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William Moses and Denise Crosby Cast as GH’s Jeff and Carolyn Webber

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In major casting news, General Hospital has finally cast the role of Dr. Jeff Webber (previously played by Richard Dean Anderson from 1976-1981) and his wife, Carolyn Webber.

According to Soap Opera Digest, taking on the role of Jeff is none other than former Falcon Crest star, William Moses.  The actor also previously appeared on Melrose Place, the film Mystic Pizza and a guest star role on How to Get Away with Murder.  However, he is probably best known for his part as Cole Gioberti on the iconic primetime soap opera.

Playing the part of Elizabeth’s (Rebecca Herbst) mother, Carolyn, will be Denise Crosby.  The actress is best known for her role as Tasha Yar in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the TV drama, Suits.

Ironically, Moses’ brother, Rick Moses was on General Hospital back in 1980, playing the hitman ‘Hutch’ in the Luke/Laura “Left-Handed Boy” story arc.

GH fans know that Jeff and Carolyn are the parents of Elizabeth and Sarah Webber, while Jeff is the father to Hayden Barnes and Steven Lars Webber.

Upon the release of the casting news, Crosby tweeted,Thrilled to be part of this epic show and reunite with old friends! @GenieFrancis @finolahughes and Billy Moses! @GeneralHospital”

No word yet on Moses’ and Crosby’s first airdates.

So, will we finally get to the bottom of Elizabeth’s past with her parents, Jeff and Carolyn? Share your thoughts on the casting news via the comment section below.

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Happy to see Denise coming to General Hospital. I don’t remember original Carolyn Webber, so I will get a fresh start of the character with Denise. Or for me Tasha Yar from StarTrek where she could be a bit of a thorn in the side of Jonathan Frakes, Genie Francis’s (Laura) husband. And I was also a big Suits fan. So,Yea! Someone I know and like.

Carolyn has never been seen before so Denise is the original Carolyn Webber

They never showed Carolyn.

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I love “Billy” Moses, so much over the years but can not place this Denise Crosby. I was a big fan of Suits, never missed an episode but..?, please refresh my memory, if that’s possible.

Denise Crosby – granddaughter of Bing & first year cast member of Star Trek: The Next Generation. She was Tasha Yar. Killed off at the end of the first season, but made a few appearances in later years via flashbacks & look alike characters.

I’ll be eternally damned if I can remember who she played on Suits though. And I thought I had seen every episode of that show….even that trainwreck of a final season after Meghan Markle ran off to get married to some red haired kid across the pond.

She played the bitch boss in the last season of Suits (I think it was the last season)

Violet…I loved Suits as well. Great team of actors. And of course Megan Markle ended up marrying Prince Harry. Saw some of the cast at the wedding. Denise’s character was Faye. She was sent into Suit’s firm by the New York Bar Association to clean up the fraud and crossing the legal line of some of the associates like Harvey and Mike Ross. Obviously they didn’t like her.

Violet…This might be a duplicate. Wasn’t sure the original went through. I really liked Suits as well. Great cast and stories. Including Meghan Markle who married Prince Harry. I saw some of the cast at the wedding.
Denise played another attorney sent into Suit’s firm by the New York Bar Association to clean up sometimes crossing the legal line and fraud which had happened there like Mike Ross and even Harvey. Obviously she wasn’t liked.

You “don’t remember” original Carolyn Webber because she never existed. Jeff married her offscreen, apparently right after leaving Port Charles (given the age of Elizabeth & her sister Sarah). Carolyn never even had a first name until about 3 months ago, when Jake causally mentioned he was chatting with her & Jeff on a library computer (so Liz wouldn’t find out about it)

Really do wish they could have brought Richard Dean Anderson back though. The character’s been AWOL for 40 years, so half the audience won’t know the difference, but us “old timers” will have a hard time getting used to a “new” Jeff.

I don’t mind that they’re recasting Jeff, Satan, because I have no idea if RDA is even interested in returning to soaps, but Billy Moses is not the first person who would have come to mind as a recast. I guess we’ll see how well he works out. As long as they don’t rewrite the character yet again (Jeff Webber? an affair? not the Jeff Webber I knew, but then I never knew his brother Rick was a sicko murderer, either), I guess it could work.

RDA hasn’t acted in at least a decade. He may be retired…

Correct, Richard Dean Anderson has said he is done with acting. There was no way GH could have gotten him back.

We never knew Carolyn Webber. I think she was only mentioned. Elizabeth and Sarah came to Port Charles as young adults to be with their grandparents. This is good news. I would like legacy characters to return in meaningful ways.

Great news.

I’ll file this in the be careful what you wish for category. Crosby is good casting. Since we’ve never seen Carolyn before, Teschner and crew had a wide assortment to select from for this character.

