Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominees

Once again CBS dominated the Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award nominations handed out on THE VIEW this morning. I attended the show and couldn't believe how many Y&R acting noms I kept hearing, especially the Younger Actress category. I'll do a thorough review once I've had time to digest all the technical categories. Nominations by soap The Young and the Restless 17 Guiding Light 13 One Life To Live 13 As the World Turns 12 The Bold and the Beautiful 9 All My Children 8 Days of Our Lives 6 General Hospital 6 Passions 4 Outstanding Drama Series GENERAL HOSPITAL GUIDING LIGHT ONE LIFE TO LIVE THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL GENERAL HOSPITAL GUIDING LIGHT ONE LIFE TO LIVE THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team ALL MY CHILDREN THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL GENERAL HOSPITAL ONE LIFE TO LIVE Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series David Canary (ALL MY CHILDREN) Thaao Penghlis (DAYS OF OUR LIVES) Anthony Geary (GENERAL HOSPITAL) Peter Bergman (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) Christian Jules LeBlanc (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Maura West (AS THE WORLD TURNS) Crystal Chappell (GUIDING LIGHT) Nicole Forester (GUIDING LIGHT) Michelle Stafford (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) Jeane Cooper (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series Jennifer Landon (AS THE WORLD TURNS) Rachel Melvin (DAYS OF OUR LIVES) Vail Bloom (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) Emily O'Brien (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) Tammin Sursok (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series Van Hansis (AS THE WORLD TURNS) Jesse Lee Soffer (AS THE WORLD TURNS) Darin Brooks (DAYS OF OUR LIVES) Ton Pelphrey (GUIDING LIGHT) Bryton McClure (The THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Kelley Menighan Hensley (AS THE WORLD TURNS) Heather Tom (THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) Judi Evans (DAYS OF OUR LIVES) Gina Tongoni (GUIDING LIGHT) Tracey E. Bregman (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Trent Dawson (AS THE WORLD TURNS) Daniel Cosgrove (GUIDING LIGHT) Brian Kerwin (ONE LIFE TO LIVE) Kristoff St. John (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) Greg Rikaart (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design For A Drama Series AS THE WORLD TURNS THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS GENERAL HOSPITAL Outstanding Achievement for a Casting Director For A Drama Series GENERAL HOSPITAL GUIDING LIGHT ONE LIFE TO LIVE THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Outstanding Achievement for in Costume Design For A Drama Series AS THE WORLD TURNS GUIDING LIGHT ONE LIFE TO LIVE PASSIONS Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing For A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN AS THE WORLD TURNS THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL ONE LIFE TO LIVE Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling For A Drama Series DAYS OF OUR LIVES GUIDING LIGHT ONE LIFE TO LIVE PASSIONS Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction For A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN AS THE WORLD TURNS THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL ONE LIFE TO LIVE Outstanding Achievement in Makeup For A Drama Series AS THE WORLD TURNS DAYS OF OUR LIVES PASSIONS THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction And Composition For A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL GUIDING LIGHT ONE LIFE TO LIVE Outstanding Original Song ALL MY CHILDREN Song Title: The Me Inside ALL MY CHILDREN Song Title: Treasure Of Love ONE LIFE TO LIVE Song Title: Chemistry ONE LIFE TO LIVE Song Title: Little Starr ONE LIFE TO LIVE Song Title: You're the Freak Outstanding Achievement in Live & Direct To Tape Sound Mixing For A Drama Series THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL GUIDING LIGHT PASSIONS THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control For A Drama Series ALL MY CHILDREN AS THE WORLD TURNS THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL GUIDING LIGHT

Out on the Town - April 30, 2008

1 Van Hansis outside the ABC studios in New York today following his appearance on THE VIEW where he found out live that he had earned his second Daytime Emmy nomination.

NPR Covers ATWT's Luke and Noah Again

NPR's "The Bryant Park Project" aired a follow up segment on Luke and Noah from AS THE WORLD TURNS on the Friday, April 25th show. I was asked a few questions for this segment and they used a couple of my answers. You can listen here.

InTurn Season 3 Episode 5: The Love Scene Audition

Back at the loft, Justin, Nell and Audra express their unease over fellow InTurn, Christian.

Perez Hilton: Fight the Bigots!

In a blog entry this morning, Perez comments on the AFA's complaints about the latest Luke and Noah kiss on AS THE WORLD TURNS: "The AFA are a bunch of bigoted hate mongers! Isn't infidelity totally against family values? Why no campaigns against infidelity in the numerous shows that glorify such 'sin'? Luke and Noah are a committed couple–people in love kiss. Gay people are normal. We're you're brothers, sisters, mothers, father. The AFA needs to stop drinking Intolerade!"

Tom Casiello: Damn the man. Save the empire.

