Soap Opera Comings and Goings at Soaps.com

All My Children -

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

BREAKING NEWS!!! *It's official! Beth Ehlers, ex-Harley, Guiding Light, has taken a role on AMC! Beth will play Army Lt. Taylor McBride; word has it, she'll immediately be thrust into Jake's storyline, which will reunite her with GL-pal Ricky Paull Goldin! She will debut on August 5. Welcome, Beth!!! Coming to Pine Valley: *Charles Pratt, JR has taken over the writing reins at AMC. Read more about that here. *Daniel Kennedy will reprise the role of Petey Cortlandt this summer! *Welcome Melvin Van Peebles! Mario Van Peebles' real-life father will play his on-screen dad in July! *Lucy Danziger will play herself on June 23! *Denise Vasi joins the cast as Randi on May 29. *Welcome, Brianne Moncrief. She will take over the role of Colby Chandler in May. Read more about that here. *Caroline Clay will appear as Nurse Hazel, Dr. Madden's nurse, on May 6. *Add another musical guest to Pine Valley! On May 21 and 22, R&B artist Ne-Yo will sing at Angie and Jesse's wedding!

As the World Turns -

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Breaking News: *Welcome back, John James! He will reprise the role of Dr. Rick Decker in July. Read more about that here. *Debra Jo Rupp of "That 70's Show" fame will appear on ATWT; she will play a camp counselor who interacts with Carly, Holden and the girls. *Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Cyndi Lauper is coming to Oakdale! Read about that here! Steve Gaboury and Knox Chandler will join Cyndi on stage. Who's Coming? *Tom Baran plays Tony on July 3. *Mark Sullivan, plays Reg beginning June 16. *Leslie Ann Glossner will play Ashley beginning Tuesday, May 27. *Samantha Hahn plays Fay beginning June 4. *Charlie Pollock plays Bud on May 30th. *James Villemaire plays Coyle in May. *Chris Cafero returns as Dylan in May. *Jeff Binder, arrives in Oakdale as a cop. *Chris Cafero plays a schoolmate of Parker's. *Rosalyn Coleman plays "Brenda", who gives Allie a hard time. *Vedette Lim appears as "Amy", Casey's date, on May 19. *Julie Pinson (ex-Billie, Days) has acquired a role on As the World Turns playing Janet Ciccone. She'll air May 8. *Welcome, Noelle Beck, who will take over the role of Lily! You can read more about that here. *Eric William Morris, Matt, returns to Oakdale April 30th. *Daniel Hugh Kelly, Col. Winston Mayer, will return to Oakdale on May 6. *Soaps.com has learned that Chris Heuisler, Cole Norbeck, will return in a few weeks.

The Bold and the Beautiful -

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

* Ivar Brogger returns as "Dr. Patrick" on June 11. Find out more about the man who plays Katie's doctor in the B&B news room. * Canadian actress Jacqueline MacInnes Wood has been cast as Steffy Forrester! For all the details, visit the B&B News Room! Update! Steffy will arrive home from London on June 4! *Robin Riker portrays Beth Logan, beginning Wednesday, June 18! * Ivar Brogger plays "Dr. Patrick" on Friday, May 30th. * Just in! Brandon Beemer's character is to be named Owen Hart, and will have a connection to Donna's son, Marcus! Watch for his debut on July 2nd! Check out B&B Breaking News! * Alley Mills returns as "Pam Douglas" on Monday, May 19th. * Ivar Brogger portrays "Dr. Patrick" on Monday, May 19th. * Dana Cuomo portrays "The Recovery Representative" on Monday, May 19th. * Shasi Wells portrays "The Forrester Secretary" on Thursday, May 22nd. * Patrick Duffy portrays Stephen Logan on May 13th, 14th, and 15th. At which time he once again, will depart for Paris and leave the canvas. He is lined up to make a return when Beth Logan is recast! * B&B is casting the role of Beth Logan (mother of Brooke, Donna, Katie and Storm)! * William DeVry's last airdate as Storm Logan will be May 14th. * Actor Texas Battle has been cast in the contract role of "Marcus", someone who knows a secret from Donna's past! "Marcus" will first air on May 13th! See the B&B News Room for details! * Patrick Duffy returns as "Stephen Logan" May 7th, 8th and 9th. * Tracy Lindsay Melchior returns as "Kristen Forrester" on May 8th and 9th. * Bella Favela portrays "Donna's Stylist" on May 7th. * Paul Messinger portrays "The Minister" on May 8th and 9th.

