Christopher

10:45am Rebecca Budig, Susan Haskell, Laura Wright

12:00pm Bobbie Eakes, Brittany Underwood, Brandon Barash

GRAND MOTORCADE up Hollywood Boulevard 7:45pm

- followed by -

COLGATE TOTAL STREET JAM
at the Sorcerer's Hat Stage Hosted by Cameron Mathison and Sherri Shepherd

Musical Performances by ABC Daytime Soap Stars, followed by a Star-Studded Finale

*All outdoor performances weather permitting.
*Talent and individual schedules subject to change without notice.
*Check event information locations for the latest updates.