42nd DAYTIME EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS: THE BAY The Series

Congratulations to THE BAY The Series for being nominated in Category 2 of the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards!

Click HERE to view the full list of nominees!  THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE 42ND ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY®AWARD NOMINATIONS.

VARIETY: Daytime Emmys Look For Alternatives As Soap Bubble Bursts

  “We have also added a category for the talent in the Web soaps. Although some of them would be new faces to our audience, some of them are bona-fide soap stars who are now doing these Web series.”

Online sudsers in contention this year include Los Angeles-based “DeVanity” (a nominee last year), the Boston-set lesbian romance “Beacon Hill” starring Alicia Minshew and Sarah Brown, and season three of “The Bay,” which features numerous network soap alums.

Read the entire VARIETY article HERE.

YAHOO NEWS: THE ORGANIC FACE™ ANNOUNCES CELEBRITY SPOKESPERSON LILLY MELGAR

  Leading 100% chemical-free and organic cosmetic brand, The Organic Face™ www.theorganicface.net, announces that Lilly Melgar, actress/director/host will act as the brand's spokesperson. Melgar will collaborate with company for various marketing and public relations activities including personal appearances, digital and social media campaigns. The Organic Face™ is a proudly owned Made in the USA Beauty Company dedicated to creating natural and organic cosmetic products using active botanical ingredients and minerals. Developed by Professional Makeup Artist and Beauty Expert, Noreen Diani, the brand's mission is to create products that are as safe for you on the inside as they are to your skin on the outside. The billboard ad featuring Melgar will run above Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan, 1605 Broadway, February 12-15, 2015.

Read the entire YAHOO NEWS article HERE.

CNBC NEWS: THE ORGANIC FACE™ ANNOUNCES CELEBRITY SPOKESPERSON LILLY MELGAR

Melgar, best known for her leading role as the first Latino couple alongside Ricky Martin in daytime history on "General Hospital," can currently be seen on the Emmy nominated web series, "The Bay" and weekly radio show, "Soap Box with Lilly and Martha. Having expanded career with multiple film credits, see her this summer in the upcoming bi-lingual romantic comedy "Tongue Tied". One of daytime's Most Beautiful Women, Melgar has graced the covers of Latina Cosmopolitan and several soap opera magazines.

Read the entire CNBC article HERE.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: THE BAY - The 4 best soap operas on the web

Rich people doing bad things in the name of love and money. What could be more soapy than that? How about a cast that features Mary Beth Evans (Kayla, DOOL), Tristan Rogers (Robert, GH), Lane Davies (Mason, Santa Barbara), Nicholas Coster (he’s been on more soaps than you knew existed, but let’s start with SB, As the World Turns, All My Children, Another World, and more), and a dozen others. The Bay also has a place for fan interaction.

Read the entire ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY article HERE.

SOAPDOM.COM: The Bay the Series wants YOU!

Soapdom has just heard from our friends over at LANY Entertainment, producers of The Bay the Series. They have such a fab initiative on the docket, and they want to know just how big a Bay fan you are!

They are asking all die hard Bay Watchers to submit a video that answers three questions:
1) Who is your favorite character on The Bay?
2) What is your favorite storyline?
3) What is your fantasy scene, your fan fiction for The Bay?

You could have your scene produced as part of an upcoming episode. So what are you waiting for. Read the official press release below and get to making that video. Break a leg and we'll see you on The Bay!

Read the entire SOAPDOM.COM article HERE.

MICHAEL FAIRMAN ON AIR | ON SOAPS: Alicia Leigh Willis Talks Joining The Bay, Being The Bio-Mom To GH’s Spencer Cassadine, Tyler Christopher & Her Recent DAYS Role!

What happens when a seemingly grounded Avery Garrett (Alicia Leigh Willis) comes to Bay City with her younger brother Daniel Garrett (Eric Nelsen) for Marly’s (Martha Madison) secret wedding to Manny and both end up staying for her funeral instead?  Plenty, as fans of the hit web series The Bay recently witnessed in its latest chapter! And it looks like more is ahead for the character of Avery, which gives long time soap opera fans the chance to see the talents of Alicia Leigh Willis again!  The Bay’s creator Gregori Martin says of Alicia’s work: “She can act opposite anyone and the chemistry is just there! She’s perfect!”

Read MICHAEL FAIRMAN's entire article HERE.