Mélange, Starring Morgan Fairchild,
and an array of talent from classic soaps,
Premieres Pilot Episode on LOGO TV
Mélange, the decadent soapy new drama starring Morgan Fairchild as the vindictive Vivian King
will premiere its pilot episode on all LOGO TV digital portals on May 20th starting at 4pm ET.
Created and produced by award-winning theater producer, and soap super fan, Tom D’Angora
(NEWSical, A Musical About Star Wars, upcoming Caroline, Or Change revival) Mélange also
stars a bevy of recognizable talent from television, social media, and Broadway.
Soap fans will be excited to see a return of some favorites from One Life to Live, All My Children,
Guiding Light, and more! Leading the cast are Fairchild (Days of Our Lives, The City, Falcon
Crest, Dallas, Flamingo Road), Scott Evans (One Life to Live) as the dashing Ryann Parker, and
Emmy nominee Robert Newman (Guiding Light) as legendary proprietor Dorian Sydney “Syd”
Winchester. Emmy nominee Ilene Kristen (One Life to Live, Ryan’s Hope, General Hospital) stars
as sassy barkeep Dolly Faye, Emmy Winner Kristen Alderson (One Life to Live, General Hospital)
as the mysterious Abigail Collins, Jessica Leccia (Guiding Light, Venice) as Vivian’s lawyer Eva
Sotomayor, David Gregory (One Life to Live) as documentarian Hunter Black, and the legendary
Emmy winning Darnell Williams (All My Children) as Doctor Max Bradshaw.
Rounding out the cast are Perez Hilton as gossip columnist Briggs Baxter, Anne Ramsay (Mad
About You, A League of Their Own) as attorney Carter Sendroff, Mark Indelicato (Ugly Betty) as
struggling med student JJ Marshall, Omar Sharif Jr as Ryann’s boyfriend Zayn Hadid, Alex Newell
(Broaway’s Once on This Island, Glee, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist) as club performer Genesis,
Diana DeGarmo (American Idol, Young and the Restless) as the feisty Melissa Bennett, Maya
Days (FX’s Damages, One Life to Live, Barbershop) as the conniving Carroll Davis, Pamela
Winslow Kashani (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Into The Woods) as Political activist Meredith
Scott, and leading trans activist and recording artist Laith Ashley as Detective Alexander Thomas.
Morgan Fairchild is known for appearing in many 1980’s soaps beginning with roles on Search
For Tomorrow and Dallas. She appeared on Falcon Crest and starred on Flamingo Road, The
City, and had iconic moments on Murphy Brown (Emmy nominated), Roseanne, and as
Chandler’s mom on Friends. No stranger to the stage she took on the iconic role of Mrs. Robinson
in the national tour of The Graduate and has appeared regionally in many productions.
“I am so glad to be back wreaking havoc!” says Morgan Fairchild from her Los Angeles home.
The soapy new series centers round the fight of ownership for a historic gay watering hole,
Mélange. After the bar’s founder (played by Guiding Light’s Robert Newman) mysteriously and
suddenly dies, his strikingly handsome protégé (One Life to Live’s Scott Evans) and estranged
ex-wife (Fairchild) battle for control. As the stakes rise and tensions mount, Mélange becomes
infested with betrayal, corruption, and revenge.
Mélange emulates the grand storytelling flair of 80’s primetime decadent dramas that pitted good
vs. evil but in a contemporary, fast-paced style. It explores modern themes of sexuality,
immigration, addiction, power, and inclusion.
“The world needs a show like Mélange, now more than ever,” says Tom D’Angora. “It is my hope
that this delicious cast, led by the iconic Morgan Fairchild reading everyone in her path while
plotting a hostile takeover, will allow people to escape reality, if only for a moment or two.”
The pilot episode of Mélange was directed by Emmy Award-winner Gary Donatelli (One Life to
Live) and Tony Award-winning producer Tim Kashani (American In Paris, Memphis).
“The pilot show that will air on LOGO this month is a calling card, if you will, a tasty little appetizer,”
D’Angora explains. “If viewers like what they see, a full season, with additional exciting characters
and stars dropping into Mélange, is very much in the works and will start filming the moment the
lockdown is lifted.”
Mélange premiered its pilot episode on LOGO TV’s digital platforms
(http://www.logotv.com) on May 20th at 4pm.
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