September 2007 News Archive (Page 5)

Well done, Ellen Dolan.

The actress who portrays Margo on As the World Turns will host the seventh annual Workshop Theater Company Benefit: Red to Blank Party on October 29.

Several other As the World Turns stars are scheduled to appear, as well, including Alexandra Chando, Eileen Fulton, Trent Dawson and Michael Park.

The benefit will be help the Zipper Factory Theater and tickets are available by calling (866) 811-4111.

Van Hansis will be starring in an off-Broadway production of the play "Die Mommy Die." Performances with the As the World Turns star begin October 10.

Visit the play's official website now to learn about ticket information and show times.

Even the most diehard of Days of Our Lives fans may have a few questions. Below, Soap Opera Digest responded to a few:

Q: Does Mimi (Farah Fath) have any other siblings besides Patrick?
A: Yes, she does: a teenage brother named Connor. While the character has occasionally been mentioned on the show, viewers have rarely seen him.

Q: Can you please explain how Carrie, Sami (Alison Sweeney, pictured) and Belle are related?
A: Carrie and Sami share Roman for a father. Sami and Belle share Marlena for a mother. Carrie and Belle are not biologically related, but were raised to consider themselves sisters.

Q: Did Renee Jones (Lexie) ever portray another character on Days of Our Lives?
A: Yes, she did. From 1982 to 1983 Jones played Nikki Wade, a secretary at the Salem Police Department. In 1993, she assumed the role of Abe’s wife, Lexie.

Q: How are Shawn, Philip and Brady related?
A: They are all related through Victor Kiriakis. Victor is Bo's biological father, which makes him Shawn's grandfather. Victor's late daughter, Isabella, was Brady's mother, which also makes him Victor's grandson. Philip is Victor's son with Kate. So, Philip is Shawn and Brady's uncle, and Shawn and Brady are cousins.

Here are a few The Bold and the Beautiful spoilers...

• A newly single Rick (Kyle Lowder, pictured) pursues his ex.

• Ridge proposes to one woman and leaves another heartbroken.

• Eric (John McCook) has the night of his life.

• Forrester Creations devises a last-ditch effort to save the company.

• Brooke's Bedroom is revived with Brooke as the showstopper.

What's coming up this week on All My Children? We're glad you asked...

• Wes goes out with Babe, then runs into her ex-husband JR (Jacob Young) with his latest sexual fling, Amanda. The former couple also tries out a batting cage. Seriously.

• The aforementioned four, however, end up housed in a cabin in the boondocks somewhere, as a storm rages outside. While there, Wes’ true colors become obviously. For instance, while trying to terrorize Annie, he grows enraged, breaking a phone.

• The robber who confronted Babe (and lost) enters the morgue, where Annie goes to see if this could be her lunatic brother Ritchie.

Let's take a look at a few One Life to Live spoilers for the upcoming week...

• In court of law, Lindsay (Catherine Hickland) owns up to jamming a blade 10 times into the body of Spencer Truman. Ouch. She provides details, including her observation of Spencer’s evil deed at the time.

From there, well, she goes a bit insane, prompting the judge to instantly pronounce the murder suspect guilty by reason of insanity.

• Due to the verdict Lindsay must time at St. Ann’s, an institution for the mentally and emotionally challenged.

• Nora feels bad for Lindsay.

• In another courtroom - for custody of Tommy - Todd’s character is being assassinated by Michael (Nathaniel Marston, pictured) and Marcie’s lawyer.

• She has plenty of ammunition to dredge up from his criminal past, specifically the incident with Margaret, Tommy’s biological mother.

Here are links to our guides to Thursday, September 20 soap opera episodes ...

• Guiding Light
• General Hospital
• One Life to Live
• As the World Turns
• Days of Our Lives
• All My Children
• The Young and the Restless
• The Bold and the Beautiful

Thanks for visiting us as you get ready for another week of drama! As always, you can visit The Soap Dispenser every day for recaps of The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives and all the rest of your soap opera favorites, as well as the latest news, spoilers and rumors from daytime TV!

It feels like Jack Wagner has been around forever. Many of us remember him from Melrose Place.

Still, there are a few facts about this The Bold and the Beautiful star some readers may not know. For instance:

• Has a zero golf handicap.

• He worked as a tour guide for Universal Studios.

• His onscreen mother on The Bold and the Beautiful, Lesley-Anne Down (Jackie) is only five years older than he is in real life.

•  Won the Mario Lemieux Celebrity Invitational golf tournament in Nevillewood, PA in 2002.

While Cameron Mathison is going Dancing with the Stars, his co-star is going green.

Take a look at All My Children actress Alicia Minshew below, showing her support for the environment. We gotta admire that...

Here's something you don't know about Cameron Mathison:

The soap opera star was diagnosed with a degenerative hip condition (called Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease) at the age of 2. He spent six months in the hospital and the next three and a half years in steel-framed leg braces and crutches.

And now, at age 38, he's on Dancing with the Stars, reports TV Guide.

"I think I'm ready," said Mathison, who has played Ryan Lavery on ABC's All My Children since 1998. "I think I'm in decent shape. But my hips are very tight. And my hamstrings. Between the traveling and juggling two jobs, I know that this is really going to kick my rear end."

The actor will be spending three days every week in New York taping the soap (and rehearsing for Dancing), then flying back to L.A. to compete with his pro partner, Edyta Sliwinska.

Despite the tricky logistics, this is exactly the scenario the All My Children star was yearning for. Last season, he says, he wanted to dance in the worst way.

"But it was obvious that All My Children wouldn't be able to work around the schedule," he said, "so there was no serious offer. I know they talked to Susan Lucci from our show, too."

So, why the change?

"Because the offer came so early, AMC was completely on board and unbelievably accommodating. From their perspective, it's only going to help their show to see me dancing."

The soap opera world has already given Mathison a taste of the ballroom-dance world. Dancing with the Stars pro Louis Van Amstel was brought in to choreograph a wedding dance between Mathison and his soap wife, Melissa Egan, when they married on the show.

"We spent a couple of hours with Louis learning the rumba," he said. "I think I do have a bit of a natural way of dancing, but there are some things that just feel awkward."

We'll see soon enough. Dancing with the Stars premieres on Monday!