Real Life Mystery on Broadway Set

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Real Life mystery on the set of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying"

I just read of a real life mystery on the set of Michael Parks' (ATWT) Broadway show. A 29 year old stage carpenter for the show has suddenly died. It happened at 8pm Wednesday night just as the curtain was about to rise. The 29 year old stage carpenter went into cardiac arrest, was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. At the point, the NYPD does not suspect anything criminal...

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I believe you are correct. There was no plane crash, and only one Gregory died (in a car accident, as you said). All the others just moved away from Bay City. And didn't one Gregory remain on the show for a significant time, after the others had left? I'm assuming that may have been Ernest, because of his involvement with Janet Matthews.
I'd love to know how the "plane crash" myth got started. But I've heard it repeated -- even on talk shows with soap opera guests -- and very often Another World is not mentioned, just the "fact" that one soap opera killed-off an entire family in a plane crash. And when that comes up, I always know they are talking about Another World and the Gregorys.

By Tisy-Lish · 2 minutes ago2 min
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YES!👍

By vetsoapfan · 16 minutes ago16 min
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Nixon showed some real genius on AW (several times, actually). While Jim and Mary Matthews, the Baxters, and the Gregorys were all middle-class families -- Nixon's introductions, Lenore and Helen Moore were quite wealthy (even wealthier than Liz), and Ada, Sam, and Rachel were firmly working-class. So aside from Liz's wealth (from day-one), Agnes Nixon first introduced social class-conflict the AW. And that theme carried through both the Cenadella and Lemay eras. I believe social class conflict, and long tortured romances were the hallmarks of AW during its golden age.

By Tisy-Lish · 23 minutes ago23 min
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@Tisy-Lish bringing up "urban myths" is spot on. It's long been purported that Agnes Nixon came aboard and killed off all the Gregorys in a plane crash. That doesn't correspond at all with what I remember. Ernest, Karen (and I presume the Gregory parents) left town, and the only one who died was Alex, but in a car crash. Not a plane crash.
And P&G didn't stop Pamela Long and Gail Kobe from slaughtering the Bauers on TGL or Mary Ellis Bunim from dropping tent-pole characters Nancy and Chris Hughes from ATWT, so if TPTB wanted the Matthews family gone, they would have been dispatched.

By vetsoapfan · 29 minutes ago29 min
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Oh, c'mon, it's not like he's dated all of Sweet Daddy Williams' girls, lol! He's dated, what, two (Jacinda and Crane Girl)? That wouldn't even get him a spot on "The Morton Downey, Jr. Show."

By Khan · 37 minutes ago37 min
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The introduction of Deanna was better than I could've ever imagined. They really struck gold with both Deanna and Donnell and I really hope the show takes notice and makes them a real family. Vanessa is overdue for a home set (which they should've build instead of giving Joey a home) so the family has a place to ground their scenes. I find them more interesting than Chelsea, Madison or Martin and Smitty's kids. Vanessa gets decent screentime but I do think the show would benefit from expanding her role more which Deanna and Donnell give her the opportunity to do.
I didn't love them having the ceremony at Uptown but with the budget constraints I'm not surprised. It kinda worked but it makes me wonder if a clinic was even a good idea if it isn't something we'll get to see. Plus, do we really need a hospital and a clinic set?
I aint gonna lie, I didn't really care that Samantha was missing but I did miss Derek. I can't believe it but he's really come around on me in recent months. Dare I say it but I feel like he has stronger chemistry with Leslie and Eva than any love interest either has had thus far. I feel like Ashley and Derek both have so much potential and likability now that they're apart.
Another thing I wanted to say is that I am starting to become sick of this cotillion story. Is it just me or have they been talking about this forever? For a teen centered event on a show where the teens are recurring, it's taking up too much screentime. This should've happened by now but they keep talking about it with no end in sight.

By Chris B · 38 minutes ago38 min
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I agree. Let’s finally get her faking the cancer but not until close to the end. She and Michael can even be back in the gatehouse and give us another Susan Moore murder mystery.
As far as those kids go, these are Quartermaines. If we can’t have a gold digger nanny looking to marry a Q taking care of them and doing the bend and snap in front of hot Michael, then send them off to boarding school!

By titan1978 · 39 minutes ago39 min
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I just have no interest in Michael dating yet another sex worker tbh lol. That's just one reason I have no time for Jacinda. But I do think using his past is good fodder for an enemy, including linking him to crimes like you mention which have nothing to do with him.

By Vee · 40 minutes ago40 min
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Thanks for the clarification, @Tisy-Lish ! I've always assumed it was the Matthewses, and not the Baxters, whom the Gregorys were supposed to replace. Like @vetsoapfan says, if P&G wanted the family gone, then Agnes Nixon wouldn't have continued writing for them.

By Khan · 42 minutes ago42 min
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I actually wouldn't give Marlena another love interest. She's had several great loves, obviously John being the greatest, but she works fine as is. She's not as locked in as SSH is due to BH being her real life husband and that's too much, but I think it's very acceptable for Marlena to be single from now on. There is something nice about being okay with having all those years with John and being content with that one huge love story.

By carolineg · 42 minutes ago42 min

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