By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman General Hospital: Heather! Heather! Heather! That’s practically all the GH audience is seeing this summer. Last month I praised multi-soap veteran actress Robin Mattson to the sky, placing her very much toward the top of the Soap Villains Hall of Fame (which I made up.) Now it’s time … [Read more...]
Sunday Reflections: General Hospital, Bold and Beautiful and Marlena’s Radio Days
Happy 20th Anniversary, Soap Opera Weekly!
By Connie Passalacqua Hayman Happy 20th anniversary, Soap Opera Weekly! Congratulations to the generations of writers, editors, production, art and business people who have worked on the magazine over the years. I was lucky to be one of them, from its launch on November 21, 1989 through the magazine's first eleven years. Each week, under the … [Read more...]
Marlena Returns to Brandon’s Buzz!
Though our Marlena (a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman) is supposed to be on vacation, an invitation to appear on blogtalkradio's Brandon's Buzz on Friday, July 31, proved irresistible. So she's put aside her summer poolside re-reading of Gone With the Wind and has been espied of late poring over the cast lists of the eight surviving network … [Read more...]