Trent Dawson in "The Homecoming"

In his third play since As the World Turns went off the air, Trent Dawson (aka Henry Coleman) is returning to Center Stage in Baltimore for Harold Pinter's play The Homecoming:

"Who says you can’t go home again? Prodigal son Teddy returns to London to visit the family, with his new American wife in tow, but finds more than he bargained for. Roles reverse, long-buried secrets surprise, and words become weapons in Harold Pinter’s tough, sexy, and surprisingly funny modern classic, which feels like it could have been written tomorrow."

The show runs from January 26 through February 20.  See the Center Stage website for more details and to order tickets.

Jake Silbermann in "Dracula"

Jake Silbermann (Noah on As the World Turns) is appearing in the Off-Broadway play Dracula, based on the classic tale by Bram Stoker. He is playing the role of Jonathan Harker. Previews begin on December 14th with the official opening on January 5th at the Little Shubert Theatre. For more information or to buy tickets, visit www.draculaonstage.com. Or you can follow them on Facebook.

Larry Bryggman in "The Collection" and "A Kind of Alaska"

Oakdale's Dr. John Dixon, Larry Bryggman, who reprised his role on As the World Turns just before the end, is back on stage. He's currently appearing in two plays by Harold Pinter with the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City: The Collection and A Kind of Alaska. The plays are described as:

"In The Collection (1962), a four a.m. phone call and a surprise visitor set off a series of conversations about potential infidelities among two couples. And a middle-aged woman who has been asleep in a hospital room awakens after thirty years and must reorient herself to a greatly changed world in A Kind of Alaska (1982), which was inspired by the work of Oliver Sacks in his seminal book, Awakenings."

For more information and to buy tickets visit the Atlantic Theater Company website. The show runs through December 19.

Expect Mr. Bryggman to make frequent appearances on this blog; he has a busy theater career.

Anthony Geary in "Into the Woods"

Anthony Geary, aka Luke of the famed General Hospital super-couple Luke and Laura, is currently appearing in the Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods. He is playing the role of Narrator/Mysterious Man in Lucid by Proxy's production in Los Angeles, now through November 20. For more information or to purchase tickets, check out the Lucid by Proxy website.

Evan Alex Cole (Hunter on ATWT) at Pittsburgh Public Theater

The lovely and talented Evan Alex Cole joins other soap alum in the Pittsburgh Public Theater's production of "The Royal Family" by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. Directed by Ted Pappas, "The Royal Family" is a delightful story about a family of Broadway royalty and the lives of stage gypsies.

The production began September 30, and runs through October 31, 2010, so there's still time to see it!

Evan Alex Cole is joined by fellow soap alumni Tony Bingham (ATWT), Jennifer Regan (ATWT, GL), and David Whalen (AMC, GL).

for more information, go to The Pittsburgh Public Theater website or Evan's official page.

ABC Soap Stars in Kander and Ebb's "The World Goes Round"

ABC Daytime and The L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center are teaming up to present an evening of soap opera stars and Broadway song! Cast members from All My Children and General Hospital will perform the award-winning Kander and Ebb musical revue The World Goes ‘Round, seasoned with backstage insights and hush-hush previews of upcoming storylines.

The performances will feature All My Children’s Bobbie Eakes and Natalie Hall and General Hospital’s Bradford Anderson and Brandon Barash. Each performance will feature as host an actor from All My Children. On Thursday, October 7 the production will feature Cameron Mathison, on Saturday, October 9 Christina Bennet Lind, and on Sunday, October 10 Walt Willy.

Click here for information and to order tickets.

CBS Soap Stars in "SoapStar Spectacular" in North and South Carolina

Your favorite CBS soap stars will appear at a meet and greet event in Myrtle Beach SC on Saturday November 20, and in Raleigh NC on Sunday November 21. The event will include an autograph and photo session, a Q&A, audience scene-acting with the stars, and more! Actors scheduled to appear are:

The Young and the Restless:
Christian LeBlanc (Michael, host)
Sharon Case (Sharon)
Billy Miller (Billy)
Michelle Stafford (Phyllis)
Michael Muhney (Adam)
Jeanne Cooper (Katherine)
Maura West (Diane, also ATWT's Carly)

The Bold and the Beautiful:
Don Diamont (Bill)
Brandon Beemer (Owen)

Guiding Light:
Kim Zimmer (Reva)

Click here for more information on the Raleigh and Myrtle Beach events.

Trent Dawson in The Memorandum

Trent Dawson (also known for his role as Henry from As The World Turns) will star in The Actor's Theatre Company production, The Memorandum, from October 25, 2010 - November 27, 2010 at the Beckett Theatre. Opening night is on November 4. Written by former president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Havel, The Memorandum satirizes the madness of bureaucratic red tape.

More information here and here.

Update: the show has been extended through December 4.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

See your favorite New York soap stars support AIDS research at the annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction this Sunday, September 26th located in the Shubert Alley. Colleen Zenk, Terri Colombino, Austin Peck, Vanessa Ray, Ellen Dolan, Judith Light, and David Andrew MacDonald are just a few of the special guests who have made names for themselves both on soaps and on the stage. Check out http://www.broadwaycares.org/ for more information and for the full list of attendees.

A special thank you to Michelle MacDonald for the heads up.

Mandy Bruno in "The Sound of Music"

Mandy Bruno, who played Marina on Guiding Light prior to it's recent cancellation, is currently playing Maria in the Theater of The Stars' touring production of The Sound of Music. After a stop in Tampa last weekend, the show is now playing at Atlanta's Fox Theatre, August 24-29. The show will then move on to The Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA, August 31-September 5.

For information and tickets for Atlanta see The Theater of the Stars website.

