Tina Sloan in HUFFINGTON POST

Check out OutTakes guest Tina Sloan's essay about her role in the Darren Aronofsky film, Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman.

A Good Night for BLUE BLOODS

Two of my favorite actors, JON LINDSTROM and MICHAEL T. WEISS, will be guest appearing in the "Little Fish" episode of Blue Bloods on CBS tonight. Check local listings.

Charles Shaughnessy OutTakes exclusive

A big thank you to all who participated and listened to the 1/11/11 Charles Shaughnessy Blogtalkradio interview from last week on OutTakes. This show has one of the highest listen counts done on the radio show...and the hits still keep on coming.

Also, Blogtalkradio is re-promoting the interview as an exclusive regarding the possibility of Charles appearing in the North Shore production of "My Fair Lady". We all have our fingers crossed that he will be playing the role of Henry Higgins this summer.

MISS BEHAVE going strong for 2011

HOLLYWOOD, CA (January 11, 2011) – After producing and debuting both their first and second seasons in 2010, Miss Behave has already surpassed their early 2011 predictions. At just ten days into the new year, the teen drama is averaging over 10,000 views per day between their two distributors with five more second season episodes still to be released.

Miss Behave was also recently recognized with five nominations by the Indies Inter tube Awards including Best Drama, Best Lead Actress for Jillian Clare, Best Set Design, Best Soundtrack plus the Audience Choice. Following that announcement last week, Miss Behave learned on Monday they had amassed nine nominations from the Indie Soap Awards including Indie Soap of the Year, Outstanding Lead Actor for Trevor Nelson from Season One, Outstanding Lead Actress for Jillian Clare, Outstanding Supporting Actor for Marco James from Season One, Outstanding Writing for Susan Bernhardt, Best Storyline (revolving around Tori's Blackout), Breakthrough Performance for Bianca Magick, Outstanding Use of Music and the coveted Fans Choice Award.

Created and produced by the mother/daughter team of Susan Bernhardt and Jillian Clare, Miss Behave has climbed the New Media ladder and continues to surprise it's creator on a daily basis. “I never really thought about what we accomplished in 2010 with Miss Behave until it was brought to my attention during a radio interview that we released two seasons in one year, a feat that generally doesn't happen.” She continues, “I remember looking over at Jillian after the interview and telling her that explained why I was so exhausted.”

Miss Behave tells the story of a Malibu girl growing up without much guidance from her mega-successful parents. In Season One, good girl Tori Archer discovered her wild side but faced more than she bargained for when she began deceiving her childhood friends to cover up her exciting new alter ego. In the first few weeks of Season Two, she has already begun to reap the consequences of her first season lies, but faces many more problems as she deals with heartache and trust issues while continuing to mend fences with her best friend, Danielle.

The teen drama can be viewed on its official site http://missbehave.tv and their distributing partners, http://koldcast.tv or http://clevvertv.com. A new episode releases each Thursday, with an extended second season finale scheduled for February 17th. Season Three of the well received series is in a development stage, with plans to produce six, two-part elongated episodes offering running times equal to network television.

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Check out the OutTakes interview from last month with the bright and talented lead of Miss Behave -- Jillian Claire -- at the link.

Congrats to Charles Shaughnessy!

It is now official. OutTakes guest Charles Shaughnessy won as "Best Actor in a Musical" for SPAMALOT in the BroadwayWorld.com Best of Boston Theatre Awards. See the link for complete listings.

LIVE CALL-IN SHOW with CHARLES SHAUGHNESSY

CHARLES SHAUGHNESSY joins OutTakes to discuss his role as "Capt. Elliot Sanders" on the web series, The Bay, his production of The Daily Douglas (starring Hollywood Beauty Expert Kym Douglas) and his concept of Hyperspots -- combining advertising within the content of internet programming. Television viewers will remember Charles in the role of "Maxwell Sheffield" from the hit sitcom, The Nanny, as well as "Shane Donovan" from Days of Our Lives.

