Morgan Fairchild Leads All-Star Lineup for 'Mélange'

Morgan Fairchild has been tapped to play the vindictive Vivian King in the new serialized half hour drama, Mélange. Using NYC as its backdrop, the show will center round the fight of ownership for a historic gay bar, Mélange, after its proprietor has suddenly and mysteriously died. The series will emulate the grand storytelling flair of 80’s primetime decadent dramas that pitted good vs. evil but in a contemporary, fast-paced style; exploring modern themes of sexuality, immigration, addiction, power, and inclusion. The ensemble cast of 17, lead by Morgan Fairchild, includes a roster of talent from television, Broadway, reality, and social media. Shooting for Mélange kicked off August 4th in New York City.

Scott Evans (One Life to Live) stars as Ryann Parker, the strikingly handsome young man whose once Utopian workplace has become infested with betrayal, corruption, and revenge. He fights to keep Mélange out of the claws of Vivian and into the hands of the employees and patrons who genuinely love the historic bar.

Through flashbacks and archival footage, Robert Newman (Guiding Light, Santa Barbra, General Hospital) plays Syd Winchester, the deceased patriarch of Mélange who, in life, was a pioneer and hero of the gay rights movement. Rounding out the ensemble cast: Emmy winner Darnell Williams (All My Children, The Young and the Restless, Loving ), Emmy winner Kristen Alderson (One Life to Live, General Hospital,), Ilene Kristen (One Life to Live, Ryan’s Hope, General Hospital), David A. Gregory (One Life to Live), Jessica Leccia (Guiding Light, One Life to Live, Venice The Series), Diana DeGarmo (The Young and the Restless, American Idol) ), gossip blogger Perez Hilton (Bold and the Beautiful), Anne Ramsay (Mad About You,The L Word), Alex Newell (Glee, Broadway’s Once On This Island), Mark Indelicato (Ugly Betty, Dead of Summer ), Laith Ashley (Strut), Maya Days (Damages, Broadway’s Aida), Omar Sharif Jr., Pamela Winslow Kashani (Star Trek: The Next Generation).

Mélange was created and is being executive produced by multi-award winning theatrical producer and political activist Tom D’Angora. It is being directed by Emmy Award winner Gary Donatelli (One Life to Live) and Tony Award winning producer Tim Kashani.

'The Good Fight' to Premiere February 19 on CBS, David A. Gregory Appears in Teaser

David A. Gregory will be appearing in The Good Wife in a role that is
yet to be revealed.  His characters appears with Cash Jumbo's Lucca in
the recently released teaser for the series.

The Good Fight, a spinoff of The Good Wife, is set to make its debut on Sunday, February 19 at 8 p.m. ET. The premiere episode will air in a special broadcast preview on CBS, but the rest of the series will be exclusively for CBS All Access subscribers. The network has released a 30-second teaser for the series, which includes a shirtless shot of One Life to Live alum David A. Gregory.

The series, from Robert and Michelle King, stars Christine Baranski, Cush Jumbo, Rose Leslie, Delroy Lindo, Sarah Steele, Paul Guilfoyle, Bernadette Peters and Erica Tazel.

In the teaser, Gregory appears with Jumbo, who reprises the role of Lucca Quinn from The Good Wife. Nothing else is known about their potential storyline, but Gregory used the word "steamy" in a recent Instagram post.

Posted Gregory, "Gettin #steamy in the new #teaser for #thegoodfight on #cbs #cbsallaccess Get ready for #february! You won't know what hit you. Also: @cushjumbohere is #thebest 🙌 #tv #tvactor #thegoodwife #shirtless #allthethings #fitness"

The Good Fight picks up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of The Good Wife. In the new series, an enormous financial scam has destroyed the reputation of a young lawyer, Maia, while simultaneously wiping out her mentor Diane Lockhart's savings. Forced out of Lockhart & Lee, they join Lucca Quinn at one of Chicago's pre-eminent law firms.

Watch the teaser below.

NEWS: EASTENDERS Cast Photo, Cady McClain, Crystal Chappell, David Gregory, Ron Raines

The class of 2014! EastEnders cast photo features cast members old and new - including Hetti Bywater as Lucy Beale ahead of her character's death
The photo, which was taken outside the iconic Queen Vic pub on the show's Elstree set, was taken ahead of the soap's 30th anniversary.

Standing: (L-R) Johnny Carter (Sam Strike), Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), Lady Di (Hotlips), Lee Carter (Danny-Boy Hatchard), Les Coker (Roger Sloman), Pam Coker (Lin Blakley), Nancy Carter (Maddy Hill), Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo), Shirley Carter (Linda Henry), Fiona 'Tosh' Mackintosh (Rebecca Scroggs), Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw White), Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra), Cindy Williams (Mimi Keene), Shabnam Masood (Rakhee Thakrarr), Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater) , Charlie Cotton (Declan Bennet), Jane Beale (Laurie Brett), Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), Peter Beale (Ben Hardy), Denise Fox (Diane Parish), Jake Stone (Jamie Lomas), 'Fatboy' Arthur Chubb (Ricky Norwood), Dexter Hartman (Khali Best), Max Branning (Jake Wood), Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), Aleks Shirovs (Kristian Kiehling), Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy), Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson, Rebecca Fowler (Jasmine Armfield), Terry Spraggan Jnr (George Sargeant), Terry Spraggan (Terry Alderton), Jay Mitchell (Jamie Borthwick), Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), Liam Butcher (James Forde), Nikki Spraggan (Rachel Wilde), Alfie Moon (Shane Richie), Sharon Rickman (Letitia Dean), Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden)

