Soap Alums Michael Park & Kristolyn Lloyd Win Grammys for 'Dear Evan Hansen'

At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday Night, "Dear Evan Hansen" won for Best Musical Theater Album. That win meant Grammys for former soap opera actors Michael Park (ex-Jack, As the World Turns) and Kristolyn Lloyd (ex-Dayzee, The Bold and the Beautiful).

“Thank you @pasekandpaul and @sbm64blue and my wonderful @dearevanhansen family for making so many dreams come true.#grammys,” Park posted on Instagram.

Park now has an Emmy and a Grammy. He's only an Oscar and Tony away from an EGOT!

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Colleen Zenk, Michael Park

Longtime As the World Turns star Colleen Zenk to star in Hudson Stage Company production of "Other Desert Cities"
Zenk, who is currently playing Polly in a Nantucket production of "Other Desert Cities," will play the character again for Hudson Stage Company.

Preview Friday, Oct. 16th, opens Saturday, Oct. 17th and runs weekends only through Saturday, Oct. 31st. Evenings at 8 p.m., Matinees Sunday Oct. 18th , and Oct. 25th at 3pm (Q&A following the Oct. 25th performance) and matinee Saturday, Oct. 31st at 3 p.m.

As the World Turns alum Michael Park joins cast of Broadway's "Tuck Everlasting"
"Tuck Everlasting," the new musical based on Natalie Babbitt's novel, has announced principal casting for the Broadway production. The show will star Carolee Carmello as Mae Tuck, Andrew Keenan-Bolger as Jesse Tuck, Michael Park (Jack Snyder on ATWT) as Angus Tuck, Terrence Mann as the Man in the Yellow Suit , Fred Applegate as Constable Joe, Robert Lenzi as Miles Tuck, Michael Wartella as Hugo, Valerie Wright as Betsy Foster, and 11-year-old Sarah Charles Lewis as Winnie Foster.

Meet an Inspirational Syrian Teenager Who Trekked 20 Days in a Wheelchair Getting to Europe
How did she learn to speak English so well? “At home with my favorite TV show, Days of our Lives,” she said, beaming. "I watched it for two years.”

“I was waking up at 8 a.m. some days to watch it. That’s a great show," she said. "But they killed the main character that I loved!”

Lexi Ainsworth returns to General Hospital as Kristina today
"I was pretty shocked when I got the call," Ainsworth tells Soap Opera Digest. "It was definitely a surprise, but I was very excited." She says she's grateful for the support she's received from GH fans both before and since the announcement of her comeback. "I'm pretty overwhelmed by the amount of love they show me," she beams. "It's so heartwarming."

Stephen Amell apologizes after his Ahmed Mohamed tweet receives backlash
The Arrow star sparked anger among some of his followers when tweeted about the 14-year-old Muslim boy in Texas who was arrested after bringing a homemade clock to school. “Stereotyping Texas isn’t any better than stereotyping Ahmed. Just so we’re clear,” Amell tweeted. Because of the backlash, Amell is taking a break from social media.

The View loses two advertisers over nursing controversy
Johnson & Johnson and Eggland's Best have opted to cut ties with the ABC talk show over the controversial nurse comments made by Michelle Collins and Joy Behar.

Judge dismisses charges against The Bold and the Beautiful alum Constantine Maroulis
The former American Idol contestant had been accused of kicking his ex-girlfriend and mother of his 4-year-old daughter.

Empire's "Batshit Crazy" Behind-the-Scenes Drama
It's TV's soap opera within a soap opera, a show so big even Lucious Lyon couldn't dream it up, with an A-list guest-star roster (Chris Rock as … a cannibal?), hints of a tour, a spinoff and Lee Daniels' defense of Terrence Howard: "He ain't done nothing different than Marlon Brando or Sean Penn."

FOX's Empire and Scream Queens will premiere globally on the same day
The season two premiere and series premiere, respectively, will bow internationally within 24 hours of their stateside debuts.

Scream Queens adds Chad Michael Murray
Murray will play the older brother of Glen Powell's frat bro character.

