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GH Nurses’ Ball 2023 Part Two: The Curtain Comes Up and Lives are On the Line

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The General Hospital Nurses’ Ball continued on Wednesday’s episode and it was time for the music and the drama to kick into high gear.

After Bobbie (Jackie Zeman) and Maxie (Kirsten Storms) open the show, the nurses including: Felix (Marc Anthony Samuel), Deanna (Dioni Michelle Collins) and Amy (Risa Dorken) perform, along with Dr. TJ Ashford (Tajh Bellow), to the song “Lovely Day” by Bill Withers.  TJ shows the attendees that not only does he have a good bedside matter, but he can carry a tune, and do a little choreography to boot.

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The 2023 Nurses’ Ball would also be the first without former GH head nurse Epiphany Johnson taking the stage, since she just passed away in story (and in real life, GH recently lost its beloved Sonya Eddy). Not to be forgotten, Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) pays tribute to her friend and mentor.

Linc (Dan Buran) is getting more creepy backstage causing major problems for Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Blaze (Jacqueline Grace Lopez). Later, Brook Lynn admits to Chase (Josh Swickard) she feels bad for signing the NDA that Linc gave to her.

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At the safehouse, Lucy (Lynn Herring) is all up in her feelings as she watches the ball, and continues to be upset she is not there in-person. After she exits to her room, Anna (Finola Hughes) tells Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) she wishes she were at the ball too, because it always makes her feel closer to Robin.

Leave it to Valentin to cheer her up … he finds a tiny piano in the attic of the safehouse .. how convenient? Next, he gets close to Anna on the floor and serenades her.  As the song continues, the visual morphs into a fantasy-like sequence of Anna dancing with Valentin while he croons.  This gives viewers not only the chance to hear James Patrick Stuart sing as part of the Nurses’ Ball episodes, but to see Finola Hughes dance.

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Back at the ball, Jordan (Tanisha Harper) and Molly (Haley Pullos) give TJ props for his performance in the opening number.  As they celebrate, Jordan notices that Molly and TJ are not drinking alcohol. They admit they are trying to conceive a baby. Jordan is thrilled.

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Next up and hitting the Nurses’ Ball stage are Josslyn (Eden McCoy) and Trina (Tabyana Ali) who perform the Maren Morris smash hit, “The Middle”. Spencer (Nicholas Chavez) comes upon Trina post-performance, and gives her major kudos and throws a bit of shade Josslyn’s way, saying that Trina did much better than Joss during the musical number.  Backstage, Josslyn is confronted by Linc just as Brook Lynn comes upon the scene.

Back at the safehouse, Lucy admits to Valentin and Ann, that earlier in the day, she secretly stopped by the Metro Court to check on the ball.  They become gravely concerned.  Lucy swears no one recognized her.  She goes on to say she had the car service pick her up and drop her off down the street.

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Immediately, Anna says they have to leave the safehouse. As the trio exit, a shot is fired Valentin’s way as Victor’s (Charles Shaughnessy) plan is finally coming to fruition.

What did you think of the musical performances from Wednesday’s episode of the GH Nurses’ Ball and the story thus far? Share your thoughts in the comment section below, but first, in case you missed it,  check out Trina and Josslyn singing “The Middle”.

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The performers were cute and talented. Of course I didn’t recognize any of the music and Spencer making such a big deal over Trina’s singing as he watched through his rose-colored glasses. They make such a big deal over him, I wondered why he wasn’t strutting his stuff on stage? I’m worried about Joss now that Brook Lyn’s old agent has set his sights on her. What a piece of crap this guy is, no woman’s safe near him.

Spencer is messy, no question. Due to his sad, strange and thoroughly dysfunctional upbringing, he lacks a compass when it comes to expressing loyalty. Spencer wasn’t reacting to Dex as an elitist but rather, as a loyal friend who instinctively knows that Dex was instrumental in hurting his best friend. And he’s so brilliantly played by Chavez. Dex was on the job and probably should not be throwing back cocktails. The one who irks me the most is Carly’s mini-me. Joss has incarnated her mother’s worse traits-she is sanctimonious, judgmental with zero self-awareness of her own moral failures. She cheated on Cameron but orally rewrites history when she claims that she didn’t become involved with Dex until after she broke up with Cameron. Britt saves her life on the docks but Joss abandons her so she can have hot survival sex with Dex. Then she keeps quiet about Britt’s heroics and her involvement with the crime. And yet, like with her mother, the story arc takes a nose dive and Joss doesn’t face the consequences of her actions. There is no comeuppance, therefore no viewer satisfaction. So she’s able to wag her finger and holler in Spencer’s face from her white tower of sanctimony.

Dex is drinking tequila shots, then performing in the stripper act. That doesn’t seem like things he should be doing as “Sonny’s bodyguard”. Especially when a hitman of “unknown origin” was trying to kill them just last week. If another shooter had made their way into the Nurses Ball, what was Dex going to do, whip a gun out of a secret pocket in his boxers??

GH has some very talented cast members. I especially liked the opening number and it was good to see the characters that we don’t see very often. I thought Valentin’s singing to Anna was beautiful . He’s very talented. Overall this year’s Nurse’s Ball has not disappointed. Though I’m fearful of what Victor has planned.

Priscilla S…My favorite act during the Nurses’s Ball has been Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) singing to his love and dancing partner, Anna (Finola Hughes). Both come to these roles naturally…JPS is the son of one of the singing British duo, Chad and Jeremy, and Anna stared as a dancer with John Travolta in the movie Staying Alive.

