On 10/30/2021 at 5:39 AM, FrenchBug82 said:

As a side note, I rewatched Robin Strasser's return scenes on OLTL in 1993 after the Elaine Princi interlude and I was struck that the voiceover said "Dorian will ONCE AGAIN be played by...". I had never heard that before and it had a slightly more mild-mannered "real Greenlee" feel to me.
I checked and the other un-recast returnee I could think of, Anna Stuart, got a traditional "Donna will be played" voiceover.

 

On 10/30/2021 at 6:44 AM, kalbir said:

@Xanthe @FrenchBug82 When Brenda Dickson returned to Y&R in 1983, the announcement was something like "today Brenda Dickson returns to the role of Jill Foster Abbott".

I'm not 100% sure, but I think that they made a similar announcement on B&B when KKL returned to play Brooke after her maternity leave in 1997 when she had been temporarily replaced by Sandra Ferguson.

16 hours ago, Nicholas Blair said:

Ideally, Alice would be 1) blonde; 2) someone with star power who immediately reads Soap Opera Heroine; 3) someone who can access deep emotions.

Since obviously AW struggled to recast Alice with someone suitable with the constraints they were working with at the time, as a thought experiment, assuming that time and space and money are not constrained, is there any actress past or present, living or dead, big screen, small screen, or stage, who would have been close to an ideal Alice? (Assume that she is willing to bleach her hair, and if that is not sufficient, go to any lengths to change anything about her physical appearance, in order to perform the role.)

On 10/29/2021 at 11:39 PM, FrenchBug82 said:

As a side note, I rewatched Robin Strasser's return scenes on OLTL in 1993 after the Elaine Princi interlude and I was struck that the voiceover said "Dorian will ONCE AGAIN be played by...". I had never heard that before and it had a slightly more mild-mannered "real Greenlee" feel to me.
I checked and the other un-recast returnee I could think of, Anna Stuart, got a traditional "Donna will be played" voiceover.

They somewhat did it for Marj Dusay's return as Alexandra Spaulding in 2002, following Joan Collins' exit.

"Marj Dusay is recreating the role of Alexandra Spaulding."

Again, I personally think that Another World did something amazing in hiring Susan Harney to replace Jacqueline Courtney in the role of Alice.

One actress who could have played the role was Judith Light (Karen #2 on One Life to Live) but I would not have wanted  her to change looks.    I also think that Ms. Light would have played Alice her own way, and the viewers would have had to adjust or stopped watching the program.

The only veteran that I would have considered for the role was Leigh Lassen/Natalie Isreal (Search for Tomorrow).

Ms. Lassen stepped into a mulit-recast role successfully.    And, Ms. Light replaced Kathryn Breech quite successfully!

On 10/29/2021 at 3:49 PM, j swift said:

I was just thinking that without the recasting of Rebecca on Passions from Maureen McCormick to Andrea Evans, I doubt that character would have had so much longevity.  Kim Ulrich's Ivy was virtually cast aside for Rebecca.  One tends to think without the recast she might never have returned after her daughter's wedding.

Also, as much as I find Travis Schuldt charming as an actor, I think Eric Martsolf was better suited to play Ethan as the object of multiple women's affection.  And I think Adrian Bellani was a better Miguel than Jesse Metcalfe, as was Charles Divens an upgrade as Chad over Donn Swaby

On the other hand, Blair Redford was a terrible recast Miguel.  I know that a lot of humor was derived over the hyphenate of the Lopez-Fitzgarald clan, and neither Luis nor Theresa were played by actors who identify as part of the Latinx community, but I cannot think of a more white washed casting than going from Adrian Bellani to Blair Redford to play Miguel, except of course for OLTL's recasting of Blair Cramer.

I've been listening to the Passions podcast (iykyk) and was reminded of Gina Marie May, the one month Kay - that is some bad recasting

The weird thing about Kay was that from Taylor Anne Mountz to Deanna Wright and then to Heidi Mueller the character changed with the recast, which I consider a sign of a bad recasting.  Kay started as a sporty almost tom-boy who palled around with Miguel.  The initial point was that Miguel denied her attraction to him because he considered her to be one his childhood buddies.  Then, by the time Heidi Mueller (a failed reality star turned "actress') came along Kay became a va-va-voom girl who all the boys lusted after, and she looked like she could never dribble a basketball. 