Tom Casiello has written a brilliant new blog entry which touches on the Nuke controversy and well-told social stories on soaps, which have been severely lacking in recent years: "NUKE" FANS and ALL soap fans - I don’t care what sexuality you are - this number is IMPORTANT! Okay, so I've kinda stayed out of the Nuke controversy. Mainly because I know how difficult it is to get ANY kind of social issue story to the screen in this day and age (which is the greatest shame of soaps today, but more on that later), and also because I have no idea what's happening in the ATWT writers' room, but clearly there is some kind of internal struggle going on in regards to what they can show, or what they can't show - and since I have so many close friends and so many people I respect at the ATWT studio, I don't want to comment on rumors or speculation. Today, I heard from a friend at the studio in regard to Procter and Gamble's 800-number to poll America on whether or not they should further the Noah/Luke love story. (1-800-331-3774) My friend at ATWT says it's been difficult for TPTB at ATWT to do this story justice, but they are committed to it. She encouraged all of us to call the 1-800 number and support continuing the Luke/Noah love story. Okay, so before you get on me about religion, or your stance on homosexuality, or any of that - consider this for a moment: Did you enjoy the Stone/AIDS story on GH? Or Marty overcoming the horrors of what happened to her at Spring Fling on One Life to Live? How about Beth confronting her father on GL, or Erica Kane facing the toughest choice of a woman's life in the 70's (before history was rewritten two years ago with Josh of course, but that's irrelevant to my point)? As long as I've been alive, soaps have always been telling stories that teach, that show all perspectives, that are on the cutting edge of what's going on in YOUR world today. Lately, there seems to be this desire to move further and further into escapism - stories that take place in worlds where silliness reigns, and as such, soaps are starting to be taken much less seriously than they were twenty years ago. Supporting "Nuke", to me at least, is about a lot more than just supporting gays on TV. It's about supporting television that makes you think, that forces you to question your own beliefs, see a different side of the story you might not always agree with - it supports the idea that yes, we watch TV to escape reality sometimes... but we ALSO watch TV to sometimes see realities we might not have any other access to otherwise. We want intelligence in our stories - we want a reflection of what we see in our day-to-day lives. We want to see the human struggle. Please call. And let them know that yes - even if you do disagree with the story, you still support it because sometimes it's okay to be a little uncomfortable. People were uncomfortable when slavery came to an end, they were uncomfortable when women started working full-time, and they were uncomfortable when Maude got an abortion or when Archie Bunker used the N-Word. And you know what? It's OKAY that you're a little uncomfortable with two guys kissing on TV. I applaud TV that makes me squirm a little, because it opens up new worlds to me, and helps me become a more tolerant, more understanding person. This is a society where we are constantly learning and growing - and a genre that once upon a time, prided itself on being a serious learning tool. Don't let it become a joke. Damn the man. Save the empire.

Drama Desk Award Nominees

Nominations for the annual Drama Desk awards were announced Monday and some of the nominees have a soap past (see those categories below). Theh Drama Desks are unique in that Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway compete in the same categories. Outstanding Actor in a Play: Bill Champion, Intimate Exchanges Kevin Kline, Cyrano de Bergerac (ex-Woody, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW) Bill Pullman, Peter and Jerry Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing Tobias Segal, From Up Here Rufus Sewell, Rock 'n' Roll Outstanding Actor in a Musical: Daniel Breaker, Passing Strange André De Shields, Black Nativity (ex-Marshall, ANOTHER WORLD) Daniel Evans, Sunday in the Park with George Cheyenne Jackson, Xanadu Matthew Morrison, 10 Million Miles (ex-Adam, AS THE WORLD TURNS) Paulo Szot, South Pacific Outstanding Actress in a Musical: Sierra Boggess, The Little Mermaid Patti LuPone, Gypsy Kelli O'Hara, South Pacific (ex-Leslie, ALL MY CHILDREN) Faith Prince, A Catered Affair (ex-Diane, LOVING) Alice Ripley, Next to Normal Jenna Russell, Sunday in the Park with George Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play: John Cullum, The Conscientious Objector (ex-Artie, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) Conleth Hill, The Seafarer Francis Jue, Yellow Face Arian Moayed, Masked Jeff Perry, August: Osage County Michael T. Weiss, Scarcity (ex-Mike, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play: Elizabeth Ashley, Dividing the Estate (ex-Emma, ANOTHER WORLD) Johanna Day, Peter and Jerry (ex-Marilyn, ALL MY CHILDREN) Zoe Kazan, 100 Saints You Should Know Linda Lavin, The New Century Rondi Reed, August: Osage County Marisa Tomei, Top Girls (ex-Marcy, AS THE WORLD TURNS) Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical: Danny Burstein, South Pacific Christopher Fitzgerald, Young Frankenstein Boyd Gaines, Gypsy Shuler Hensley, Young Frankenstein Bobby Steggert, The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island (ex-Samual, ALL MY CHILDREN) Tom Wopat, A Catered Affair

Ripa and Consuelos join TLC

TLC will strengthen its programming roster with a pair of celebrity hubby-wife teams. Former ALL MY CHILDREN co-stars Kelly Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos have joined the TLC team to develop a number of scripted series, one of which will star Ripa. The TLC announcements came at Discovery Communications’ upfront presentation to advertisers here Wednesday afternoon a Jazz at Lincoln Center.

InTurn Season 3 Episode #4 The Second Callback

It's the dreaded Callback time again, and the InTurns file in to face their doom. Tensions mount in the callback room when Chris Goutman gives the group his signature review.