As we are just two days away from Y&R officially turning 50, You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel will play host to a very special livestream event celebrating the milestone starting today, Friday March 24th at 7 pm ET/4 pm PT.

Joining Michael for an hour of conversation, memories, and fun, will be stars of The Young and the Restless past and present.

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Scheduled to appear are: Jess Walton (Jill), Tracey Bregman (Lauren), Christian LeBlanc (Michael), Jason Thompson (Billy), Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea), Tricia Cast (ex-Nina) and Scott Reeves (ex-Ryan).

Please join us as we celebrate this incredible milestone in the history of soap operas and for this iconic show.

You will be able to pose questions in the chat as might just be picked to be asked to the stars during the livestream.

If you would like to write a question for any of our guests in the comment section below, please do so well.

You can watch the live celebration below later today, or by clicking on this link.

As a kick off to their 50th anniversary, The Young and the Restless debuted on Thursday’s episode (in the U.S.) their new opening title sequence.

According to a rep from the show, the revised look credits will be the on-going opening of the show, past the bicentennial celebration story arc currently airing on the CBS daytime drama series.

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The new look title sequence adds a downtown and cityscape to Genoa City, including having Jabot, one of GC’s most prominent imminent companies in town, featured atop a building.

In the new sequence, the cast are featured going from black and white – to color in a gold tinge – with a red, seemingly more gothic look, lower-third displaying their names.

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Throughout its 50 years, Y&R’s has delivered some of the most classic opening title sequences in the history of soap opera.  How do you think this one stacks up?

Below, check out the first two editions of the new opening title sequences featuring different cast members that aired in Canada, with the second one which includes a tease of the opener of today’s U.S. episode.

Now let us know, if you give the Y&R’s new opening title sequence a thumbs up, thumbs down, or are you neutral on it, via the comment section.

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The Young and the Restless’ Lauralee Bell (Christine) will take over Lifetime Movie Network’s Instagram account on Sunday, March 26 to coincide with Y&R’s 50th anniversary on that same day.

Lauralee and Lifetime Movie Network will be posting exclusive videos as well as behind-the-scenes moments from her Lifetime Movie Network appearances as well as moments from Y&R.

To be a part of Bell’s Instagram takeover, start watching Lifetime Movie Network at 2pm on Sunday beginning with Nightmare Tenant, starring Lauralee as Dr. Carol Allen, an empty nester who unwittingly takes in her daughter’s obsessed former schoolmate who is determined to destroy her life.

Then, Mistress Hunter begins at 4pm and stars Bell as Jackie, whose husband has an affair and now she’s fighting for custody of her daughter and hires a mistress hunter to help. Suddenly, Jackie becomes a suspect. Their Killer Affair follows at 6pm.

V.C. Andrews’ Ruby begins at 8pm with Bell as Daphne Dumas, the evil stepmother to Ruby and her sister. The last film in the takeover is V.C. Andrews’ Pearl in the Mist with Lauralee continuing her portrayal the manipulative Daphne.

Will you be following Lauralee’s IG on Sunday, during the actual golden anniversary of Y&R and her LMN performances? Comment below.

 

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