Days of Our Lives -

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

* The role of "Brad Baker," the reporter, will be played by Leith Burke. Brad airs on Friday, August 8th. * Is Bart returning?! I just heard from Steve Blackwood (Bart Beiderbecke, who tells me he has been in touch with the show and there is a possibility that Bart will come back in another incarnation - evil brother perhaps?!! Thoughts?! * Molly Burnett is coming to the show to play "Melanie", Max Brady's half-sister, July 31. For more info click here! * Mike O'Hearn, "Titan" from American Gladiators, will be playing the role of a customer in the Brady Pub, July 14th. He breaks up the food fight between two ladies! * The role of the “Mail Clerk” will be played by Marianne Mellerleile. Marianne will air on Tuesday, July 15th. She is known for her role as “Norma Bates” on Passions. YAY! * “Judge Karen Fitzpatrick” will be played by Marsha Clark. Marsha will air on Friday, July 18th. * Joe Mascolo is returning as Stefano DiMera August 4 week!! * Sorry, Frances Reid (Alice) will not be returning this July 4th. * Kimberly Estrada will return to the role of Yvonne Li Tuesday, June 24th. * Guess who is making another appearance this summer? Doug and Julie (Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes) for a run starting July 1, that continues, July 2 and July 7. * Who was that? Kimberly Estrada played Yvonne Li. She was the woman who Philip spoke with regarding John's disc! * Seventeen year old Molly McCook, (Daughter of John McCook, (Eric,The Bold and the Beautiful) is testing for new role on the show. * Say goodbye to Linden Ashby, (Paul Hollingsworth) June 19, when his character leaves Salem in a final way... so it seems! Read more here. * Tamara Braun (Ava) will be leaving end of July. * Deidre Hall (Marlena) is off canvas until June 12. Her character is visiting her son, who was in an accident, while the actress takes some vacation time! * Joe Penny exits the show in a final way, after his short term role as Martino Vitali, May 15. * Yvette Freeman plays Nurse Lesley * New SORASed Ciara is played by Lauren Boles! She was aged in order to speak lines. * Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008 will visit Salem June 20 - as herself. She'll be an Alpha Chi Theta adviser to Chelsea and Morgan! Read more here - including spoilers! * Joseph Mascolo (Stefano DiMera) will not return to the show as Days Of Our Lives elected not to pick up his contract for another season. Show contacts are not at liberty to discuss actor's private contracts. They will only say, "Joe's character Stefano is still in a coma and that's where he will remain for now. I can't really comment on contracts and his status with the show." More here * The role of Dr. Amber Kress will be played by Erika Page White. Dr. Kress will first air on Tuesday, May 20th. * Joe Penny exits the show in a final way, May 15. Story Here. * Previous rumors had stated that Roscoe Born was coming to the show as Ava’s father. I asked the show if this was true. They deny this. But, you didn't ask me if he was coming to the show as someone else! He will be coming to the show as Dean Robbins on May 29. Read more here Roscoe Born to Days. * Wonderful news. Brandon Beemer, (ex Shawn) has scored a new role on The Bold and the Beautiful - read more by clicking the link! * Hello and goodbye. Ricky Dean Logan will be leaving Salem as Earl, in a final way, May 2. Read more about Ricky here

