ALL: Soap Stars - Where are they now?

[DRW50]

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/catching-up-with-mariann-aalda-on-the-edge-of-age-disruption/

[Soapsuds]

Scott Porter who played Casey Hughes on ATWT was revealed as the runner up in The Masked Singer.

[DRW50]

Susan Lucci claims she turned down The Golden Bachelorette.

https://people.com/susan-lucci-was-called-about-leading-the-golden-bachelorette-exclusive-8653911

[Taoboi]

Understandable. Let the woman be.

 

When she's ready...she's ready.

 

 

[Khan]

Besides, if we want to watch a bunch of men chase after Susan Lucci, we can just watch old AMC episodes on YT.

[Taoboi]

Complete with Erica Kane slaps.

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[janea4old]

I started to post this on the GH thread, but I think it fits better here ....
 

https://www.instagram.com/p/C7Zo6fFJRmN/
 

May 25, 2024
abonemartinez (A Martinez)
Last year I saw my brother Lane Davies play King Lear in Los Angeles. His performance was so astonishing that I went back a few days later to watch him do it again. Afterwards he sat around with some fans who'd journeyed far to see him inhabit this iconic role, and he spoke of the experience for a generously long amount of time –– even though he was very tired. Lane is a truly wonderful actor, and a stellar human being. Next Sunday a couple of his fellow travelers –– me and the legendary Maurice Benard –– are gonna hop on Zoom for a couple of hours to talk about the work and raise money for Lane's theatre company to do more Shakespeare! (There may be some surprise guests as well...) This is a labor of love for each of us –– should be a lot of good feels and a lot of good fun –– and I hope you'll join us if you can. #thebrothersyoufind

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If you scan the code at the bottom of the instagram image, it leads to this link to donate for the zoom:
https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=9F82DN27DTHL6

Benefit for this theatre company in Georgia where Lane Davies lives 
https://conasaugashakespeare.com/
 

Edited May 26, 2024 by janea4old

[janea4old]

https://deadline.com/2024/05/godfather-of-harlem-rome-flynn-season-4-cast-1235942194/

Emmy Award-winner Rome Flynn is set to recur in the MGM+ series Godfather of Harlem for Season 4.

Flynn will portray real-life gangster Frank Lucas, who is described by the streamer as “a country boy from North Carolina who ventured to Harlem and, after initial friction with gangster Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker), eventually rose to become Bumpy’s fierce defender and right-hand man.” Denzel Washington depicted Lucas in the movie American Gangster, but in Godfather of Harlem, his story begins 10 years earlier than in the film.

Created by Chris Brancato (Narcos, Hotel Cocaine) and the late Paul Eckstein, Godfather of Harlem tells a story inspired by infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson (Whitaker), who in the early 1960s returned from 11 years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles.

“When I saw Rome’s audition, I immediately knew we’d found our man – equal parts charming and ruthless, savvy and suave. Rome is a wonderful actor who can go toe-to-toe with Forest Whitaker and our other great performers,” said Brancato in a statement to Deadline.
 

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He's playing a younger version of Denzel's character!

 

Edited May 28, 2024 by janea4old

[Taoboi]

B&B's loss continues to be the world's gain.

[Vee]

Barbara Crampton (Y&R/GL/DOOL/B&B) and Connor Paolo (Travis O'Connell, OLTL) are both featured in the well-reviewed The Last Stop in Yuma County (and can be seen in this trailer):

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[j swift]

We'll just ignore the fact that the social media manager for the local news made a typo when posting those morning rather than this morning (which probably are the first two words of 90% of their posts).

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Edited June 12, 2024 by j swift

[DramatistDreamer]

This is not so much a ”Where Are They Now?” as much as a “Where They Were Back Then” but I am reading a book entitled The Swans of Harlem.

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There is a chapter discussing the origins of the Dance Theater of Harlem and its founder Arthur Mitchell who was distraught in the wake of the MLK assassination when he called to friends in the middle of the night to help him work out a plan that would utilize his gift in service of his community. The two friends he called were Cicely Tyson and Brock Peters. Fans of 1980s Y&R might remember that Brock Peters played Commissioner Frank Lewis, Carl Williams’ (the father of Paul Williams) boss and Amy Lewis’ dad.

 

[Jonathan]

Hayley and Mateo's son, Enzo visited Live with Kelly and Mark today. So cool.

 

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[DramatistDreamer]

I don’t know how many people watched the Tony awards (I sure didn’t) but the In Memoriam segment is up on YouTube and both Ellen Holly and Nicholas Coster are featured in it.

[DRW50]

Glad they were paid more respect than the Emmys bothered with...

I always liked Christian Campbell and just thought he never quite found the right parts to suit him. I'm glad he's still doing something (in this case producing a revival of Reefer Madness).

Kristen Bell And Christian Campbell Talk 'Reefer Madness: The Musical' (deadline.com)