I just want to preface this post by saying that I would never want anyone to be out of work. The thought of someone losing their job makes me sad.
Despite my misgivings, I was thinking about what out of work soap actors could join soaps in already established characters. I picked seven extremely recent actors who no longer work on soaps. Here is their casting.
The person who got me thinking this was . . .
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Dahlia Salem. I think she would make an amazing Greenlee Smythe. The actress has the look and is extremely charismatic. Plus, she has the acting chops to pull off the drama in Greenlee's life - - - could she handle the laughter? I would LOVE to see her in that role. Actually, I would just love to see her back on soaps.
But there is also . . .
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Megan Ward. Okay, admittedly this one is kind of a stretch. I was thinking that Megan would make a great Kelly Cramer. I think she has the range and the look. She is great with the drama, but also has comedic timing. She has chemistry with everyone - from Maurice Bernard to Blake Gibbons. To me, Megan is fiya.
What about . . .
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Melissa Claire Egan? She would be a great Siobhan McKenna - assuming she would be allowed to drop the accent. I often hate the character of Siobhan (actually, I have only liked her
once, ever), but maybe Missy could bring an energy to it that I have yet seen. I would also like to see her act against another Lucky. Also, if Missy were Siobhan, I might believe that there was more competition against Liz for Lucky's eventual affections.
And then there is . . .
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Kyle Lowder. He is another tough one. I have actually heard someone refer to the fact that Kyle was part of Daytime's Final Supercouple.
Um, what? No. I did not see Kyle as Rick on B&B, but I remember him as Brady on DAYS. I don't know where I could picture Kyle after B&B. Maybe on AMC? There are a lot of women in their late 20's to early 30's over there who could use a leading man. The only character I could actually see him stepping into would be Daniel Jonas on DAYS. That would be really weird, but to me it is the only thing that works. Plus, last month we learned that DAYS isn't all that picky about actors playing characters that they already have established fan bases with. Hmm . . .
Not to mention . . .
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Jay Kenneth Johnson. The immediate thought for me was that he should play Daniel Romalotti on Y&R, but after some thought I decided that I want them to de-age Steve Webber on GH. I think that Jay would make a great sibling to Rebecca Herbst and bring some energy to the role of GH's chief of staff. I really think that would make a great recast!
Plus. . .
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Shelley Hennig. I really never give this girl credit for being as pretty as she is, but that will change. She is getting her own post soon. This girl is so freaking cute. Anyway, who should she play? Okay, I kind of have two roles for her. I have been hearing rumblings around the web about Starr Manning getting a recast (hello?!? what is with that?!?). Anyway, if she did I would imagine that they would age her. Perhaps they could age Dani Manning as well. I think that Shelley would make a cute Dani. Additionally, she would also make a good Brooklyn Ashton. That is another unnecessary at this time GH character, but she is on the canvas, so maybe. . .
And finally . . .
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Brittany Underwood. I have met Brittany in real life and she is a doll. I just really want to see this girl working again. Not sure if she will, because I got the impression that she wanted to stay in New York, but hey! You never know. I think she would make a good Stephanie Johnson on DAYS or Jana Hawkes on Y&R. Brittany still has the look of a teen, and OLTL has more teens on there scene than every other soap put together, so it is hard to find a place where Brittany would fit. The only other possibility would be Kristina Davis on GH. Actually, that could work . . .
Hmm . . . where would you like to see some of the out of work soap stars land?
Love, Adrienne