Then, you have her sister Jessica who was off screen for so long between recasts that each time the character was reintroduced she had different traits.

22 minutes ago, j swift said:

I've been listening to the Passions podcast (iykyk) and was reminded of Gina Marie May, the one month Kay - that is some bad recasting

I didn't even remember her. Was it a Charity Roehmer situation or was she OK on-screen and other factors might have played a part?

I am asking because we often hear long-time actors say that the actors who can't remember their lines "don't last very long" but it is not that common for actors to be quickly fired so I am always wondering who that might be.

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57 minutes ago, j swift said:

I've been listening to the Passions podcast (iykyk) and was reminded of Gina Marie May, the one month Kay - that is some bad recasting

The weird thing about Kay was that from Taylor Anne Mountz to Deanna Wright and then to Heidi Mueller the character changed with the recast, which I consider a sign of a bad recasting.  Kay started as a sporty almost tom-boy who palled around with Miguel.  The initial point was that Miguel denied her attraction to him because he considered her to be one his childhood buddies.  Then, by the time Heidi Mueller (a failed reality star turned "actress') came along Kay became a va-va-voom girl who all the boys lusted after, and she looked like she could never dribble a basketball. 

Then, you have her sister Jessica who was off screen for so long between recasts that each time the character was reintroduced she had different traits.

I always thought she was a temp recast because the original Kay quit suddenly.

Deanna Wright was my fav Kay.  She had a town boy vibe, but was also girlish.  And scenes where she went off on Grace were well done.

On 10/31/2021 at 9:50 AM, Liberty City said:

"Marj Dusay is recreating the role of Alexandra Spaulding."

I love that way of phrasing it. 👍

On 10/31/2021 at 8:50 AM, Liberty City said:

They somewhat did it for Marj Dusay's return as Alexandra Spaulding in 2002, following Joan Collins' exit.

"Marj Dusay is recreating the role of Alexandra Spaulding."

In other words, turn down the volume..the screeching is about to start!!! Weird turn of phrase since she didn't create Alex to begin with. However, it was prophetic as from then on in the writers made Alex a drug dealing shrew and then a meek little house mouse..she was never again really Alex (not Marj's fault.)

On 10/30/2021 at 1:09 AM, kalbir said:

@Bright Eyes I find it so hard to believe that Jaime Lyn Bauer actually played the Days character originated by Susan Flannery. Speaking of Jaime Lyn Bauer, I'm surprised that after she left Y&R CBS didn't try to keep her in the family so to speak and cast her on one of their primetime soaps. She seemed so made for that genre. 

Didn't they want her as Stephanie Forrester originally?

@SteelCity Yes, it's been posted here before that Bill Bell offered Stephanie to Jaime Lyn Bauer.

JLB is the name I remember reading years ago, and later, SSH.

1 minute ago, SFK said:

JLB is the name I remember reading years ago, and later, SSH.

Also Jane Elliot

11 hours ago, amybrickwallace said:

I love that way of phrasing it. 👍

As the announcer spoke that, Marj tossed back her head and let out one of her inimitable little vocalizations.

Just now, John said:

Also Jane Elliot

That woman got offered everything.

On 10/30/2021 at 12:47 AM, Bright Eyes said:

I haven't seen much, if any, of Rosemary Forsyth's work but she's certainly the right age and looks the part. Then there's Jaime Lyn Bauer ... maybe too glamourous? 

Rosemary Forsyth captured the icy side of Laura, but precious little of the warmth or sexiness that Susan Flannery brought to the role. Jaime Lyn Bauer was just another character entirely, I don't think she captured even the slightest essence of Laura ... though, to be fair, JER wrote her as a weak, simpering woman, which was about as far from the original Laura Horton as you could get.