By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman I can barely remember a daytime soap week that had as much breaking news as this one. Here’s a peek into Marlena’s reporting notebook: Monday I am stunned that General Hospital (Frank Valentini, executive producer; Ron Carlivati, headwriter) has fired Ian Buchanan (Duke … [Read more...]
Sunday Reflections: General Hospital, Bold and Beautiful and Marlena’s Radio Days
July 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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...]
David Selby as Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre
February 6, 2009 by 5 Comments
Attention Dark Shadows fans: David Selby, remembered fondly as the romantic heartthrob Quentin Collins on that long-running soap of yore, is playing Abraham Lincoln in a new play, The Heavens Are Hung In Black, at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Selby has played Lincoln twice before. But this time, he says, is different: "This play goes … [Read more...]
Daytime Emmy Noms 2008: The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same
May 1, 2008 by 20 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix I first attended and wrote about the Daytime Emmys in 1980 and I should be over them by now. But I continue, year after year, to be exasperated by the fact that two things never change. 1) No matter how many times they have been revised or have been updated over the years, the nomination and award processes are still … [Read more...]