The Walking Dead casts Xander Berkeley
The 24 alum's role on the zombie drama is being kept top-secret.

American Horror Story launching a fashion collection
Hot Topic will host the collection, which will include at least one item inspired from each season.

Buffy’s Nicholas Brendon slams Dr. Phil over their disastrous interview
"It was extremely sad that the producers decided to sensationalize and exaggerate the already-disappointing events of the past year, Brendon wrote on Facebook, adding that he didn’t like Dr. Phil’s harsh words for his mom.

Game of Thrones enlists a Downton Abbey alum to play Samwell Tarly’s dad
British actor James Faulkner, who played Downton Abbey’s Lord Sinderby is joining the HBO drama for Season 6.

NBC plans to remake Hart to Hart featuring a gay couple
A reboot of the 1979-84 ABC mystery/adventure drama starring Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers would be made with the characters Jonathan Hart as the “by the book” attorney and Dan Hartman as a free-spirited investigator. Hart to Hart is from former CSI executive producer Carol Mendelsohn.

TNT drama Home casts Broadchurch's Andrew Buchan as male lead; Somerset alum JoBeth Williams to co-star
Home centers on the not-yet-cast Rose Altman, an accomplished designer with a successful business who is expecting a child with husband Joe (Buchan), a highly regarded prison psychologist. But her image of her perfect family is shattered when she discovers long-buried secrets that threaten to destroy the very foundation of her life.

Hollywood Gets CPR Dangerously Wrong
If you watch shows like House or Grey’s Anatomy, your idea of CPR is probably all wrong.

Ian Somerhalder's Twitter Hacked! Vampire Diaries Actor Did Not Profess His Love for Ex-Girlfriend Nina Dobrev
Somerhalder's Twitter account was hacked Tuesday around 9:45 p.m. ET. The hacker tweeted for about 20 minutes before writing, "I am so sorry," and deleting the tweets. When the hacker first revealed that the account was seized, he or she asked his followers, "who even is ian somerhalder."

One of the tweets professed his or her love for Nina Dobrev, Somerhalder's ex-girlfriend and former co-star on the hit CW series.

Alison Brie is joining Tom Hollander and Ian McShane on Downton Abbey creator’s new ITV drama
Brie will co-star on Julian Fellowes’ Doctor Thorne.

The League’s Steve Rannazzisi admits to lying about escaping the World Trade Center on 9/11
The New York Times confronted Rannazzisi on his lie this week after finding evidence that “undermined his account" of his oft-told 9/11 story. The paper notes that Rannazzisi admitted his lie “after a day of deliberation….Actually, he had been working in Midtown that day, and not for Merrill Lynch, which has no record of his employment and had no offices in either tower.”

John Stamos teaches Jimmy Kimmel the art of a sitcom opening
Watch them re-create the “dying art" below:

Meet Martha Byrne and Other Beloved Daytime Stars at 'Weight' Screening in NYC on October 8

Soap opera fans in New York City have a chance to meet a number of beloved Daytime stars at a VIP Soap Party and Advanced Screening of indie series Weight. Tickets are still available for the event, being held on October 8 at 7 p.m. at Galway Pub, 7 E. 36th Street (between 5th and Madison). Weight is a new comedy created and executive produced by Writers Guild Award nominee Daryn Strauss and starring two-time Emmy winner Martha Byrne.

An impressive list of stars from Daytime TV and the Web will be attending the VIP Soap Party including Byrne (As the World Turns, Crisis, Gotham), Elizabeth Hubbard (The Doctors, As the World Turns), Colleen Zenk (Thurston, As The World Turns, Thurston), Anne Sayre (As the World Turns, Gotham), Michael Park (As the World Turns, House of Cards), Terri Conn (As the World Turns, One Life to Live), Larkin Malloy (The Edge of Night, Guiding Light, All My Children), Lisa Brown (Guiding Light, As the World Turns), Lauren B. Martin (As the World Turns, Empire) and Elizabeth Keifer (Guiding Light, Venice).