General Hospital -

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

*Vanessa Marcil (Brenda) update: Bob Guza clarifies that GH is "pursuing" Vanessa to return to GH, but thus far it's not a done deal. He says that he can put her back on the show asap as soon as she indicates that she's ready. He has her storyline ready and waiting for her, in fact. *Sarah Brown (Claudia Zacchara) is on the down side of her one-year contract. She has indicated that she would love to stay on, but would want flexibility to pursue other projects, such as prime time TV and films. Bob Guza has said that he will gladly accommodate her in order to keep Claudia around. *Soaps.com just learned that our dreams are coming true on August 26, 2008! (And Lulu's!) Genie Francis will return as Laura Spencer for a "brief" stint, according to GH Producers. *Although Tristan Rogers (Robert Scorpio) will be on GH: Night Shift, there are no plans (as of yet!) for him to appear on GH. *Kristin Herrera (Lourdes) and Rolando Molina (Sal) will be introduced on July 23rd (in recurring roles relating to Johnny's story line.) Herrera has been on Zoey 101, Without A Trace and ER. Molina will appear in a yet-to-be released drama movie called "Skinned". *Ilia Volok has accepted a recurring role as a Russian mobster named Karpov who will first appear on July 18th. Will he try to drag Sonny back into the mob or deal strictly with Jason? *Logan (played by Josh Duhon) may be dead, but the actor has said that he'll be working until August in what Bob Guza has said will be a murder-mystery plot.

Guiding Light -

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

* Gil Rogers will be returning to the show as Hawk Shayne. Look for his first appearance on May the 1st. * Clayton Smith will be taking care of some of Dinah's dirty work when he shows up to play Hans on Wednesday, April the 16th. * Mark Schlereth will returns to the role of Roc Hoover on Monday, March the 24th. * Ken Arnold and Charlie Hendricks will be appearing as federal agents on Wednesday, March the 26th. * Wesley Ramsey will be returning as Sam Spencer on Friday, April the 4th and Monday, April the 7th. * Olivia Birkelund will appear as Phoebe on Tuesday, March the 11th. * Carey Cromelin will return as the one and only Wanda on Monday, March the 3rd. * Carter Niles will be making Jonathan angry when he makes an appearance as Mr. Francis on Wednesday, March the 5th. * Real life CBS reporter Brenda Waters of KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, will be playing herself on Thursday, March the 6th. * Ricky Paull Goldin (Gus Aitoro) has announced that he will be leaving the show when his contract expires. * Persistent rumors that Scott Bryce (Craig on ATWT) will be joining the cast have not been confirmed by the show and remain rumors. * Mike Greensburg and Mike Golic from ESPN's Mike and Mike In The Morning will be bumping into Josh and Reva on Wednesday, February the 20th. * Jordan Mahome will be getting Marina into a dangerous position on Wednesday, February the 6th. * Kevin Stapleton will play Preston, the lucky man who gets to take Harley out for a date on Wednesday, February the 6th. * Broadway actress Lizbeth Mackay will appear as Dr. Pleasance on Thursday, January the 31st. Will she be able to talk some sense into Cassie? * Lois Robbins will be catching Cyrus out on Friday, February the 1st. * Stephanie Gatschet will be returning in the role of Tammy. She will be on Tuesday, January the 22nd, Wednesday, January the 23rd and Friday, January the 25th. * Elba Sette-Camara will appear as a cop who helps Harley out on Wednesday, January the 16th. * Krista Sutton, a featured actress on the improvisational soap/sitcom Train 48 and American Psycho, will appear on Wednesday, January the 9th. * Tuck Milligan will be appearing as Chalmers. He'll be sorting things out between Doris and Buzz on Thursday, December the 20th. * Victor Buvine will make an appearance as Commissioner Thompson on Friday, December the 21st. * Douglas Harmsen will appear as Fred, a new accomplice for Will, on December the 21st. * CBS anchor Kate Sullivan will appear as herself to announce election results on December the 11th. * Broadway performer Dylis Croman will be sharing some time with Bill when she appears as Andrea on Thursday, December the 6th. * Meredith Patterson will be appearing as Melinda, the wedding planner for Gus and Natalia's nuptials. Patterson is a stage vet and has appeared in the films Broken Flowers and The Princess Diaries 2 as well as TV series Boston Legal. She shall be on GL on Friday December the 7th, Monday, December the 10th and again on Friday, December the 21st. * Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan Randall) is expected to return early in 2008 for an undisclosed period of time. * Tim Meinelschmidt will be giving Olivia terrible news when he appears in the role of Dr. Lane on Wednesday, November the 28th. * John Michael Hill will be getting pushed around by Cyrus and Harley when he appears as Bruce on Monday, December the 3rd.