Join OUTTAKES on TUESDAY, JANUARY 11TH at 10 PM EST. The call-in number for the show is (347) 989-0605. Be sure to press "1" when prompted by the recording to be brought onto the switchboard with a question. If you register with a Blogtalkradio account, you can also participate in the chat room. The radio show can be found at the following link.

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2010 OutTakes Interview Archive

Thanks to all who have supported OutTakes and made the first seven months an exciting time! Sometimes, Blogtalkradio can be difficult to navigate through. So here is a list of all the interviews done this year. All can be found at this link. Let's hope that 2011 rocks!!!

James Reynolds (Abe Carver, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) - 6/5/2010.
What's it all about? James as actor and director in the Cape May productions of And Where She Stops Nobody Knows and Top Dog/Underdog.

Patsy Pease (Kim Donovan, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) - 6/29/2010.
What's it all about? Patsy's recovery from spinal injury and her guest return to Days of Our Lives for the tribute to Frances Reid.

Colleen Zenk (Barbara Ryan, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 7/12/2010.
What's it all about? Colleen's show, Summer Stock NYC.

Julia Barr (Brooke English, ALL MY CHILDREN) - 7/18/2010.
What's it all about? Julia starring in production with All My Children cast member, Walt Willey, in Arsenic and Old Lace.

Eric Sheffer Stevens (Reid Oliver, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 7/26/2010.
What's it all about? Eric starring in production of Much Ado About Nothing and the cancellation of As The World Turns.

Save Our Soaps 2010 Campaign - 8/13/2010.
What's it all about? Campaign to save cancellation of soaps.

Nicolas Coster (Lionel Lockridge, SANTA BARBARA; Jack, THE BAY) - 8/16/2010. What's it all about? Nicolas' upcoming appearance on the web series, The Bay; his career on television.

Anthony Herrera (James Stenbeck, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 9/7/2010.
What's it all about? Anthony's experiences with cancer as well as his book, The Cancer War.

Jerry Douglas (John Abbott, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 9/16/2010.
What's it all about? Guest return to The Young and the Restless; fundraiser with Scott Baio.

Leann Hunley (Anna Dimera, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) and Jennifer Brown Thomas (director of indie film, BLISSFUL LIES) - 9/20/2010.
What's it all about? Discussion of indie film Blissful Lies.

Louise Sorel (Vivian Alamain, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) - 9/23/2010.
What's it all about? Current storyline on Days of Our Lives; her career on television.

Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; Stephen Jensen, THE BAY) - 9/26/2010.
What's it all about? Matt's upcoming appearance on the web series, The Bay; his upcoming indie films; his calendar for Retinoblastoma International.

Tina Sloan (Lillian Raines, GUIDING LIGHT; Katherine Pierce, VENICE; Theodora, EMPIRE - 9/29/2010.
What's it all about? Tina's play and book, Changing Shoes.

Thom Bierdz (Phillip Chancellor III, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 10/19/2010.
What's it all about? Thom's stand against gay bullying; his book Forgiving Troy.

Trent Dawson (Henry Coleman, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 10/29/2010.
What's it all about? Trent's stage work in Revival and The Memorandum.

Tom Schanley, actor of primetime and film - 11/9/2010.
What's it all about? Tom's upcoming film projects and television career.

Jon Lindstrom (Craig Montgomery, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 11/17/2010.
What's it all about? Jon's new release recording with The High Lonesome; appearance on Blue Bloods; his stage role in Welcome: This is a Neighborhood Watch Community.

Cady McClain (Rosanna Cabot, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 11/23/2010.
What's it all about? Cady's release of Live at Club Passim; Blue Glitter Fish; other projects.

Staci Greason (Isabella Black, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) - 12/2/2010.
What's it all about? Staci's novel, The Last Great American Housewife and her guest appearance on Days of Our Lives.

Jillian Clare (Tori, MISS BEHAVE) - 12/9/2010.
What's it all about? Second season of Miss Behave; Jillian's appearances in Victorious and Castle.

Lane Davies (Mason Capwell, SANTA BARBARA; MacKenzie Johnson, THE BAY) - 12/29/2010.
What's it all about? Lane's role in the web series, The Bay; his work on stage, including Tennessee Shakespeare Festival.