Acting wise, Moses is okay, but he’s 10 years too young for Jeff. Monica and Jeff were Mr & Mrs Intern back in the 70s. There’s other actors with soap backgrounds closer to 70 that could’ve easily been cast (Ted Shackelford, Mitch Pileggi, Jack Scalia). Moses is 7 years older than Scott Reeves (the last Steven Lars).

I didn’t think Frank would do it, but I’m getting a sinking feeling that Alley Mills might be playing a recast Monica (assuming Leslie Charleson can’t return).

I sincerely hope that’s not the case with Alley Mills taking over as a recast Monica. That would be an incredibly bad idea. Don’t know what’s going on with Leslie Charleson, haven’t seen or heard a word on why she hasn’t been on the show. But if she’s not coming back, then they should kill off the character, in my opinion. No other actress should play Monica. Period.

i agree lesley a legend legend

I do like Mills and am glad to see her get another gig, but unless Leslie Charleson is unable or unwilling to return, I say a big HELL NO! to any re-recast of Monica (and even if she’s unwilling or unable, it’s still a very questionable idea). That’s a step too far–way, WAY too far. (But the sketchiness about saying whom Mills will be playing does sort of suggest it’s a possibility, doesn’t it?)

I’m not positive but I do believe Monica as played by Leslie was a bit older than Jeff as played by Richard Monica was more Ricks age.i know when Leslie came on she was older than the original Monica that was paired with Jeff.Also I didn’t know Leslie was not still recurring on gh?

Ten years younger is nothing. He looks the part, especially since it’s clear Leslie Charleson isn’t filming anytime soon. I personally would be happy seeing Patty McCormack temporarily returning to the role again, or recasting Linda Purl into the role.

I saw comments like this on the Tucker McCall recast on Y&R as well. While I do hear you that age-wise both actors are younger than they should be, it’s almost customary to do that on soaps. Why? Because it makes sense from a business point-of-view. If you cast someone younger, they can play the part for many more years than someone who is 10+ years older than that.

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Jack Scalia ? Back in the day we would have said “Hubbba, Hubba, ding, ding, that man’s got everything!”

Thanks to all of you with great memories for letting me know Carolyn Webber never appeared on GH. That means Denise is coming to Port Charles to make the character her own. :))).

Thanks to all of you great GH historians setting the record straight about Carolyn never appearing. So this means Denise gets to make the role her own. :)))

I am thrilled that Jeff Webber will finally return. But I will also throw in a tangent that probably no one else cares about: I would also be happy with the return of Jeff and Rick’s sister, Terri Arnett. Terri, a bubbly person and supportive sister, was a singer who was in love with Dr. Marc Dante in an ill-fated love story (he was married to Mary-Ellen who had mental health issues). Terri on occasion performed, I think, at the Floating Rib, and her signature song was “What I Did for Love.” Alas, I just learned that the actress, Bobbi Jordan, passed away in 2012 at 75. I will fondly always remember the 70s on GH…

I loved GH in the 1970s even before it blew up with Luke and Laura. This high schooler raced home after school to catch the end. I had a bit of a crush on Mark Dante and Jeff Webber.

Iakovos, I am thrilled to read your reply! I was in the same boat as you, watching GH. I loved GH just as much before the Luke and Laura era began. For me, Diana and Peter Taylor were the best! And I had my fair share of crushes, too, along the lines of yours. 😉 I have seen your comments, but I don’t think we’ve chatted here until now. So nice to reminisce with you, Friend!

Yes, Terri was a great character. I remember her singing “If” by Bread in one of the episodes. I also remember when Marc Dante’s wife rigged her breaks before she drove down the bluff! LOL

Daniel, glad you also enjoyed Terri! I appreciate you providing more detail. I now vaguely remember her singing “If.” I think what’s most sad about her storyline is that, upon their departure, Terri and Marc were supposed to meet up at a predetermined point in the near future. But it never happened onscreen… Take care, Friend!

I never expected this to actually happen. And while I would have preferred Robert Newman as Jeff Webber, I do believe William Moses will fit well into the role built by Richard Dean Anderson; this also gives me hope, especially if Moses sticks around, that we may one-day get Rebecca Budig back as Hayden Barnes, and possibly even someone like Bethany Joy Lenz (ex-Michelle, Guiding Light; ex-Hayley, One Tree Hill) as a Sarah Webber recast. However, I am unfamiliar with the works of Denise Crosby & Moses, but I am wishing them the best of luck in their new gigs!

Crosby in the image above reminds me very much of Sherry Stringfield (ex-Blake, Guiding Light).

WOW! These are some big names! I hope they have great story line up for them and Becky.

The show has a really wonderfully talented cast. My wish is that the writing team writes to their strengths. With what GH is blessed with, the stars are the limits.

