Comings and Goings: The Latest Cast Changes As Of March 3

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DAYS fans will be seeing less of Galen Gering (l.), while Y&R viewers have more Melissa Ordway in store, and GH will introduce Bryce Durfee.

Beyond The Gates

Jon Lindstrom (Joey Armstrong): Look for the General Hospital veteran (Kevin/ex-Ryan) to make his much-anticipated debut this week on the CBS soap.

Bold and Beautiful

Ashley Jones (Bridget Forrester): Eric (John McCook) and Brooke’s (Katherine Kelly Lang) daughter is poised to make another appearance; Jones, who has been with the show on and off since 2oo4, confirmed in an Instagram story on March 3 that she is back filming at the show by posting a shot of herself in the studio’s hair and makeup room.

Days of Our Lives

Rachel Boyd (Sophia Choi): Look for Tate (Leo Howard) to be on the same page as his baby mama as they try to manage her mother’s interference with their baby’s future.

Maggie Carney (Rita Lesley): Expect EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) to confide in his trusty assistant again this coming week.

Ros Gentle (Rachel Blake): Kristen (Stacy Haiduk) holds her mother to a promise. Will the Woman in White do as her daughter requests?

Clyde Kusatsu (Wei Shin): The late Li Shin’s (Remington Hoffman) father and the key DiMera board member who Xander (Paul Telfer) and Philip (John-Paul Lavoisier) want to woo will be seen this week. Kusatsu assumed the role in 2022.

Shi Ne Nielson (Amy Choi): Sophia’s mother insisted on a meeting with Johnny (Carson Boatman) and Chanel (Raven Bowens) before she would allow them to adopt her grandchild.

General Hospital

Bradford Anderson (Damian Spinelli): The fan fave will be seen when Lulu (Alexa Havins) makes a request of the tech guru this week.

Bryce Dufree (Vaughn): Josslyn’s (Eden McCoy) new handler at the WSB makes his GH debut on Friday, March 8 in the form of Dufree, Digest reported exclusively. Read what the actor had to say about joining the show here.

Gary James Fuller (James West): The young actor appears this week in scenes with his grandmother, Felicia (Kristina Wagner), and others.

Van Hansis (Lucas Jones): Carly’s (Laura Wright) doctor brother will pop up in scenes this week as Lucas attends the much-talked-about medical conference in Miami that his ex-husband, Brad (Parry Shen) finagled an invitation to.

Valery Ortiz (Vivian): The actress, who has appeared on NCIS and If Loving You Is Wrong, will flirt with one of Port Charles’s bachelors this week.

Parry Shen (Brad Cooper): The action in Miami will, of course, also feature Brad, as he attempts to further his quest to win back the heart of Lucas.

Young and Restless

Melissa Ordway (Abby Newman Winters): Ordway, who has been on recurring status with the show since late 2024, confirmed last week that she was back in Genoa City filming scenes as Victor’s (Eric Braeden) daughter and Devon’s (Bryton James) wife. On Instagram, she wrote, “Abby’s back in #GenoaCity for a couple episodes with her Newman and Winters families ✨🎬 #yr @youngandrestlesscbs.”

Days of Our Lives

Galen Gering (Arnold): Since the jig is up for that scoundrel doppelganger of Rafe’s, Gering will no longer be doing double duty on the soap. Check out what Cherie Jimenez will miss about working opposite Gering as Arnold here.

Patrick Muldoon (ex-Austin Reed, DAYS) shared that his newest executive-producing project has been released. The film is Riff Raff and stars Jennifer Coolidge (White Lotus) and Saturday Night Live alumni Bill Murray and Pete Davidson…. A Martinez (ex-Eduardo Hernandez, et al) shared the good news that the series Dark Winds, in which he plays Sheriff Gordo Sena, has been picked up for a fourth season by AMC…. Mishael Morgan (ex-Hilary Curtis/Amanda Sinclair, Y&R) will be in Hearts Around the Table: Shari’s Second Act on March 29 on Hallmark.

Lily Brooks O’Briant (Lucy Romalotti, Y&R) is playing the daughter of Melissa Joan Hart in Lifetime’s Killing the Competition…. Melissa Ordway shot a guest-starring role in Blue Ridge: The Series…. Henry Joseph Samiri (Douglas Forrester, B&B) announced where fans can see him next on his official Instagram: “If you like medical dramas, enjoy the excitement with #thepitt on HBO Max! My recurring role begins with episode 10!”

Felicia Minei Behr, the two-time Daytime Emmy-winning executive producer (for her time at All My Children in 1992 and 1994), passed away at the age of 83. On Facebook, her daughters Kristina Behr Miller and Francesca Behr, wrote, “We are writing on behalf of our mom, Felicia. She passed away peacefully on March 2nd surrounded by loved ones. We appreciate the love and support you have given our family over the last 5 years as she battled brain cancer.”

Minei Behr grew up on Long Island, NY and attended Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School. Her first job in the industry was as a secretary at CBS in 1960. She was also a production assistant on ABC Stage 67 in 1966. Other shows she worked on included The Jackie Gleason Show, The Ed Sullivan Show and The Garry Moore Show. In 1970, she helped to launch AMC as an associate producer, a position she held until 1975. In 1982, she joined Ryan’s Hope as a producer, eventually becoming the genre’s first female executive producer in 1988, staying until 1989. That same year she moved back to AMC as its executive producer, a position she held for seven years. When she left the show in 1996, she was quickly hired as the EP of As The World Turns. In 2000, the year after she exited ATWT, Minei Behr became Senior Vice President of ABC Daytime, overseeing all of their soaps and The View, remaining through 2004.

In discussing her time playing Ceara on AMC, Genie Francis (Laura, GH) told Soap Opera Digest in 2011, “Every day on that show was a joy. I had the best time ever. I loved my producer, Felicia Minei Behr.” Dondre T. Whitfield, who played Terrence on AMC, sang Minei Behr’s praises to Digest in 2012, recalling, “Felicia would always say to [Whitfield and Kelly Ripa, ex-Hayley], ‘You guys really cannot stay here. You’re going to be too big for this. You’re going to have to leave here.’ At the time, I was like, ‘Is that a compliment, or are you telling us you don’t want us here?’ But it was really a compliment. When you get a three-year contract as an actor, you become very comfortable, and it’s really easy to become a lifer. She was basically telling us, ‘Listen, don’tg et comfortable here, because your journey is not meant to stop here.’ I will never forget that and I was always grateful for that.” In 2016, Mark Consuelos (ex-Mateo, AMC) also praised Minei Behr to Digest, saying, “I was just a nobody from Tampa, and if it wasn’t for Judy Blye Wilson [former casting director], who plucked me out of nowhere, and Felicia Minei Behr, I would not be talking to you.”

James Houghton, most known for his role as Kenny Ward on Knots Landing and originating the role of Greg Foster on Y&R, died at the age of 75 on August 27, 2024 of peritoneal mesothelioma. His wife, Karen, hadn’t been able to speak of his passing until recently. He was also a Daytime Emmy-winning writer four times over for his work on Y&R. He also wrote for DAYS and B&B during his distinguished career. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two children, Daniel and Alisa; his mother, Wanda, and his sister, Mona; and a grandson, Milo.

Michelle Trachtenberg, who appeared on AMC as Lily Benson Montgomery, passed away on February 26 at the age of 39. For more details, click here.