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Departing DAYS OF OUR LIVES star Alison Sweeney says she would never do a soap
"I would never do another soap," Sweeney says. "That is not why I am leaving. If I were to be on a soap opera, I would be on DAYS. And I would be Sami. Having finally made the decision, I felt at peace. It felt right."

Michael Park, Laura Osnes, Sally Murphy & More to Star in Off-Broadway Revival of "The Threepenny Opera"
The Atlantic Theater Company has announced complete casting for its off-Broadway revival of "The Threepenny Opera." Emmy winner Michael Park (ex-Jack, AS THE WORLD TURNS), Tony nominee Laura Osnes, Sally Murphy and Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham are among those who have joined the star-studded cast. Directed and choreographed by Martha Clarke, "The Threepenny Opera" will play a limited engagement at the Linda Gross Theater from March 12 through May 4. Opening night is set for April 7.

A&E's BATES MOTEL Re-Opens for a Second Season
A&E Network premieres season two of the critically acclaimed original drama series BATES MOTEL, starring Vera Farmiga in her Emmy-nominated role as Norma Bates and Freddie Highmore as Norman. The series premieres Monday, March 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Guest stars checking into BATES MOTEL throughout the new season are Michael Vartan, Kathleen Robertson, Paloma Kwiatkowski, Rebecca Creskoff, Kenny Johnson, Michael Eklund and Michael O'Neill.

45 Minute GOTHAM Pilot Now Available on Vimeo VOD

GOTHAM premiered in 2009, aired 13 webisodes, and earned an Emmy nomination in 2011. The show, created by former AS THE WORLD TURNS stars Martha Byrne and Lisa Brown, featured an all-star cast headed by Byrne and Michael Park. Viewers now have a new way to watch GOTHAM, as the episodes have been edited together in a long format.

GOTHAM fans can now watch the entire 45 minute pilot episode for $0.99 on Vimeo.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE! Dominates the Night with NBC's Best 18-49 Thursday Average, Excluding Sports, Since the Night of the "ER" Finale

THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE! (4.6/13 in 18-49 and 18.470 million viewers overall) dominated the night with NBC's best 18-49 Thursday average, excluding sports, since the night of the "ER" finale (5.2, April 2, 2009).

In total viewers, this is NBC's best Thursday average excluding sports since May 13, 2004 (FRASIER finale night, 22.597 million viewers).

· NBC won its fifth night in a row among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in 18-49 (12/1-5). It's the first time since June 2002 that NBC has won five nights in a row, excluding Olympics (since a six-night streak June 2-7, 2002; NBC's last in-season five-night streak was May 1-5, 2002).

· The top local market in metered market households came in Carrie Underwood's home state, with Oklahoma City giving the three-hour special a 20.7/28. NBC ranked #1 in primetime in all 56 metered markets.

Soap Reunion 2014: Cruise With The Stars Of AS THE WORLD TURNS

Soap Fan Cruises has announced the hosts for Soap Reunion 2014, a cruise of the Western Caribbean featuring the stars of AS THE WORLD TURNS. We Love Soaps is proud to be the media partner for the event, which will feature Colleen Zenk, Trent Dawson, Martha Byrne and Michael Park. For more information, check out soapfancruises.com.

Be sure to follow Soap Fan Cruises via their social networks:
Twitter: @SoapFanCruises
Facebook: facebook.com/SoapFanCruises

Here's the official press release from EnvePR:

Brand New Episodes Of Martha Byrne & Lisa Brown's GOTHAM To Be Distributed By simplyMe!

New original episodes of the Emmy-nominated web series GOTHAM are coming to television and all digital media.

GOTHAM is a serial drama based on characters originally created by two-time Emmy winner Martha Byrne and DGA/Emmy Award winner Alexandra Verner Roalsvig. The show is written by Byrne and Emmy-nominated actress/director Lisa Brown. Brown and Byrne have worked in the world of daytime television for over two decades and created GOTHAM for the web in 2009 to celebrate the classic storytelling of the serial drama and as a “thank you” to the fans for their continued support.

