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True Blood:The Musical In The Works! What About A Defunct Daytime Soap Hitting The Great White Way?

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Over the weekend, online sites were abuzz with the news out of the New York Post that the mega-popular former HBO vampire series True Blood has a musical version of itself that has been quietly in development, until now.

NY Post reports: “Like the TV show, True Blood: The Musical is set in the fictional town of Bon Temps, La., where vampires live among humans. The town also boasts witches, fairies, shape-shifters and werewolves. If a full production ever materializes, there will be plenty of special effects.  Director Pam MacKinnon, recently staged a workshop version with the cast included Ellen Foley (of TV’s Night Court”), Claybourne Elder (Broadway’s Bonnie & Clyde) and Ann Harada (Avenue Q). The music is by Nathan Barr, who scored the TV series it’s based on; YA fiction author Elizabeth Scott (who wrote the novel Living Dead Girl is writing the book and lyrics.

Their sources also report that True Blood creator, Alan Ball is also keeping close tabs on what happens with the development of the musical version of his TV show.  However, the NY Post is quick to point out that Vampire musicals have not done well on Broadway, in fact they were flops!  Lestat ran only 39 performances in 2006, Dance of the Vampires ran only 56 performances in 2002, and Dracula, the Musical in 2004 was able to get to 137 performances before being closed down.  ven vampire-driven soap Dark Shadows was being workshopped into a musical but never got off the ground.

All of that had us thinking; since the Vampire genre has sunk previously on Broadway, and other TV shows have come to “Big Apple” audiences, and made attempts at a musical reinterpretation of themselves, what about a defunct Daytime soap hitting the boards?  Could you see One Life to Live: The MusicalAll My Children: The Musical?  Another World: The Musical Ryan’s Hope: The Musical?  We could go on and on!  Think about it: there are definitely already stories built within the histories of the shows with familial drama, romance, intrigue, mystery, heartbreak, and humor that are cornerstones of Broadway formulas.   Obviously, primetime soaps such as Dallas, Knots Landing, and Dynasty have more of allure and recognition to Broadway audiences, probably than their daytime counterparts, but with the right, re-imaginging, packaging, musical score, book, and talent, you never know.

So, what do you think about True Blood: The Musical?  Great idea …  or do you think it will never see the lights on Broadway?  If you were to take one daytime soap that is no longer on network TV and make it into a Broadway musical, which would you choose and why? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!

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Dark Shadows:…the musical!!!!!!!!!…….its the only soap still popular with reruns, fan club and reunions!!!!!!..

That was in the works at one point. Rupert Holmes was going to do the music. But it never got off the ground.

They could revive it….

Good choice, Jimh!

I think it’s a horrible idea. Loved True Blood for its cgaractets, relationships, setting, mystique…just everything. The only revuval I’d live to see is the series back with the same characters/actors, a min seriez ir movie. Another one “bites” the dust…

see subtitles…grrrrrrr

Sounds completely idiotic to me but whatever.

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Chrishell Stause Stars in New Lifetime Thriller ‘You’re Not Supposed to Be Here’

Selling Sunset star and soap alum, Chrishell Stause (ex-AMC, DAYS, Y&R), will star in a new Lifetime thriller, You’re Not Supposed to Be Here dropping on  November 4th.

In the thriller, Stause, along with Diora Baird, play a lesbian couple, enjoying quality time together before the birth of their new baby in a remote mountain town. Zoe (Stause) is pregnant and along with Kennedy (Baird), are offered a break from their stressful lives when Kennedy’s boss gives them a key to a cabin in the woods. Watch out!

According to The Wrap, “When they arrive, they are met with less than welcoming arms, prompting Zoe to sound alarms of homophobia, which Kennedy attempts to tamper down. ”

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The official loglines from Lifetime share on the story: “Just as the two let their guards down, their nightmare begins. They realize they are completely unprepared for what is in store, and that the townspeople want something the two have.”

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In real-life, Chrishell is currently married to Australian singer and rapper, G Flip. The two tied the knot in May of this year.  Formerly, Stause was married to This Is Us and ex-Y&R star, Justin Hartley (ex-Kevin, ex-Adam). Their marriage ended in 2019 and their divorce was finalized in 2021.

Stause has been featured in the current season of the reality/real estate series, Selling Sunset which streamed its sixth season on Netflix beginning in May. A seventh season is said to be on the way.

So, will you be checking out Chrishell’s new thriller on Lifetime? Comment below.

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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos to Kick Off Season 36 of ‘Live’ with New Show Opening

The new season of morning talk shows begins this week, and one of them, Live with Kelly and Mark, is starting things off with a new show open starring the hosts and married couple, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, formerly of All My Children fame.

Make sure to circle Tuesday September 5th, when Kelly and Mark begin their first official season together as co-hosts of the long-running show now in its 36th season.  As many know, Consuelos joined the show back in April of this year, after Ryan Seacrest made the decision to depart the series and move back to Los Angeles full-time, since the talker is shot in New York City.

In the concept of the new opening, the husband and wife duo are seen brushing their teeth in their apartment, then going through a couple of outfit changes/looks, before they settle on what they wearing as they are driven to their New York City studio where ‘Live’ emanates from, and arrive in its corridors.

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In addition, this season will have a new trivia game segment called Stump Mark.  In it, Mark will try his darnedest to keep the coveted Live mug away from trivia callers trying to stump him with their two statements — one true, one false.

Scheduled guests for the week: Derek Hough, Jake Gyllenhaal, Melissa Etheridge, Josh Gad, Shinedown, Phillip Phillips, Nikki and Brie Bella and more.

Take a look at the opening title sequence for Live with Kelly and Mark below, and then let us know what you thought of it in the comment section, and let us know if you are looking forward to the new season of the talk show.

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Kelly Ripa Teases New Season of ‘Live’ with Husband Mark Consuelos: “Our Show Is Best When It’s Going Off the Rails”

Since Mark Consuelos joined his real-life wife, Kelly Ripa on the morning talk show Live with Kelly and Mark, the ratings have never been better.  In fact, according to the Nielsen ratings, the former All My Children stars came in second behind The View for the 2022-2023 television season in total viewers averaging 2.293 million.

Now with the new season upon us come September, Ripa spoke with the Purist about what fans can expect now that Mark is coming into his own as her co-host.

Kelly shared, “We’re going to provide the same sort of humor and irreverence that people have come to know and love. Mark has taken the trivia game, where Ryan (Seacrest) and I would just give away coffee mugs to the audience, and decided that he’s not going to do that any more. There are no participation trophies in life, he says. If they want to win a mug, they’re going to have to stump me. I don’t really follow the ratings, but from what I’ve been told that since Mark has taken over, people stay with the show all the way through because they want to see whether or not Mark gets stumped.”

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When asked what favorite segment on Live is her current favorite, Ripa expressed, “I love talking to the trivia callers. Our show is best when it’s going off the rails, when our audience gets to see the slip-ups. It is not this highly polished, Hollywood thing. It is two people meeting, having coffee, having just read the paper. We never cover actual news, we cover absurd news. When you factor in a person calling from their cellphone in the parking lot of a grocery store, what have you, it is rife with the ability to derail very quickly, and I think that’s what I love the best. I also love our viewer feedback at the very end of the show, where we take our viewers.”

So, are you looking forward to more Live with Kelly and Mark? Enjoying the duo on-screen together on the morning talker? What are your favorite staple segments from the show? Comment below.

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