Casting News: Nicolas Coster & Brody Hutzler

We are proud to announce two additional stars who will be guest appearing on the first season of THE BAY. Seasoned film & television icon and 9x soap opera veteran NICOLAS COSTER (best known to the daytime world as Lionel Lockridge SANTA BARBARA) will make a special guest appearance in CHAPTER 6 of the series as Mayor ...Jack Madison, along side soap stud BRODY HUTZLER (Patrick Lockhart DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Cody Dixon THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS) in the role of Press Secretary Kenneth Allen. Additional soap stars will also be joining Coster and Hutzler in Chapter 6 to introduce a potential spin-off of THE BAY, tentatively scheduled for an early 2011 premiere.

Gregori J. Martin, Hollywood's New A-Lister

Gregori J. Martin was interviewed by L.A. Canyon News.

Filmmaker, actor and director Gregori J. Martin, tells Canyon News all about his new web-series “The Bay,” which is about to debut online. Just like maverick film directors before him, Martin reminds me a lot of myself in some ways, but more like one-of-a kind mogul William Wellman, who directed many of Hollywood’s biggest and most exciting big screen features in entertainment history. Martin may have dabbled in acting, but the handsome star is quick to say, he loves being behind the camera and doesn’t have a burning desire like most actors to be on-air. “The Bay” is very much like former TV series “Dynasty,” “Falcon Crest” and as Gregori reminds me, “I got a lot of ideas from genres like ‘Santa Barbara,’ but this series is like no other.” Here’s your chance to learn about a young man who is about to take Hollywood by storm, and his amazing new dramatic serial.

Read the full interview here.

THE BAY Featured in ABC Soaps in Depth

Check out page 9 of the July 12th issue of ABC Soaps in Depth on newsstands everywhere.

The Suds Report: June 25, 2010 - By Nelson Branco

The much-anticipated new web soap, The Bay’s creator Gregori J. Martin and I were introduced by one of his stars, Matt Borlenghi, who is also starring on MyTV’s Proper Manors. Martin tells Suds that he’s a diehard Another World fan and after much insisting from Tristan Rogers, he wrote The Bay in “two months.”

Read the full article HERE

THE BAY Cast Attending Pre-Emmy Party

The cast of THE BAY will be attending a cocktail party presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Daytime Programming Peer Group, in celebration of the 2010 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominees, this Thursday, June 24th at the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills. Congratulations to all the nominees.

Detroit Examiner Interview with Gregori J. Martin

Laurie Flesch interview THE BAY creator Gregori J. Martin for an interview published on June 19, 2010.

The very creative actor, producer, director, and writer Gregori J. Martin headed west to California five years ago, but he’s originally from New York. ‘I’m a New Yorker and a very proud one,’ Martin told examiner in a recent interview. ‘I miss the culture, I miss my family, and I miss the people. There’s a lot of culture there and a family essence,’ he continued.

Read the complete interview here

Casting News: Lane Davies

Lane Davies will be joining the cast of THE BAY this fall. Lane is best known to soap viewers for his role as Mason Capwell on SANTA BARBARA. He also starred on GENERAL HOSPITAL and made a brief appearance on THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL. Davies' long list of other telev...ision and film credits can be seen on the IMDb. Davies begins taping mid-August. We're happy to have him on our cast.

Casting News: Real Andrews joins the cast of THE BAY

LANYfilms would like to welcome Real Andrews (General Hospital / As The World Turns) to the cast of THE BAY. Real plays the role of Dr. Keith Campbell, the father of Will Campbell, played by soap newcomer Derrell Whitt (Manhattanites). Real will first appear in the second chapter. Expect to see his character involved in a storyline opposite Ilene Kristen's Dr. Liza Garrett. See Real's IMDb at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0028837/

THE BAY Mentioned in Soap Opera Digest

Check out page 5 of the June 22nd issue of Soap Opera Digest for a mention of THE BAY.

NY Soap Opera Examiner interviews Tristan Rogers

Nanci Hughes of NY Soap Opera Examiner interviews Tristan Rogers:

Today I had the pleasure and the ultimate thrill of interviewing my very first soap hero and astute and intelligent actor, writer, director producer and all around entertainment "Renaissance Man" Tristan Rogers. I am interviewing him about his upcoming web series Reality Bytes and his other web series The Bay. He is also very informed on the state of soaps . Here I give you Tristan Rogers...

Read the entire interview HERE.

The Diva of Days of our Lives interviews Mary Beth Evans!

On June 16, 2010, The Diva of Days of Our Lives and Friends interviewed actress Mary Beth Evans (Dr. Kayla Brady Johnson - Days.) Mary Beth will briefly return to DOOL this summer. Also, Mary Beth plays the lead character in a new webseries, "The Bay." Ms. Evans also will return as "Sierra Montgomery" on As the World Turns.

Hear the interview HERE.

On Air | On Soaps: Mary Beth Evans Interview

On Air | On Soaps recently spoke with THE BAY's Mary Beth Evans about her roles in front of and behind the camera on the show.

I think what is interesting about soaps is that as actors we all think we are going to have these jobs for 30, 40 or 50 years. But in reality, you can be let go, or killed-off, or dropped off a balcony, and you get so devastated about it. But that is really the actor’s life, and really the truth of it.

Read the full interview here.

First weekend of production completed

The Bay completed its first two days of shooting on Sunday night.

About.com - Days of Our Lives Fans Blog: THE BAY Fan Club Presidents Interview Gregori J. Martin

Posted by Days of our Lives About.com Guide, Gwen Morett on Friday June 4, 2010.

Film director, producer, and writer Gregori J. Martin was kind and gracious enough to grant an interview to The Bay fan club presidents Kimberly Moss, Carol Hedgepeth, and Jennifer Owings. As previously reported, Martin is the producer, writer, and director of the much-anticipated new web series THE BAY, which stars former beloved DAYS star Mary Beth Evans (Kayla) as well as Martha Madison (ex-Belle), John Callahan (Dr. Baker), and Sandra Robinson (ex-Charlotte).

Read the entire article HERE.

Kick-off party for The Bay

Cast, crew and fans of The Bay gathered at El Scorpion Lounge in Hollywood to celebrate the launch of the show.

Web Series SSI: Interview Gregori J Martin creator of THE BAY

A Time After Time/Soap World interview with Gregori J Martin about his new up and coming much heralded web series, The Bay.

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Detroit Soap Opera Examiner: Watch for the new web soap, 'The Bay,' this fall

Actor, producer, director, writer, Gregori J. Martin’s new project will be up and running this fall. ‘The Bay’ is an Internet soap opera created by Martin. Numerous daytime stars, including Tristan Rogers, Lilly Melgar, Mary Beth Evans, Ilene Kristen, and John Callahan will be featured on the soap.

June 1st, 2010 3:42 pm ET

Read the entire article HERE.