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

Thank you as always for visiting us for news and soap opera spoilers from The Bold and the Beautiful to General Hospital, Days of Our Lives and all the rest, and making The Soap Dispenser the #1 soap opera site!

Over the last week, we've added 29 new photos to our soap opera photo gallery. Click on the following images now for a closer look at each...

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How will each soap opera close the week? Here's a sneak peak...

All My Children:
Look out! Sable pulls a knife on Erica.

As the World Turns:
Jack learns the truth about Holden and Carly.

The Bold and the Beautiful:
Is the future of Forrester Creations in trouble?

Days of Our Lives:
Sami discovers Lucas is being sent to a maximum security jail.

General Hospital:
Jax can't deal with Carly's meddling.

Guiding Light:
Josh's relationship with Cassie is danger.

One Life to Live:
Carlo describes his evil plans.

The Young and the Restless:
Paul discovers that David is living under a false identity.

As the World Turns star Billy Magnussen will appear in a production of Paper Dolls. The play is part of the 11th annual New York International Fringe Festival, running August 8 through August 24 at the Players Theatre, located at 115 MacDougal Street in New York City.

For more information, please visit the play's official website.

Cast members from The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless will take part in the 5th Annual “Evening with the Stars.” The event is planned for Saturday, October 11, 2008.

“Evening with the Stars” benefits the Desi Geestman Foundation, whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children with cancer. For more information on The Desi Geestman Foundation, or to buy tickets to this year’s visit the “Evening with the Stars" website now.

The first airdate for Tristan Rogers' return as Robert is scheduled for Thursday, August 5 at 11 p.m.

The return marks the popular General Hospital star's debut on General Hospital: Night Shift.

Welcome to The Soap Dispenser - the daytime drama leader - and our Wednesday, July 16 soap opera recaps:

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

Thank you as always for visiting us for news and soap opera spoilers from The Young and the Restless to General Hospital, As the World Turns and all the rest, and making The Soap Dispenser the #1 soap opera site!

Tomorrow, you can look forward to the following story lines developing on soaps across the dial...

All My Children:
Greenlee tells Kendall she forgives her for doing Aidan.

As the World Turns:
Henry finds a new way to stay busy. 
 
The Bold and the Beautiful:
Ridge and Brooke make an announcement.

Days of Our Lives:
Roman and Marlena discuss Sami's problems with Lucas and EJ.

General Hospital:
Spinelli has distressing news for Johnny.

Guiding Light:
Olivia and Natalia talk about Alan.

One Life to Live:
Carlo exposes Tina and Cain as frauds.

The Young and the Restless:
Paul catches David in a lie.

This week's issue of Soap Opera Digest reports that Michelle Ray Smith -who has played Ava Peralta Lewis on Guiding Light since 2005 - has been let go from the series.

There have been rumors circulating around the Internet for months of Smith's departure; her character will not be recast

We'll have more information on this story as it breaks, but the actress' final schedule air date on Guiding Light is July 28.

Congratulations are very much in order for Ingo Rademacher and fiancé Ehiku.

The couple welcomed son Peanut Kai Rademacher into the world on July 11. The baby weighed in at 7 lbs, 6 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long.

"Dad, mom and baby are all great," said a General Hospital spokesperson. "The cast and crew of General Hospital are very excited for Ingo, Ehiku and the entire Rademacher family. We wish them all the best during this important milestone."