Who wrote the song “If you believe in love” sung by JPS? Was it an original?

James Patrick Stuart wrote that song himself.

Thanks!!

Boy, that Gladys is a piece of work, poor Sasha when she finds out, knowing her she’ll blame herself. I would like to see her and Cody get together, if it can’t be Chase.

I hate Gladys with the passion of a thousand suns. Why the hook killer had to kill her son, and not his mother, is a travesty of justice.

Harry,
Thanks, for writing this. I thought the same thing, why they took that lovely man instead of his bitch of a mother!

Gladys sure can be annoying, but Bonnie Burroughs plays her to the hilt. With her move of framing Cody, it looks like we might be nearing the end of the road for her time in PC. I’d be surprised if the writers thought they had a long-term character when they first introduced Gladys, but she was the best thing to come out of the lackluster Dev storyline. Bonnie not being included in the 60th photo shoot is another indication Gladys might be headed back to Bridgeport in the near future.

You’re right, Steve. Bonnie reminds me a bit of the actress who first played Opal Gardener from AMC. Both characters are/were wince inducing and played by incredibly by very talented actresses.

Does anyone know the song title from chase and blaze?

does anyone know the name of the song that Chase and Blaze sang today

I want to know this too !!!

This remark came from another Harry as I would never use three exclamation marks. As F Scott Fitzgerald one said,” Never use exclamation marks. It’s like laughing at your own jokes.”

Great quote Harry – feel free to switch to OG Harry. I had to change mine due to interlopers using Steve.

I never knew that’s what OG stood for! Ahem, please ignore that exclamation mark. It’s just a pesky interloper trying to make a fool out of me (not a hard endeavor).

I tried Google my question about 40 different ways and nope.

The song selections were pretty awful this year.

2 days to go. I’m hoping for a performance surprise. We need something to liven the show up. It’s the 60th. We should get a GH Legend who can entertain (I can name at least 4).
I think that the cast songs should be more popular. The song Blaze and Chase sang was ? Love the actors but song choice nope.

The opening number and Trina/Josh songs are both huge hits. Chase/Blaze was an original. Ned (or Eddie Maine) will perform before it’s all over.

Thought we’d get a Rick Springfield (Eli Love) performance or maybe even a John Stamos (Blackie Parrish) sighting. Instead, we got a flashback to Felicia as a clown.

Do you know the name of the Chase/Blaze song or who wrote it? I liked it.

The only one I liked so far was Trina and Joss, and even that wasn’t great. There are too many extras and people we don’t even know. I hope it gets better…

Well I am mostly bored and disappointed. As Beth said, too many unknowns and maybe I’m OLD fashioned but there’s nothing like a romantic love song or Jazz number that everyone can relate to as they did the previous years. Liesel and Franco, Ava’s You Don’t Own Me, Sonny and his Dad signing The Summer Wind, WOW! Sorry, Maxi’s kids and Ooma was way too long and more like a backyard talent show.

Violet
The kids’ magic act was mainly just a plot point to have Liesl’s disappearance not be an obvious kidnapping. She’s not one to go quietly.

Was the “Devil in Disguise” song also an original?
If not, who is the artist?

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair

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On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!

Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).

GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.

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A VISIT WITH DAD

Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.

Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!

Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.

Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!”  The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.

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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR

While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).

Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.

An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process.  As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”

CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER

At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.

Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.

So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section,  but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.

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GH Alum Tajh Bellow and Y&R Alum Loren Lott Star in New Tiktok and Microdrama ‘Love Island’ Spoof

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Two soap opera alums very familiar to fans of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are paired together in a new short-form digital series from none other than Issa Rae’s production entity HOORAE Digital.

Look for Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, GH)) and Loren Lott (ex-Ana Hamilton, Y&R) as part of the cast of  The Compatibility Experiment, premiering on October 14, 2026, exclusively on TikTok and its companion microdrama platform, PineDrama.

In the video teaser, it appears that Bellow and Lott play a couple, Kelvin and Camila, set in a Love Island reality show-esque environment trying to win the one million dollar cash prize, only what could go wrong?

The Compatibility Experiment

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The Compatibility Experiment loglines share that it brings a fast-paced, relationship-focused reality check—much like Love Island with a twist. The show takes a participant’s current relationship, introduces them to a potentially more compatible partner, and forces them to navigate the differences with life-changing money on the line.

The new series is part of a groundbreaking content deal between HOORAE Digital and TikTok to develop premium short-form storytelling. The ensemble cast also features; Ayona, Reggie Luck, JaNa Craig, Tosin Morohunfola, Jessica Jacoby, Georgia Warner, and Nick Cassidy.

General Hospital fans know Tajh Bellow for his performances as TJ Ashford, and who earned two Daytime Emmy nominations along the way during his run. Bellow took over the role in 2018 and last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series in December of 2024.

Loren Lott first appeared as Devon’s (Bryton James) sister Ana Hamilton on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2019; making a brief return in 2024. She has continued to perform on the stage and screen with recent credits including: Bel-Air, Cherish the Day, and All American: Homecoming.

Check out the trailer for The Compatibility Experiment below and let us know what you think of its concept and if you are glad to see Tajh and Loren again? Hoping they might return to daytime in their GH and Y&R roles at some point in the future? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown

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If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).

In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.

Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.

Maura West

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BOATHOUSE BRAWL

In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.

Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.

However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.

Rocco

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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.

WILL SCOUT WISE UP?

At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.

Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.

So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.

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