Comings & Goings: Soap Casting News for GH, Y&R, DAYS, B&B and BTG Week of March 16
Here’s the very latest casting information about who’s coming and who’s going on General Hospital, Young and Restless, Beyond The Gates, Bold and Beautiful, and Days of Our Lives.
Who’s Coming
Beyond The Gates
Iona Morris Jackson (Monica McCormick): Morris Jackson returns this week as Shanice’s (Ernestine Johnson) aunt.
Cecelia Specht (Dr. Lia Whitmore): Garland Memorial Hospital’s chie of staff notches more air time this week.
Steven Strickland (Frank): Leslie (Trisha Mann-Grant) gets some unwelcome news from Frank this week.
Greg Vaughan (Dr. Kial Rollins): Kial is poised to make a surprising move on Wednesday, March 18.
Bold and Beautiful
Ashleigh Brewer (Ivy Forrester): Ivy is in the hot seat this week when Daphne (Murielle Hilaire) confronts her about her recent meddling.
Jim J. Bullock (Joseph): Bullock returned to the canvas last week as Joseph and is seen again this week.
Morgan Fairchild (Dottie Bright): Fairchild’s reprisal of socialite Dottie continues this week as the launch party for Logan unfolds.
Days of Our Lives
Bassel Alzaro (Klaus): The Egyptian actor will bring the menacing Klaus to life. Expect the character to stalk Liam (Hank Northrop) and to be involved in a shootout with JJ (Casey Moss) and Shawn (Brandon Beemer).
Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady): The character is back on screen this week — and it’ll be a busy one for him.
Colton Little (Andrew Donovan): Andrew returns to Salem and shares scenes with Leo (Greg Rikaart) and Dimitri (Peter Porte). Little has played the role on and off since 2002 and is the real-life beau of GH star Adrian Anchondo (Marco).
Casey Moss (JJ Deveraux): JJ also resurfaces in the action.
Lorelei Olivia Mote (Rachel Black): On Tuesday, March 17, Mote officially assumes the role of Brady (Eric Martsolf) and Kristen’s (Stacy Haiduk) daughter. She succeeds Alice Halsey, who departed DAYS to take on the role of Laura Ingalls in Netflix’s Little House on the Prairie reboot.
Hank Northrop (Liam Selejko): Liam is in danger this week, courtesy of Klaus.
Wes Ramsey (Owen Kent): Ramsey remains in the mix as Owen as the story of Stephanie’s (Abigail Klein) kidnapping reaches its conclusion. On Instagram, the actor winked, “Feels good to be back in Salem, shaking a few trees… 😈”
Richard Wharton (Dr. Wilheim Rolf): Rolf remains front and center as the story of Lexie’s resurrection unfolds.
General Hospital
Asher Antonyzyn (Danny Morgan): Danny airs again on Wednesday, March 18, and shares scenes with his dad, Jason (Steve Burton).
Bluesy Burke (Charlotte Cassadine): Charlotte overheard some tantalizing information on the Monday, March 9 episode that will reverberate into more episodes this week.
Finn Carr (Rocco Falconeri): Rocco shares more scenes with Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) this week.
Gary James Fuller (James West): Fuller appears again in scenes with both James’s dad, Nathan (Ryan Paevey), and Nathan’s new love interest, Lulu (Alexa Havins).
Andrew Hawkes (WSB Director Ross Cullum): Cullum’s presence in Port Charles is a thorn in several characters’ sides this week.
Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing): Ric has interactions this week with two of his ex-wives, Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) and Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst).
Carolyn Hennesy (Diane Miller): The lawyer gets some unwelcome news from Sonny (Maurice Benard) on Tuesday, March 17.
Marc Forget (Pascal): The Wyndemere henchman/Sidwell (Carlo Rota) co-conspirator airs again this week.
Paige Herschell (Jacinda Bracken): This week, Jacinda deepens her bond with Michael while also growing closer with his sister, Kristina (Kate Mansi).
Parry Shen (Brad Cooper): Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) bestie is on the scene this week, and he is understandably concerned about her future when he learns about the high-risk plan for Lucas (Van Hansis) to swipe her medication to free her from Sidwell’s grasp. Shen last aired as Brad in January.
James Patrick Stuart (Valentine Cassadine): Valentin has a heart-to-heart discussion with Carly (Laura Wright) on Tuesday, March 17.
Vernee Watson (Stella Henry): Stella stumbled upon Jordan’s (Tanisha Harper) pregnancy test last week and this week, she will find out if Curtis (Donnell Turner) is indeed expecting two babies!
Viron Weaver (Wiley Corinthos): Wiley innocently overhears some interesting intel later this week.
Young and Restless
Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren Fenmore Baldwin): The vet airs again this week as Lauren faces a tough decision.
Tina Casciani (Riza Thomson): Riza was an associate of Adam’s (Mark Grossman) during his days living as Spider in Las Vegas, and she will pop up again next week starting on Monday, March 23. Casciani originally played the part in 2019 and 2020.
Stacy Haiduk (Patty Williams): Haiduk remains in the thick of drama this week as the returning Patty.
Beth Maitland (Traci Abbott): Traci fans are in for a treat as the beloved member of the Abbott family notches more screen time.
Who’s Going
Days of Our Lives
Melinda Michael (Renata): The actress appeared on the show as Renata on March 10 and reflected on the experience on Instagram, writing, “Working on a soap opera is a RUSH!! Knowing you only get ONE take?! Better nail it. I had to lean so much on my prep because 1) I only got my script the night before I was shooting, and 2) that same day, I was an anxious wreck because of a massive technology breach and had to cancel all my credit cards.”
General Hospital
Patrick Scott Lewis (Councilman Ezra Boyle): Lewis has been pinch-hitting for Daniel Cosgrove, who was unable to travel to the GH studio due to inclement weather (he lives on the East Coast). The last of his episodes aired on Monday, March 16.
Alumni Report
Michael B. Jordan (ex-Reggie, All My Children) took home the Outstanding Lead Actor prize at the 98th Academy Awards for his performance as twins in Sinners. His former Pine Valley stepmother, Susan Lucci (ex-Erica) gave him a shout-out on her Instagram, writing, “Congratulations @michaelbjordan on your Oscar! I watched last night and was so excited to see you win!! AND what a beautiful, gracious, and authentic acceptance speech you gave. So proud to have worked with Michael on AMC!!! What a spectacular actor he is!!!👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉❤️”
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