For information and tickets for Vienna see The Wolf Trap website.

Fun fact: Mandy's costar, Burke Moses, is also a soap vet, having played Sean Baxter on As the World Turns in the late 80s/early 90s.

Michael Park in "Middletown"

Shortly after finishing up The Last Goodbye: A Musical Adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, Michael (Jack, ATWT) has been cast in the new play Middletown by Will Eno. Previews begin on October 13 at the off-Broadway Vineyard Theatre. More information and tickets are available at the theatre's website, which describes the show as:

From Pulitzer Prize-finalist Will Eno (THOM PAIN (based on nothing)), comes a deeply moving and funny new play, exploring the universe of a small American town. As a friendship develops between longtime resident John Dodge (Linus Roache) and new arrival Mary Swanson (Heather Burns), the lives of the inhabitants of Middletown intersect in strange and compelling ways. A powerful and poignant meditation on birth, death and points between, MIDDLETOWN is a remarkable new play from one of our finest young theatrical voices featuring Linus Roache (“RFK” “Law & Order”) and Heather Burns (“Miss Congeniality”, MARRIAGE OF BETTE AND BOO).

Emily O'Brien in "The Bedroom Window"

Emily O'Brien, The Young and the Restless' Jana, is currently appearing in the new musical The Bedroom Window at the Odyssey Theater in Los Angeles. The show runs through September 26, with a special Y&R night on September 3 that offers the opportunity to meet Emily and other Y&R cast members. Emily plays the role of Gwen, described as:

Gwen, a young writer who is fresh out of graduate school, is poised and ready to start the next phase of her life that has been more or less scripted by her well-to-do family. She moves in with George, her longtime boyfriend and rising star in her father's company, just as has been intended for quite some time. As she returns to her old home, she is also reconnected with her old life, and the people in it – namely her brother, Johnny, and her best friend, Michael. Though they all want things to be like they were before she left two years before, they simply are not. Each has changed, some more than others, some in ways not welcomed, and they all struggle with the discrepancy between expectations, yearnings, and reality. In the midst of this less than ideal transition back into her old life, Gwen's world is turned on its head when she meets Porter, a carefree painter whose life philosophy is a stark contrast to the life on which she is about to embark – and as their romance blossoms she begins to nurture the true side of her that she was about to stifle with caviar and pearls.

The Bedroom Window is a new musical that explores the sacrifices, necessities and choices involved in change and growth - in short, growing up.

For more info and tickets see http://www.tbwthemusical.com/.

Maura West on "The Young and the Restless"

OK this technically isn't "on stage," but all you As the World Turns fans will be happy to know that the first post-ATWT casting for one of our favorite Oakdalians has been announced. TV Guide is reporting that Maura West has been (re)cast as Diane Jenkins on The Young and the Restless. She will begin airing on October 8 as Victor's ex and the mother of Jack's son Kyle. I can't wait to see Maura mix it up with the citizens of Genoa City and make this character her own!

Farewell appearance by the ATWT cast

Several cast members will be appearing at the Paley Center for a tribute to As The World Turns. The event will be held on Wednesday, August 18 at 6:30pm, and company members will be there to share memories and answer questions about the 54-year old beloved soap.

A partial list of panelists:

Christopher Goutman, Executive Producer
Jean Passanante, Head Writer
Terri Colombino, "Katie Peretti"
Trent Dawson, "Henry Coleman"
Kathy Hays, "Kim Hughes"
Don Hastings, "Dr. Bob Hughes"
Eileen Fulton, "Lisa Grimaldi"
Colleen Zenk, "Barbara Ryan"
Van Hansis, "Luke Snyder"

For more information and tickets, go to: http://www.cbs.com/daytime/as_the_world_turns/about/index.php?sec=2, or http://www.paleycenter.org/2010-spring-farewell-to-as-the-world-turns

Michael Park in "The Last Goodbye: A Musical Adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet"

Michael Park (Jack, As the World Turns) will be appearing in The Last Goodbye: A Musical Adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet from August 5th through the 20th as part of the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown MA. For more information and tickets see: http://wtfestival.org/2010/lastgoodbye.

Bradley Cole's Rock Show for Charity

Bradley Cole's 6th annual Rock Show for Charity will be held on October 9 in New York City. The show benefits the Red Cross and features many soap stars, including:

Bradley Cole (Jeffrey, Guiding Light; Warren, All My Children)
Brittany Underwood (Langston, One Life to Live)
David Gregory (Robert, One Life to Live)
Gina Tognoni (Kelly, One Life to Live)
Kim Zimmer (Reva, Guiding Light)
Kristen Anderson (Starr, One Life to Live)
Mandy Bruno (Marina, Guiding Light)
Michael Park (Jack, As the World Turns)
Robert Newman (Josh, Guiding Light)
Ron Raines (Alan, Guiding Light)
Saundra Santiago (Carlotta, One Life to Live)
Trent Dawson (Henry, As the World Turns)

For information and tickets see: http://www.bradleycole.com/rockshow6.htm

Trent Dawson in "Revival"

Since Kendra and I also run Trent's fan club, it seems fitting that he's our first entry on the new Soap Stars on Stage blog!

Trent Dawson has played Henry on As the World Turns for over ten years. Now that the show is ending he's returning to his theater roots. Trent will be appearing in Project Y Theatre's production of "Revival." The show runs from September 9th through the 25th at The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row Studios in New York City. For tickets and more information, see Project Y's website.

Welcome!

We've opened this blog as a way to keep track of and get the word out for our favorite soap actors, specifically from As the World Turns. Just because our beloved show is leaving the airwaves doesn't mean that we can't see our favorite actors from that and other shows in other performances.