Saturday, February 18, 2012

NEWS ROUNDUP: Life Lessons From ONE LIFE, Dark Shadows, Lauralee Bell, Daniela Castro

ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Life Lessons in the Soapsuds
"As cliché as my favorite soap’s title was, the realization that I had only one life to live was the show’s greatest gift to me as an adult."

New Dark Shadows Image Reveals Staring Contest Between Johnny Depp and Eva Green
The tone of the movie is soap operatic. It's heightened. Everything is heightened and grand. Johnny is just dug in and big. [Starts hamming it up] "Didn't you see? How... could you? My god, woman!" There's an absurdist element to it. It's very funny. I don't think people are expecting it to be as funny as it is.

Lauralee Bell Spoofs Paula Abdul on CASTLE
Bell — aka Christine on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS — will guest star on the ABC mystery series March 19 as the Abdul-esque judge of a hit TV competition show called A NIGHT OF DANCE.

DOWNTON ABBEY and Sympathy for the Rich
"Nothing raises an American hackle like inheritance, estate taxes, wills and family squabbles over family legacy."

CORONATION STREET comes to Niagara Falls
Four familiar faces of Britain’s longest running soap will be on hand to spill the secrets and gossip about their characters, behind the scenes antics, and their lives on and off the small screen. Audience members will also get a chance to ask to ask questions about the residents of England’s most famous street.

Mexican Actress Daniela Castro catches H1N1 virus
The actress, whom plays “Pina” in the soap opera UNA FAMILIA CON SUERTE ( A Family with Luck) on Televisa contracted the virus right before her character’s wedding on the show.

Lois Robbins Steps Into "Psycho Therapy" for February 18th, 25th Matinees
Robbins soap credits include RYAN'S HOPE, LOVING and ALL MY CHILDREN.


Greg Mullavey (RITUALS, MARY HARTMAN) will star in Jeff Cohen's "The Soap Myth"
The play be presented Off-Broadway by the National Jewish Theater in the Black Box Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, March 23-April 22. Arnold Mittelman will direct.

Soaps Online: From revolution to evolution and back again
With broadband adoption up and video distribution easier, “indie soaps” have become the cybersoaps for the post-YouTube Internet. Next week We Love Soaps hosts its third annual “Indie Soap Awards,” honoring web series — like DEVANITY — for niche audiences facing decreased daytime options.

SUNDAYS: “Desperate Housewives” on the coast
"SUNDAYS feels like it should be on TV; the acting is great, the stories compelling, and it looks fabulous. They’re an Indie Soap Awards nominee; they definitely deserve it."

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