One Life To Live -

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This is a complete list of comings and goings, or 'ins and outs' for One Life To Live. This is updated on a regular basis to ensure our readers have first hand news! Enjoy! It is not permissible to copy any images or material from Soaps.com for use on another website, message board or blog. Linking to any page on Soaps.com is acceptable. Prior Castings To Date... * Although some internet sources are claiming that Trevor St. John (Todd) will be leaving the show, the actor has confirmed that he is NOT! More on that in our News Room! * John Cunningham first appeared as Walter Honeycutt on March 13, 2008. * Catherine Mary Stewart appeared as a mom on March 11, 2008. More on that in our News Room! * John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex), David Fumero (Cris), Bree Williamson (Jessica), and John Brotheron (Jared) will appear in ESPN commercials with some big major league baseball names! More on that in our Latest News section! * Despite rumors that David Andrew MacDonald (GL's ex-Edmund) will be coming to the show, an ABC rep has just confirmed to Soaps.com, "He is NOT joining the show. He was on set taping an ESPN campaign." More on that in our OLTL News Room! * William Whitehead appeared as Virgil Webster on March 7, 2008. * Leslie Alexander played a B.E. assistant named Phyllis beginning February 27, 2008. * Although it is being reported that Michael Easton (John) will be crossing over to AMC in February, an ABC rep tells Soaps.com, "This is not true." More on that in our News Room. * While there's been reports around the net that Victoria Rowell (Y&R's ex-Dru) may be coming to the show, an ABC Rep told Soaps.com, “We do not comment on rumors.” More on that in our News Room. * Robin Strasser (Dorian) has just extended her contract until February 2009! More on that in our News Room. * Mary J. Blige performed at Ultra Violet starting on February 15th and 18th, 2008! More on that in our News Room. * Lauren Glassberg appeared at the Go Red Ball on February 14, 2008. More on that in our News Room. * Kevin Orourke made an appearance beginning on February 13, 2008 as Llanview's mayor. * Timothy D. Stickney (R.J.) starred as Macbeth from February 2nd to the 13th, 2008! More on that in our News Room.

Passions -

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

* Danny Woodburn returns as the Demon Elf on Wednesday, July the 23rd. * Christopher Douglas will return as Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald around July the 23rd. * Turiya Dawn will return as the teenaged Endora on July the 16th. * Marianne Muellerleile and Kathleen Noone will return as Norma and Mrs. Wallace on July the 8th. * Kam Heskin will be temporarily subbing in as Sheridan for McKenzie Westmore. You can see here during the week of July the 7th. * Dwier Brown has been playing Agent Henderson since May the 12th. * Jean Paul San Pedro will be taking over the role of Roberto. His first air date is scheduled for April the 1st. You can read our interview with him here. * Danny Woodburn returns as the Demon Elf on Monday, February the 11th. * Hector Luis Bustamonte will be playing Junaita's Hit Man starting on Wednesday, January the 30th. * Marianne Muellerleile and Kathleen Noone return for the Christmas season as Norma and Mrs. Wallace on Thursday, December the 6th. * Jill Remez will be back as Juanita on Thursday, December the 6th. * Anthony Cistaro will be playing Doctor Walker beginning on Monday, November the 26th. * Marta Dubois returns to the story as Tia Maria on Wednesday, November the 28th. * Catherine Scott will appear as Gwen's nurse on Tuesday, November the 20th. * Adrian Quinonez will be playing the bartender at the Blue Note on Thursday, November the 15th. * Challen Cates will be back as Doctor Jonas beginning on Monday, November the 5th. * Blair Redford has been cast as Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald. His first air dates shall be at the end of December.

