Spending over 12 years as a scriptwriter at “The Bold and the Beautiful,” Daytime Emmy Award winner Michele Val Jean is exiting the popular drama series.
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Cady McClain IS Shirley Valentine in the Tony Award-nominated play “Shirley Valentine.” Find out how you can watch her much praised performance.
After two years at “Days of our Lives,” Jamey Giddens has opted against renewing his contract and will exit the series’ writing team next month.
“General Hospital” star Lisa LoCicero will be starring in the L.A. revival of the Tony Award-winning play, “God of Carnage,” for a limited three-week engagement.
Judith Chapman (“The Young and the Restless”) will soon reprise her role in the stage play “The Guys” to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The two-date engagement takes place at the Palm Canyon Theatre in Palm Springs, CA.
Jason Tam (ex-Markko Rivera, “One Life to Live”) is returning to Broadway when the musical Be More Chill begins previews next month.
CBS has announced the first round of presenters for “The 72nd Annual Tony Awards,” airing live on CBS on Sunday, June 10. The awards show will be hosted for the first time by nominees Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban.
Former CBS Daytime head honcho Barbara Bloom is heading back to daytime television, this time as part of the writing team at “General Hospital.”
While he turns 38 years old on Sunday, September 10, “The Bold and the Beautiful’s” Jacob Young (Rick Forrester) won’t let that pesky little detail stop him from performing at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas as part of his big birthday celebration! The actor and musician has signed on to headline a Vegas show alongside fellow singer and friend Vanessa LeGrand.
“The Young and the Restless'” Mal Young to pull double duty as head writer and executive producer following the departure of Sally Sussman and Kay Alden.
“General Hospital” has promoted Chris Van Etten to the role of co-head writer. He replaces recently retired Jean Passanante in the position.
Jean Passanante, who has spearheaded “General Hospital” alongside Shelly Altman since July 2015, officially retires from soap opera writing.
Ron Carlivati is officially ready to hit a home-run for NBC’s “Days of our Lives.” Will you be watching?
It’s been months since it was announced that Ron Carlivati would be taking over head writing duties at “Days of our Lives” and we’re finally just weeks away from seeing where he plans to take the folks of Salem.
Is Dena Higley‘s reign as co-head writer of “Days of our Lives” over before it even hits the air? According to a report by Daytime Confidential last week, Higley asked for, and was granted, a leave of absence from the show citing personal reasons.
As previously reported, “General Hospital” will soon be saying goodbye to scribe Ron Carlivati and hello again to co-head writers Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante when the team officially takes over writing duties next month, with material not expected to fully hit the screen until mid-October, according to insiders. But what forced ABC to make a change in its writing regime? Ratings, of course! Thirteen consecutive weeks of ratings lows that is.
With 13 consecutive weeks of record low ratings in the key Women 18-49 sales demo, ABC announced today that it has decided to oust “General Hospital’s” current head writer, Ron Carlivati, and replace him with newly appointed co-head writers Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante. The duo, who will officially take over writing reins beginning Monday, August 10, previously served together in the same capacity at CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” up until January of this year. They won two consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team for their work on “Y&R” during their tenure.
After several months of disastrous ratings returns that has left many in the industry wondering if “Days of our Lives” would survive its next renewal talks between NBC, Sony Pictures Television and Corday Productions, producers of the soap, the daytime drama series will welcome back veteran writer Dena Higley, and former “One Life to Live” and “The Young and the Restless” head writer Josh Griffith, as its new head writers. The two replace outgoing head writers Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell.
Great balls of fire: This year marks the 75th anniversary of “Gone With the Wind,” and to celebrate the occasion, “The Young and the Restless’” Judith Chapman (Gloria Abbott) is taking to the stage in “Vivien,” a journey into the triumph and madness of celebrated actress Vivien Leigh, who portrayed Scarlett O’Hara in the beloved film.
Fans of “One Life to Live’s” Shelly Burch (ex-Delilah Garretson) are in luck if they’d like to see the actress’ talents once more: The former daytime star is bringing a cabaret show to New York audiences this month!