Seated/Crouching: (L-R) Stan Carter (Timonthy West), Tramp, Donna Yates (Lisa Hammond), Morgan Butcher (Devon Higgs), Dennis Rickman (Harry Hickles), Tiffany Butcher (Maisie Smith), Rosie Spraggan (Jerzey Swingler), Dot Branning (June Brown), Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker), Cora Cross (Ann Mitchelle), Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons), Amy Mitchell (Abigail-Louise Knowles), Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick), William Mitchell (Toby Walpole), Mo Harris (Laila Morse), Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace), Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold), Tommy Moon (Ralfie White), Lexi Mitchell (Dotti-Beau Contterill)

Cady McClain on taking over the role of Kelly on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
"There's much more pressure being an instant replacement. Boom! Usually when this happens on a soap there's a break of a few months or at least weeks. And Cynthia was mind-bogglingly good and really made her mark with some award-worthy work. So I'm like, 'Oh, s—t!' But I'm bringing my A game and hoping the fans will accept me."

PREVIEW: DECEPTION ("You’re the Bad Guy")

ONE LIFE LIVE TO LIVE alum Bree Williams plays the late Vivian.
Ilene Kristen guest stars on this episode. - Photo: NBC

The first season of DECEPTION continues on Monday, March 11 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

In "You’re the Bad Guy," after Will fires Joanna for sleeping with Julian, she uncovers video tapes of Vivian’s (ONE LIFE TO LIVE alum Bree Williamson) therapy sessions. Working with the FBI, Julian wears a wire to gain evidence against Audrey. Edward turns himself in for the murder of Kimberly Yaeger. With Haverstock’s help, Wyatt is released from prison and confronts Sofia. Mia takes Joanna’s advice and donates her bone marrow to her birth father.

Watch a couple of sneak peek videos below:

PREVIEW: DECEPTION ("One, Two, Three...One, Two, Three")

Photo: NBC

The first season of DECEPTION continues on Monday, January 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

In "One, Two, Three...One, Two, Three," Joanna discovers Julian has something to hide from the night of Vivian's murder. Senator Haverstock gives Edward disturbing news about his past. Meanwhile, Sofia and Robert meet Mia's new boyfriend.

John Larroquette guest stars

Watch a couple of sneak peek videos below:

'Excuse Me For Living' Opens! Photos From The Set

Excuse Me For Living, a new film starring a number of soap alums including Tom Pelphrey and Melissa Archer, opened on Friday in 14 cities and nationwide on VOD, iTunes and other major platforms. Photographer Sue Coflin (Max Photos) visited the set on May 1, 2011, and shared some photos from that day with our readers.

Tom Pelphrey Film To Have October 12 Theatrical Release; Features Several Soap Stars

Indie film distributors Dada Films and Required Viewing have picked up Excuse Me for Living for a theatrical release that will coincide with the publication of the novel that tells the same story.

The movie stars Tom Pelphrey (GUIDING LIGHT), Christopher Lloyd, Wayne Knight, Jerry Stiller, Robert Vaughn, Melissa Archer (ONE LIFE TO LIVE), Ewa De Cruz (AS THE WORLD TURNS), James McCaffrey, Tonja Walker (ONE LIFE TO LIVE), David A. Gregory (ONE LIFE TO LIVE), Shenaz Treasury (ONE LIFE TO LIVE), Dick Cavett and Kevin Brown.

WE LOVE SOAPS TV 3.41 David A. Gregory Reflects On ONE LIFE TO LIVE & Looks To The Future, And Shares Why Love Out Loud Is Important To Him

Love Out Loud VII, an annual event sponsored by We Love Soaps and Poz magazine, was held on Wednesday, May 16 at Prohibition in New York City. It's an AIDS Walk NY fundraiser: the hosts, the sponsors, and (this is truly wonderful) the celebrities are all donated their time to the cause!

In the latest episode of our web series, WE LOVE SOAPS TV, we caught up with former ONE LIFE TO LIVE star David A. Gregory about his experience in daytime, his role on GOSSIP GIRL and why this particular cause is important to him.

"I do [miss it]," he says about the end of ONE LIFE TO LIVE. "It's like going to the office every day. I miss the people. Now everybody's kind of spread out. You've got some people in L.A. and some people in New York. I'm glad people are working, and doing well."

Watch our latest episode below.

SPECIAL EVENT: David A. Gregory of ONE LIFE TO LIVE Is Latest Love Out Loud Celebrity Supporter

David A. Gregory at last year's Love Out Loud 

Leading up to being cast in ONE LIFE TO LIVE, David A. Gregory had been unemployed for seven months--but he persevered, until one day, he was invited to read for OLTL Executive Producer Frank Valentini. He wasn't even home yet from the audition when he got a call from the show, welcoming him on board him as the "sexy cad," Robert Ford.

In addition to ONE LIFE TO LIVE, David has also appeared on shows like GOSSIP GIRL and films like How Do You Know. And then, of course, there's The Commercial.

NEWS ROUNDUP: Mario Batali In Hot Water, George Michael Slams EASTENDERS Gay Storyline, David Gregory, Deidre Hall

Bankers Boycott THE CHEW's Mario Batali After Hitler Comparison (SLIDESHOW)
Celebrity chef Mario Batali compared bankers to some of history's worst dictators Tuesday at a panel discussing who should be 2011 Time's Person Of The Year.

Moorpark College teacher John Loprieno reprises ONE LIFE TO LIVE role, students mostly don't notice
"I don't even think daytime is on their radar. Once in a while, a student will say, 'My mom used to watch you,' " Loprieno said with a laugh.