The Young and the Restless -

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This is a complete list of comings and goings, or 'ins and outs' for Young and the Restless. This is updated on a regular basis to ensure our readers have first hand news! Enjoy! It is not permissible to copy any images or material from Soaps.com for use on another website, message board or blog. Linking to any page on Soaps.com is acceptable. * * Scoop - Many of you wanted to know if the baby who plays Reed is Thad and Amelia's. We spoke with our Y&R contact today who tells us, "It's not Thad and Amelia's....."actor baby."" Casting Update March 10th * Jerry Douglas will appear as "the ghost of John Abbott" on March 10th, 12th and 14th. * Elizabeth Hendrickson continues as Lily's advisor, "Chloe" on March 12th, 13th and 14th. * Surprise! Walter is still not out of David's life as actor Scott Hoxby is seen again on March 10th! * Funnyman Bronson Pinchot ("Perfect Strangers") appears as "Patrick, the publicist," on March 14th, 18th, 19th, 24th, 25th and 26th. * Visual artist Casey Spooner of Fischerspooner appears as himself for one episode on March 14th. Casting Update February 29th * Michael Damian is returning as Danny Romalotti! His first airdate is March 20th. For details see the Y&R News Room! Sources say the show may be fishing for a Christine (Lauralee Bell) return as well! * Scott Hoxby is back as Walter and David (Vincent Irizarry) get into a fist fight on February 29th! *Watch for Eileen Davidson (Ashley Abbott) and John McCook (Eric Forrester, B&B) to make a visit to Genoa City for business purposes on February 26th - 28th! *Signy Coleman will be reprising her role as Hope Adams Wilson as of February 11th! For more visit the Y&R News Room! *Raya Meddine has been cast as Sabrina, an art world friend of Victoria's from Italy! For more details visit the Y&R News Room! *Actor Chris Engen has been cast as Victor Jr.! For more details see the Y&R News Room! *Elizabeth Hendrickson will be coming on board to play a modeling/fashion world figure that interacts with Lily. For more on this see the Y&R News Room! *Pat Benetar will make an appearance for two episodes on February 14th and 15th. She will perform a duet with her husband, but will also act! For more, see the Y&R News Room! Casting Update Week of February 4th *D.A. Dennis Ellroy will be in scenes with Victor and Heather on Monday, February 4th. He is portrayed by actor Carmen Argenziano. *David's mystery man, Walter, is played by Scott Hoxby on Monday, February 4th and Monday, February 11th. *Actress Katherine Kamhi will play a newspaper writer that comes to the Abbott home on Tuesday, February 5th. *Katherine's physician, Doctor Walters, played by actor J. Patrick McCormack on Wednesday, February 6th. *The minister that will marry J.T. and Victoria is played by Mark Hutter and will be seen on Thursday, February 7th and Friday, February 8th. Casting Update Week of January 28th *Katherine is treated by Dr. Walters on Monday, January 28th and Wednesday, Janurary 30th. The actor in the role is J. Patrick McCormack. *Jack's lawyer is seen once again on Tuesday, January 29th as portrayed by Rick Deats. *Remember Dr. Webb who tirelessly advised the Newman's about Victoria and the baby in the hospital? David Starzyk reprises the role on Tuesday, January 29th. *Y&R Atlanta Screen Test winner Taneisha Bennett will once again join Lily as finalist Sally Rollins in the Jabot contest. She will air on Wednesday, January 30th. The other finalist Sandra Chang will be played by actress Angela Harry on the same day. Casting Update Week of January 21st *Nikki's female lawyer on Monday, January 21st and Tuesday, January 22nd will be portrayed by actress Iris Almario. *Victor's lawyer on Monday, January 21st and Tuesday, January 22nd is played by actor Robert Pine. *The judge in the Newman divorce proceedings is Laurie O'Brien. *The entertainment editor of the newspaper that interviews Marina on Monday, January 21st is actor Joel Polis. *Carmen Atgenziano is the District Attorney Dennis Elroy on Wednesday, January 23rd and Thursday, January 24th. John Abbott's ghostly presence, played by Jerry Douglas, will be seen once again on Friday, January 25th. Y&R Atlanta Screen Test winner Taneisha Bennett appears as a Finalist in the Jabot Fresh Faces Contest by the name of Sally Rollins on Thursday, January 24th and Friday, January 25th. Casting Update Week of January 14th *Rebecca Staab will appear once again, as Heather's mother, April, tries to convince her to return home with her on Monday, January 14th. *Jerry Douglas's John Abbott is getting to be a fixture in his former homestead as he returns to speak to Jack on Tuesday, January 15th and Wednesday, January 16th. *Y&R is casting the part of 'Joseph' who hails from Australia and will have dealings with Cane!