Friday, March 9, 2012

NEWS ROUNDUP: New Bill & Susan Hayes Book, Tristan Wilds Off 90210, GH Music Director From OLTL

DAYS' Bill & Susan Hayes Author Historical Novel
“Though it has romantic elements, Trumpet is actually a sweeping historical adventure set against the backdrops of London’s stage, Egypt’s pyramids and the America of the early 1800s.”

GLEE planning a full WHITNEY HOUSTON tribute episode
New Directions will once again and more purposefully celebrate the musical icon this season with one of its signature tribute episodes.

Tristan Wilds to miss four 90210 episodes due to illness
90210 star Tristan Wilds will be MIA from roughly four episodes of the CW soap near the end of its current season due to an undisclosed illness, E! Online reports. Wilds will be seamlessly written out, though, when the musically-inclined Dixon leaves town to go on tour.

DAYS cast to visit Chicago Flower And Garden Show 2012, which includes a DAYS-themed display
Gardens being showcased include an interactive replica of the White House vegetable garden, a DAYS OF OUR LIVES-themed display including props from the soap opera's original set and a panel and fashion show featuring the original cast, a replica of Oprah's oak tree planted in the Navy Pier Gateway Garden and two tulip gardens that contain over 90 varieties.

More ONE LIFE TO LIVE at GENERAL HOSPITAL, this time the Music Department; New show opening on the way
New executive producer Frank Valentini continues the shake-up at GENERAL HOSPITAL. He's brought over OLTL actors and directors in an effort to save the soap. Now Soaps in Depth is reporting longtime OLTL music director Paul Glass has joined the crew replacing RC Cates.

Brittany Snow kicks off U-M's 10th annual Depression on College Campuses conference


The Islamic World's Culture War, Played Out on TV Soap Operas
"Somehow, in those serials, you have a very balanced adjustment," said Aydin Ugur, a professor of sociology at Istanbul Bilgi University. "Women are modern, but they are not degenerate."

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