'Serial Scoop Now' Indie Series Awards Red Carpet Show (Part 1)

Serial Scoop Now host Michael Taylor Gray interviewed the stars in front of and behind the camera on the red carpet of the 10th Annual Indie Series Awards on April 3 at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. In the first of our multi-part coverage, we chat with hosts Patrika Darbo and Kevin Spirtas, along with nominees from After Forever (Michael Slade, Cady Huffman, Erin Cherry & Scott Michael Salame), Anacostia (Lauren B. Martin), Only Children (Wayne Wilcox, Keylor Leigh, Danny Wascou) and Giants (Joy McElveen, Tanee McCall, Terrence Terrell, Mansa Wakili, KJ Smith, Ashly Williams and Kareem James).

Check it out below.

Donna Mills Talks 'Driving Miss Daisy' on Opening Night (Video)

On the Season 3 premiere of Serial Scoop Now, host Chelsea Matthews traveled to the Colony Theatre in Burbank for the opening night of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Driving Miss Daisy," starring Emmy Award winner Donna Mills, Arthur Richardson and James Leo Ryan.

"Driving Miss Daisy" takes place in the 1940s through 1970s at the height of the Civil Rights movement. The play delicately explores racial tensions when a warm friendship evolves between an elderly Jewish woman and her black chauffeur.

In Episode 3.1, Matthews chats with the cast, along with director Heather Provost. Watch below.

INTERVIEW: Cady McClain & Kate Super at 'Seeing is Believing: Women Direct' East Coast Premiere

Cady McClain and Roger Newcomb at the East Coast Premiere of
Seeing is Believing: Women Direct. Photo: Sue Coflin/Max Photos

In the latest episode of Serial Scoop Now (2.20), we traveled to Soho International Film Festival for the East Coast Premiere of Cady McClain's Seeing is Believing: Women Direct. Emmy winning actress turned executive producer/director/writer/editor, Cady McClain (All My Children, As the World Turns) talks about her new documentary, the women profiled, how she met producing partner, Kate Super, and much more!

Seeing is Believing: Women Direct is a documentary series directed, executive produced, written and edited by Cady McClain about women directors who are on the front lines of the field: from major award winners and those in the vanguard of television and feature films, to graduate students and frustrated auteurs. The first episode recently made its World Premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival, where it won an Honorable Mention for Best Documentary Short. McClain debuted a feature-length version at Soho International Film Festival.

McClain has spent the past year traveling the globe, speaking to female directors of film and television and documenting their stories. The outcome is a feature film and a serialized documentary, providing insider access to the skills and tools needed to succeed as a woman in the directing field.

The crowd--which included familiar daytime names such as Julia Barr, Jill Larson and Carole Shure--roared with applause as the film's credits rolled. McClain brilliantly edited together the stories of dozens of interviewees, with the most screen time given to fascinating insights from Sarah Gavron (Director, Suffragette, Brick Lane), Lesli Linka Glatter (EP/Director, Homeland), Li Lu (Director, There Is a New World Somewhere) and Naima Ramos-Chapman (Director/Writer, And Nothing Happened).

McClain is still exploring potential release and distributions for the project. No matter what form it takes when it becomes available publicly, it is sure to entertain and educate. Kudos to everyone involved!

Check out what McClain and Super had to say about Seeing is Believing: Women Direct in our new interview below.

INTERVIEW: James Kiberd Previews 'The Crusade of Connor Stephens'

Actor and artist James Kiberd is best known to soap opera fans for his 11-year stint as Trevor Dillon on ABC's All My Children. That followed a memorable run as Mike Donovan on Loving, and a few months as Dustin Trent on NBC's Another World. Following All My Children, he stepped in for a time as Hal Munson on CBS' As the World Turns. In addition to his work on daytime dramas, Kiberd is a talented artist and stage performer. He was named Best Actor earlier this year at the 2017 Midtown International Theater Festival for his portrayal of Big Jim in "The Crusade of Connor Stephens," a new play written and directed by Dewey Moss

In "The Crusade of Connor Stephens," extreme loss shakes a Texas family as it comes to terms with a tragic act of violence. In the midst of widespread media attention, their story becomes an allegory for the national debate over religion, tolerance and the seedlings of hate. With humor and resilience, they will confront the ghosts of the past and discover the brutal universal truths that define the American family in the 21st century.

I had the pleasure of speaking with the multi-talented Kiberd about his time on soaps and his latest stage role. Watch our recent interview below for Serial Scoop Now.



"The Crusade of Connor Stephens" will begin an open-ended run at Off-Broadway’s Jerry Orbach Theater at The Theater Center on June 17. Opening night is scheduled for June 26.

In addition to Kiberd, the cast of "The Crusade of Connor Stephens" features Ben Curtis, Kathryn Leask, Julie Campbell, Kathleen Huber, Jacques Mitchell, Clifton Samuels and Alec Shaw.

For more information on "The Crusade of Connor Stephens" or to purchase tickets, visit thecrusadeofconnorstephens.com.

'Serial Scoop Now': 'The Bay' at the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

We Love Soaps teamed up with Serial Scoop Now to cover the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. In the video below, check out interviews with producers and cast of Amazon Prime drama The Bay at the Creative Arts ceremony. Host Jenna Stone spoke with Nicolas Coster, Jade Harlow, Celeste Fianna, Carolyn Hennesy, Kristos Andrews, Lilly Melgar, Matthew Ashford, Ronn Moss and Devin DeVasquez.

'Serial Scoop Now' Presents the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards Red Carpet Show, Part 1

Eric Martsolf and Jen Lilley hosted the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 6 at the historic El Portal Theatre.

Serial Scoop Now interviewed the stars in front of and behind the camera on the red carpet of the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards on April 6. In the first of our multi-part coverage, we chat with Days of our Lives stars Jen Lilley and Eric Martsolf, the hosts of this year's ceremony; Janessa Alberre (Miss North Hollywood USA), Amber Nash, Kevin Gillese and Benjamin Scott Holst (Hart of America); Judith Avers, Melissa Malone and Frances Southwick (Or So the Story Goes); Frank Leone (In Retrospect); Kathleen Gati, Kevin Spirtas, Martha Madison, Josh Thrower, Barbara Caruso and Michael Caruso (Winterthorne); Colleen Zenk (As the World Turns); Yancy Butler (Witchblade); Jillian Clare (Ladies of the Lake); and The Bay's Patrika Darbo and Kiko Ellsworth.

Watch below.