They look like her parents, can act and Liz has needed them in her life for so long now that it will play out really well since she will have built up a lot of animosity towards both of them for not being there for her and their grandchildren!

Jeff is also the father of Steven Lars with Heather

Okay I have a question here for any GH expert, where’s Audrey? I don’t remember saying the character pass away I’ve been watching GH since I was pre teen and I know actress Rachel Ames retired and Audrey was always mentioned but not seen and that she took care of the kids for Elizabeth, but that’s about it, then she wasn’t mention again and its been several years , Did I miss the character passing away? I would of thought a big special episode would of aired right? somebody update me please.

Audrey has been mentioned as “watching the kids” offscreen for some time now, though she hasn’t been seen in years. So she’s presumed to be still alive. I would imagine they wouldn’t kill off the character (even off screen) until Rachel Ames has actually passed away… assuming that happens before GH itself is cancelled.

Just one correction: General Hospital would not technically be cancelled. It would simply cease production, since Disney-ABC directly owns it, and not through another company.

I think the world of Audrey and her portrayer Rachel Ames. I realize that Ames retired, but it gives me comfort to know that her character is theoretically still living in Port Charles, a land she inhabited long before such name was given.

Love, love, love William–MYSTIC PIZZA–reruns of Perry Mason–Jane Doe etc.
Can’t wait.
Aside —to the writers: “Michael” said “…should have WENT through…” WOW!! I guess he’s never heard of past participle, or past perfect. The word is GONE, not WENT.

GH hits the casting jackpot! Loved William Moses on Falcon Crest with Jane Wyman and on the classic Mystic Pizza with Julia Roberts. And Denise Crosby will be a fine addition. GH has an excellent cast and the Casting Director Emmy goes to…..GH!

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Drew and Willow Have Their Long-Awaited Showdown; Only She Gains the Upperhand and the End of Their Marriage

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Finally, Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) can walk and talk and chew gum all at the same time as he shows up at the front door of his house, much to the dismay of his wife, Willow Cain (Katelyn MacMullen). 

Drew just survived a murder attempt by Willow’s mother, Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros), only an unknowing Gio (Giovanni Mazza) jumped into the lake to bring Drew to safety, after Nina tried to rid the world of him by pushing the former congressman in his wheelchair into the water to hopefully drown, but it all backfired.

Now at the Cain residence, Drew taunts Willow, that he could not wait to see his “loving wife!” Willow, who shot Drew and got off on an attempted murder charge, who then turned to a paralytic drug and Sidwell (Carlo Rota) to keep Drew out of her life, was quickly shushed when she started to explain herself while in fear for her own life.

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AN ENRAGED DREW THREATENS WILLOW WITH INTENTIONS TO MAKE HER LIFE A LIVING HELL

Drew stated, “I have listened to you for so long, and all I could do was just sit there and blink like a desperate idiot. Now it’s my turn. Go ahead, blink all you want while you still can.” Next, Drew actually tells Willow he can almost understand her reasoning for shooting him after she snapped, but he helped the jury get her off of the charges and she still drugged him and kept him a “prisoner in his own body” for months.

However, Willow’s fears of being killed on the spot get a reprieve when an angered Drew tells her, ”I’m Not Going to Kill You, But You’re Going to Wish I Did.” With rage and a smug smile, Drew informs Willow that he will tell her kids, Wiley and Amelia, what a psychopath she truly is, and then flaunts how Michael (Rory Gibson) will get full custody of her their children because she will be serving a life prison sentence.

Suddenly, Nina and Jack (Chris McKenna) burst in the front door as Jack holds a gun on Drew. Nina wants Jack to shoot Drew. Jack then reveals he doesn’t have to because he has the evidence right in his pocket on how Drew misappropriated federal funds designated for the McConkey Esplanade to instead fund his congressional campaign.

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SAVED BY THE EVIDENCE

Telling Drew the first deed is a federal crime, Jack had more goodies on Drew. He informs Drew that there is evidence that he blackmailed the receptionist at the burn clinic in Germany to prevent Willow from speaking with Michael about custody of their children. Jack also claimed to have evidence that Drew bribed Judge Heran, who eventually wound up dead in the pier.

An angered and enraged Drew threatened to bring all three of them down, but Jack reminded Drew that his crimes held a minimum sentence of 20 years each.

Willow then played her own game with Drew warning if he went to prison for decades, he would lose his daughter Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) forever who will then be raised with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn), and Nina sniped that Tracy (Jane Elliot) and Michael would have a field day over Drew being locked up for most of his life.

FREEDOM

Next, Willow tells Drew nothing needs to change, and all he needs to do is agree to a divorce. Nina piled on that he cannot run for congress again or take back Willow’s seat, while Jack toyed with him that he could release the evidence that he has against him at any point in time.

