Soap Stars/Singers

[ReddFoxx]

Tonya Pinkins

Tamara Tunie

Jennifer Landon

[tina m]

I remember when Leon sang on General Hospital - she was great. I remember Katie Stuart (ex-Sage, GH) released some sort of EP few years back when she was on GH. I think I have one of her songs on my ipod, it's just cute pop .

[Quent]

I remember years ago, I saw a musical on Broadway called "The Rink". Liza Minelli and Chita Rivera were the stars, but I did a double-take when I saw their co-star: Scott Holmes (Tom Hughes, ATWT).

[EricMontreal22]

Rex Smith is a big musical theatre star--Pirates of Penzance with Linda Ronstadt was a huge hit for him on Broadway and as a flop movie, I saw him (and own the recording) i the Canadian production of Sunset Blvd where he was spectacularly good (and very nice when I got his autograph as a star struck teen)

A lot of East Coast actors especially have major Broadway careers. Tonya Pikins was mentioned but she's really a Broadway powerhouse as anyone who saw her in Jelly's Last Jam, The Wild Party or Caroline or Change or has heard those recordings knows (such a waste on AMC right now) here she is singing from Caroline on the Tonys--with a cold no less! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBxPARCbm_I

Stuart Damon was a major 50s and 60s Broadway leading man (he was in Rodgers and Sondheim's Do I Hear a Waltz) and of course was in the 60s TV version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIe2Y5lgahQ

Michael Park really could be one of THE big Broadway leading men right now if he wasn't commited to As as a regular. In the 90s he played Lucky in the revival of Little Me, the male gigolo who does the famous strip number to the song I've Got Your Number (I wish there was video of that...) and in 1994 was in the groundbreaking, and awesome, Off Broadway sex musical Hello Again. Here he is in the award winning revue Smokey Joe's Cafe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33enUaJhPQk

Of course Celeste Holm, movie star and Broadway star from the original Oklahoma production in the 40s was the matriarch on Loving for a while. James Mitchell was a major Broadway dancer (he plays Curly in the famous dream ballet in the movie of Oklahoma) and can sing well.

Umm the guy who played Zoe/Zarf on AMC is a pretty popular Broadway performer in rockier (and often gender bending) roles like Hedwig, Taboo.

SOOooo many other people, often in smaller or cameo roles are Broadway names--like I remember Terrence Mann, a major musical theatre celeb was on AMC for a few months, etc

One of my fave maverick record producers, Giorgio Moroder (who basically discovered and produced every one of DOnna Summer's disco hits, Flashdance, Top Gun, American Gigolo/Call Me etc etc) was asked in 1987 to create a girl group that would also feature on a kid's Satruday Morning cartoon. Unfortunately he didn't give them very good material, but Big Trouble was headlined by Bobby Eakes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3n-7jlb340

[SteveFrame]

Robert Newman does some musical theater too. I know that he did The Full Monty where he sang and all. He also bared it all and did the full monty in that.

[EricMontreal22]

Hahah I woulda liked to have seen that (though they blind the audience with lights just before the reveal). I can't believe I forgot another biggie--the wasted on OLTL Patricia Elliott won a Tony for her role in the original 1973 production of A Little Night Music, by my fave Stephen Sondheim. You can hear her sing Every Day A Little Death on the original cast CD.

Also the GORGEOUS and gorgeously voiced Victoria Mallory was in two Sondheim musicals--the original Follies in 1971 when she was 21 and then also in the original A Little Night Music with Pat--she's on both recordings as well as a Sondheim concert CD from the same year. I know she then went on to Y&R though I think she retired in the 80s to be a mother. She's still married to her handsome Night Music co-star Mark Lambert. (Oh apparantly she was on Santa Barbara in the 90s). I know Bell had character son Y&R sing sometimes, I hope he let her show off

[y&r_fan]

Adrienne Frantz (Amber, Y&R) released an album, "Anomaly".

Tammin Sursok (Colleen, Y&R) released an album, "Whatever Will Be", and had two big hits in Australia (and to a lesser extent, the UK).

[bandbfan]

I think Jack Wagner did something a few years ago as well.

[Paul Raven]

David Hasselhoff recorded for Capricorn Records in the late 70's while playing Snapper on Y&R.He later had major success in Germany due to his Baywatch series.

Darnell Williams recorded a single in the 80's while on AMC.Was it called 'Satisfaction?'

Shirley Jones -'Colleen Brady' on DOOL appeared in musicals in the 50's and was part of The Patridge Family,who had many hits in the 70's.

Was Shirley's voice used on these hits?Or was the whole thing done by session musicians(apart from David Cassidy's lead vocals?)

Bryton -Devon on Y&R has recorded some songs.

I remember Patty Weaver singing her single 'One Love Too Late" on Days at Shenanigans opening night.I think Mary Anderson was killed by the Salem Strangler in that episode and Jake was revealed as the killer.

[EricMontreal22]

Shirley did her own singing in the movies of Oklahoma and Carousel I know.

[Paul Raven]

Audrey Landers of Somerset and later Dallas had hits in Europe as a result of Dallas' success there.

Same for Patrick Duffy- he recorded a duet with French singing star Mirielle Matheiu.

I think that Tom Neilsen(Floyd GL)recorded in the early 80's.

Gisele McKenzie who stood in for Jeanne Cooper on Y&R had a big hit in the 50's with 'The Wayward Wind'

Ketty Lester,who played Helen Grant on DOOL in the 70's was a singer and hit the charts with 'Love Letters' in the 60's.

There was an ABC soapstars album in the early 80's.I recall Stuart Damon and Peter Bergman recorded tracks.Does anyone remember this?Was t a Xmas album?

Lesley Gore,pop star of the 60's(It's My Party and many more)was on AMC in the early 80's as June Gordon.She had something to do with Mark Dalton,Erica's brother.

[cct]

I don't really have anything to add, since everyone has already named everyone I'm aware of, but thanks for the laughs on Bobbie Eakes!

[SFK]

TM also appeared on AW and later OLTL as Rae's (Linda Dano) ex, Daniel.

Nell Carter (Ain't Misbehavin', the workshop of Dreamgirls, Annie, et al) appeared on Ryan's Hope.

[SteveFrame]

I don't know if they ever recorded anything but both Francesca James and Janice Lynde portrayed nightclub singers on their shows - James on AW and Lynde on AW.

[bongobong]

I can't believe no one mentioned Ricky Martin yet!