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AS THE WORLD TURNS alum Michael Park hits Broadway in "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof"
“In a play like this, the connections on stage are so emotional that if you were to even think about the audience being out there for a second, you would probably drop the ball,” Park said. “You have to keep the story afloat and that means more than any nerves that you might be having on any given night.”

After “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof” closes, Park will take a couple of months off before travelling to Boston for a performance of “Tuck Everlasting” at the Citi Emerson Colonial Theatre. Park will play Pa Tuck in an adaptation of Natalie Babbitt’s classic novel. It will be directed and choreographed by Tony award-winner Casey Nicholaw (“The Book of Mormon”) and will run from July 28 through August 18.

Don’t Touch That Remote: TV Pilots Turn to Net, Not Networks
When Amazon sizes up the television marketplace, it sees opportunity. Internet-delivered TV, which until recently was unready for prime time, is the new front in the war for Americans’ attention spans. Netflix is following up on the $100 million drama HOUSE OF CARDS with four more series this year. Microsoft is producing programming for the Xbox video game console with the help of a former CBS president. Other companies, from AOL to Sony to Twitter, are likely to follow.

The companies are, in effect, creating new networks for television through broadband pipes and also giving rise to new rivalries — among one another, as between Amazon and Netflix, and with the big but vulnerable broadcast networks as well.

GENERAL HOSPITAL's Nurse's Ball 2013 coming soon
GH's Teresa Castillo ‏tweeted a photo from a Nurse's Ball dance rehearsal.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Looks Back on 40 Years of High Drama
For three weeks starting Monday, March 11, each Y&R episode will be prefaced by a brief on-camera interview with one of the show’s stars. “The videos are a love letter to longtime fans,” executive producer Jill Farren Phelps tells TVLine, “and will also help new viewers develop a greater appreciation for the fascinating history of these iconic characters.”

Martha Byrne & Kin Shriner Check Out Michael Park In "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof"

Martha Byrne and Kin Shriner went to see their AS THE WORLD TURNS and GOTHAM co-star Michael Park perform in Tennessee Williams' "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" on Sunday, December 30. Park plays Gooper in the Broadway revival, which also stars Scarlett Johansson, Benjamin Walker, Ciaran Hinds, Debra Monk and Emily Bergl. We Love Soaps caught up with Park later that night and the busy actor shared his excitement about the show.

The limited-engagement production which began performances on December 18 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Opening night is set for January 17. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit catonahottinroofbroadway.com.

Photo: Sue Coflin/Max Photos

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Michael Park and Maura West reunite at "A Christmas Story, The Musical" opening night
The actors played AS THE WORLD TURNS super couple Carly and Jack. West's son, Joe, is stars in the musical which officially opened on Monday.

Kelly Monaco & Valentin Chmerkovskiy Head To DANCING WITH THE STARS Finals?
On Monday night, they performed a surfer-inspired flamenco that did not sit well with the judges, and was called more of a paso doble than a flamenco. Though Chmerkovskiy, 26, stripped down to his speedo for the routine and Monaco, 36, held her own with precise lines and execution, according to the judges, they received a score of 25.5 out of 30, the lowest of the night.

Michael Park Joins Broadway Revival Of "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof"

AS THE WORLD TURNS' Michael Park has joined the cast of the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."

NEWS ROUNDUP: Wyclef Jean & Robin Roberts Coming To NASHVILLE; AMC Back On Dish; Michael Park In "Soap Dish" Reading; ARROW Full Season

ABC's NASHVILLE Books Wyclef Jean for Recurring Role
The rapper, singer, politician and record producer will stick closely to what he knows best and play the head of a music label.

Jean announced the casting via Twitter, posting a photo (seen above) of himself with what he called the hottest cast on TV, featuring co-stars Sam Palladio (Gunnar), Clare Bowen (Scarlett) and Jonathan Jackson (Avery) and Rya Kihlstedt.