Willow follows Jack and Nina out the front door, but before she exits removes her wedding rings and drops them on the floor, saying “freedom.” However, now alone in his house, Drew snipes, “Enjoy it while it lasts, you treacherous bitch!” We fade to black.

So, what did you think of the upshot of the highly-anticipated scenes where Drew and Willow would have it out? Were you pissed off that Drew didn’t try to murder Willow, or do something to her and Nina for what they did to him?

Glad that Willow and Drew ended their marriage and it seems like everyone is going to keep silent about everything? Does that feel like payback? Or, will Drew as he threatened, plan something heinous to pay back Willow, Nina and Jack? Share your thoughts via the comment section, but first take another look at some of the confrontation scenes from today’s GH below.

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‘General Hospital’s Kayden Brenna Tokarski Featured in Cast of Biopic ‘Bruton’

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Kayden Brenna Tokarski, who thus far has been impressive as the aged-up Scout Cain on General Hospital, has also been busy over the last few year working in Indie films and more.

Now comes word that Kayden is part of the ensemble cast of the new biopic Bruton based on the life of Bryan Bruton, who was sentenced to a decade in a Florida prison for an unintended crime and briefly escaped. The film is set to bow in August at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.

According to the loglines per Deadline, Bruton follows a “charismatic hustler whose life is upended after one devastating mistake lands him in a Florida prison. Behind bars, he transforms incarceration into an economy all its own, building businesses, navigating impossible circumstances, and discovering the cost of a life spent chasing the next score. Blending humor, heart, and high-stakes drama, the film offers a fresh take on one of America’s most unforgiving systems.”

WHO IS IN THE CAST OF ‘BRUTON’ ALONGSIDE KAYDEN BRENNA TOKARSKI?

Tokarski is part of the cast which also features: Theo Rossi in the lead role plus  Aya Cash, Tammy Blanchard (ex-Guiding Light), Tony Hale, Ronnie Gene Blevins, and Aaron Quick Nelson.

Taking to X when seeing the news on her upcoming film performance made public, Kayden expressed, “Couldn’t be more grateful to be part of this movie and for the world to see it!”

Bruton is produced by Demetrius Stear of A Mind’s Eye and Ryan J Francis of EverBright Pictures, with Colin Bates, Kris Dorrance, Vincent Grashaw, and Nicholas Carmona rounding out the production team.

Tokarski made her GH debut just over a week ago on the July 20th episode as the daughter of Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) and the late Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco).

So, intrigued to see more of Kayden’s work in different roles too, now that you have seen her for a bit as General Hospital’s Scout Cain? Let us know via the comment section.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Drew Emerges from Nina’s Murder Attempt Ready to Confront Willow

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At the conclusion of the Monday, July 27 episode of General Hospital, Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) showed up at the front door of his house much to the shock and dismay of his wife, Willow Cain (Katelyn MacMullen). 

The major turn of events, where for the first time in months, Drew is no longer in a locked-in state thanks to the paralytic drug that Willow and her mother Nina (Cynthia Watros) have been serving him, could mean the end for Willow, but will it?

Viewers learned that as Nina was in freak-mode with Jack (Chris McKenna) after pushing Drew in his wheelchair into the lake surrounding the Quartermaine boathouse, that Gio (Giovanni Mazza) found him in the water and saved him. Nina is mortified.

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Meanwhile, Willow has just returned from the PCPD where she was brought in for questioning by Chase (Josh Swickard), about her dealings with Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota), just as she was trying to sneak out of town with Amelia and Wiley in tow.

As Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Molly (Kristen Vaganos) question Willow on her involvement with Sidwell, Willow gets mighty defensive and offended, while putting on her game face. After she walks out on the interrogation, she heads back to her home, so she can gather her belongings and flee the country.

Little does Willow know, Jack made a deal with Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart), and recovered the missing black box which contains the dossier on Drew so he, Nina and Willow, all have leverage to hold over Drew.

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Back at the Cain residence, Willow is gathering things off the living room floor when she sees muddy footprints. Suddenly, the front door opens and shuts. Willow turns around and see a soaking wet Drew with rage all over his face! We fade to black.

Today in the official GH preview of the Tuesday, July 28 episode (see below), Drew says to Willow, “I am so excited about what comes next.” Plus, look for Jason (Steve Burton) and Carly (Laura Wright) to finally see each other after Jason’s captivity by the WSB for months.

So, what else will Drew say to Willow? Do you think he has been affected by the long term use of the paralytic drug? Does he have amnesia? Does he know full-well everything Willow and Nina did to him, and will tell Willow how he is going to destroy her life? What do you hope goes down? Let us know you thoughts via the comment section below.

 

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