A new cast member will be joining Days of our Lives later this year and you, the DAYS viewer, will be able to weigh in and help determine who that new cast member will be. The selection process will be the culmination of the latest edition of the "I Wanna Be A Soap Star" series, set to debut this summer.
Production of the fourth edition of the SOAPnet reality series will begin in May. Open casting calls for the "Soap Star" will take place in Miami (March 17th), New York (March 24th) and Los Angeles (March 31st). The ten contestants that make the cut will make their first television appearances sometime in August.
This, the fourth edition of Soap Star, will mark a number of firsts for SOAPnet. This is the first time that the show has offered the chance to win a role on a non-ABC soap; the previous installments allowed fans to win roles on General Hospital, All My Children and One Life to Live. In addition, this year's winner will be named during a live telecast.
"We have had an incredible partnership with Days of our Lives since acquiring same day episodes in 2004," Deborah Blackwell, General Manager SOAPnet, said in a statement. "Our ability to cast a contract role on their show, that has over 40 years of history, speaks to our special relationship"
For those unfamiliar with the "I Wanna Be A Soap Star" format, the show follows very closely the standard reality show formula with a contestant being booted off each week. The show keeps true to its soap opera roots and requires each contestant to perform soap opera style "stunts" each week. A challenge may include a cat fight, a death bed confession or being caught in the act with a lover who just happens to be married.
Emmy-winning actress Debbi Morgan (ex-Angie Hubbard, All My Children) and talent manager Michael Bruno return to the judging panel. They will be joined by multiple Daytime Emmy winning scribe Hogan Sheffer, who joined Days of our Lives late last year as head writer. Cameron Mathison (Ryan Lavery, AMC) will continue on as host.
Previous Soap Star winners have been met with mixed daytime success. Season two winner Alec Musser continues to star as Del Henry on All My Children. Season one winner, Mykel Shannon Jenkins, appeared for his promised 13-week contract on General Hospital and was written out shortly thereafter. The winner of the most recent Soap Star, Mikey Jerome, was seldom seen on One Life to Live and has since quietly disappeared from the show.
A first airdate for the fourth season of I Wanna Be A Soap Star has not yet been determined. ==========================================================================
Okay I think we've proven that the soap star format has yet to produce a truly important star, at least out of the winners. Just like American Idol, the ones that lose tend to do better then eventual winner. Del isn't a hot commodity on AMC, the GH didn't last long and Mikey's win was a complete debacle. Maybe they'll get it right when the winner hits Salem... at worst, we get another good talent like OLTL's Bonner aka Talia.
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I think that the winner of the first season had serious potential but was jipped with a crappy storyline. Alex Musser also has a lot of talent that is being wasted as Del. They either need to write a better story for Del, other then being someones arm decoration, or he needs to get out and find a better character. The guy who won the second season was a cutie, but thats about all he had going for him.
I look forward to watching Hogan Sheffer as a judge. He is obviously a very talented writer and will do this next "star" wonders I am sure.
Mikey from season 3 was a frucking joke, and I agree Shel..Alec has awesome potential. I'm really glad to see them offering viewer input this season. Perhaps they got the message last season with all the fans blasting who won.
i like alex musser a lot. hopefully the new HW will do something to showcase his talents better. del needs a SL that will flesh out his character for evil or good. doesn't much matter which tho think evil might work better.
i don't watch the soap that will get the next winner, but i'll still watch I Wanna Be...
kris
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