GMA's Robin Roberts to Appear in NASHVILLE
In the special episode, she interviews Juliette, played by Hayden Panettiere, who appears on the morning show to boost her career.

Colleen Zenk and Michael Park Featured In New Anti-Bullying Music Video

Going Dark's new anti-bullying music video, "Stand Up," features AS THE WORLD TURNS alums Colleen Zenk and Michael Park, plus Middleweight Champion Sergio Martinez, Holt McCallany (Fight Club), model Stephanie Pham, and Susan Ridley, Ph.D. who also helped script the video.

The video was directed by Crowned Eagle Films and FRB Studio for Prince Music Management in association with Blenman and Shami inc. Going Dark is comprised of lead singer and bassist Oliver Shaw (12), guitarist LJ Militello (14), and drummer Alex Fogg (16).

Watch it below:

Michael Park Sings "My Angel" To Contest Winning Couple On THE TODAY SHOW

Julian and Jo Draper Grante appeared on the fourth hour of THE TODAY SHOW on Tuesday in a segment about their love story which won this month's "Everyone Has A Story" contest. Jo Draper Granate is the wife of Jullian Grante, an Air Force veteran with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma who believes that Jo is his greatest source of strength.

50 Greatest Soap Couples: #16 Jack & Carly From AS THE WORLD TURNS

COUPLE: Jack Snyder & Carly Tenney
SHOW: AS THE WORLD TURNS
RANK: 16
PLAYED BY:
Jack: Michael Park
Carly: Maura West
YEARS: 1997-2010

STORY:
Jack came to Oakdale working for the FBI trying to bring down James Stenbeck.  He soon joined the Oakdale PD and met Carly, an up and coming fashion designer.  The two clashed but had an instant attraction to each other.  Months later they were trapped in (rogue cop) Teague's cabin in the woods and Carly's startling revelations created an even stronger bond between them.  Despite falling in love, life was not going to be easy for Jack and Carly.  Carly wanted a better life and didn't mind breaking a few rules to reach her goal.  Jack was a "by the book" kind of guy and this difference tore them apart many times over the years.  But Jack and Carly could never stay away from each other very long.

NEWS ROUNDUP: Dilshad Vadsaria Joins REVENGE; Networks Struggle to Appeal to Hispanics; Plus, Kevin McHale, Peter Reckell, Joss Whedon

GREEK's Dilshad Vadsaria joins REVENGE
The actress is joining ABC’s addictive Hamptons-based soap in a recurring role playing Padma, a gorgeous, fiercely intelligent, pop culture savvy financial whiz who brings her own spin to her job at Nolan’s (Gabriel Mann) company. Rumor has it this is the new love interest for Mann’s bisexual billionaire character that exec producer Mike Kelley hinted at last month. Vadsaria played Rebecca Logan in GREEK.

WATCH: Supercapitalist Trailer - Stars Linus Roache, Michael Park

A maverick New York hedgefund trader with uncanny analytic abilities moves to Hong Kong and orchestrates a mega-deal that swiftly escalates beyond his control. This is the story of the new film, Supercapitalist.

Directed by Simon Yin, Supercapitalist stars Linus Roache (CORONATION STREET), Kenneth Tsang, Richard Ng, Michael Park (AS THE WORLD TURNS), Derek Ting, Darren E. Scott and Kathy Uyen.

Watch the trailer for the film below:

CLASSIC CLIP: Jack & Carly in AS THE WORLD TURNS 2009

Carly's drinking got out of control on AS THE WORLD TURNS in 2009. By July her family and friends staged an intervention to convince her to get help. Watch the clips below:

Michael Park, Michael Urie & Nick Jonas Have Fun At Six Flags Great Adventure

On SkyScreamer’s opening day at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, SMASH's Nick Jonas was among the first to take flight on the new, 24-story-tall extreme swing ride. Jonas was joined by his former Broadway cast mates from “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” (including UGLY BETTY's Michael Urie and AS THE WORLD TURNS Emmy winner Michael Park) at the theme park.

Check out another photo below as the guys are joined by Abby Church on Nitro.