NEWS ROUNDUP: Indie Soap Awards, MISTRESSES, Jesse Lee Soffer, Erin Hershey Presley

Reston Duo Earns Kudos for Online Western
Restonians Kathryn O’Sullivan and Paul Awad recently returned from the 4th Annual Indie Soap Awards in New York with honors for their web series, THURSTON. O’Sullivan won for Best Costume Design and Awad won for Best Cinematography. Her husband, Awad, was also nominated for Best Director (Drama).

The series films in Wytheville, Va., where an out-of-business Western theme park stands as the town exteriors.

"When you see peeling paint, it is really peeling paint," says O'Sullivan.

DAYPLAYER DISH recaps the 4th Annual Indie Soap Awards
Listen to last night's ISA4-themed show.

GUIDING LIGHT alum Cynthia Watros at the 4th Annual Indie Soap Awards


Baby No. 3 For Brian And Erin Presley
Brian Presley (ex-Jack, PORTCHARLES) and his wife, Erin Hershey Presley (ex-Alison, GENERAL HOSPITAL/PORT CHARLES), already parents to Jack, 6, and Emma, 3, are expecting their third child, the actor announced on his Facebook page. "I would like to take the time to share with everyone that my wife and I are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our 3rd child. We are having another little girl (Ruby Rose Presley) who is due to enter the world sometime around June 15th," he wrote. "Children are the greatest gift from God and we are very blessed to be having another child."

PaleyFest 2013 To Stream Most Panels Online
Here’s the full live-streaming schedule of events:

* Saturday, March 2: REVOLUTION (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Sunday, March 3: ONCE UPON A TIME (Live streaming begins at 1:30 PT / 4:30 ET)
* Sunday, March 3: THE NEWSROOM (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Tuesday, March 5: COMMUNITY (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Wednesday, March 6: THE NEW NORMAL (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Thursday, March 7: PARENTHOOD (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Friday, March 8: THE MINDY PROJECT (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Saturday, March 9: NASHVILLE (Live streaming begins at 1:30 PT / 4:30 ET)
* Saturday, March 9: ARROW (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Sunday, March 10: DALLAS (Live streaming begins at 1:30 PT / 4:30 ET)
* Monday, March 11: NEW GIRL (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Thursday, March 14: 2 BROKE GIRLS (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Friday, March 15: Closing Night Presentation: AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)

ABC's MISTRESSES to premiere May 27
The show stars Alyssa Milano, Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes and Jes Macallan.

AS THE WORLD TURNS alum Jesse Lee Soffer Joins NBC's HATFIELDS & MCCOYS Pilot
Soffer will play Patrick McCoy in the pilot, which is being executive produced by Charlize Theron, among others. The show re-sets the legendary family feud in modern-day Pittsburgh, when a startling death re-ignites the quarrel between the blue-collar McCoys and the wealthy, powerful Hatfields.

Ten years on and CROSSROADS lives on for TV soap fans
CROSSROADS – famed for its wobbly scenery – ran for an initial 24 years from 1964 to 1988 and was revamped for the 21st century in 2001. But this year marks the tenth anniversary of the show - which attracted nine million viewers at its height - being laid to rest for good.

Now fans are preparing to commemorate the landmark, which falls in May, while next year marks the 50th anniversary of the first episode’s broadcast. A spokesman for the Crossroads Appreciation Society, the show’s official fan club, said a number of special events were being planned.