David Selby's episode of Ally McBeal, entitled "I Want Love," will air on the FX cable network on Tuesday, June 24, at 2:00pm ET. The episode also features Elton John and Jacqueline Bisset.

Selby plays Bisset's boss, whom she is suing for firing her over her engagement to a much younger man.

He's in the background for a lot of the episode, but he does have a rather funny moment with Calista Flockhart when his character takes the stand.

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For those interested, DRKS ONE's Dark Shadows Site has been updated to include clips from the 2002 Dark Shadows Festival in Anaheim, California. Clips feature Kathryn Leigh Scott, Jeanne Avery (David Henesy's mother), and David Selby.

The site URL is:

http://www.drksone.0catch.com

If you have comments or questions for DRKS ONE, please contact him using the Contact form on his page.

Thanks,
Criseyde

For those who don't know, Lisa Richards (aka Sabrina) has been quite active on the stage since her DS days. Her most recent role was at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre in Cape Cod in The Unexpected Man alongside Paul Benedict, whom you may remember as the neighbor on The Jeffersons.

Here's a link to a review that includes a photo:

http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/arts/theater/documents/02914441.htm

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to announce that we've reposted DRKS ONE's Dark Shadows Site to another URL:

http://www.drksone.0catch.com

DRKS ONE, as many of you know, is Rich Blanco, who does extensive photography and videography at the Dark Shadows Festivals and other DS events.

The site features some of his photos from the 2001 Festival at the WTC Marriott along with clips from his 1999 Festival videotape. I'll be adding more clips, hopefully with better picture and sound quality, in the coming months.

If you like what you see, please use the feedback form on the site to contact Rich.

Thanks,
Criseyde

As the Selby die-hards here know, David Selby has appeared in 3 productions directed by Michael Wilson, productions of Long Day's Journey into Night staged at Houston's Alley Theatre and at Hartford Stage and a production of St. Nicholas at Hartford Stage.

Wilson is currently directing Enchanted April on Broadway, but he remains in the Artistic Director position at Hartford Stage. Wilson was also named as a possibility to direct when the idea of a Dark Shadows musical was being kicked around. He's a big fan of the show.

Anyway, my point, and I do have one, is that information about the upcoming Hartford Stage season was released today. Check out this production. Pretty easy to see how/why Wilson would go for this. Sounds just a little familiar. 

The Mystery of Irma Vep - A Penny Dreadful

By Charles Ludlam
Directed by Michael Wilson

What do you get when you add equal parts Agatha Christie, Monster Mash and Marx Brothers? You get a hysterical evening of theatre that is destined to leave you breathless with laughter. The residents of Mandacrest Mansion are having a hard time sleeping, what with all the vampires, werewolves and mummies running around. Two actors perform all the roles at a break-neck pace in this dizzying quick-change comedy.

This is sort of off-topic, but not exactly. On Friday night, I happened to have the Daytime Emmy Awards playing on the television while I was in and out of the room doing other stuff. At one point, they had Donny "Puppy Love" Osmond come out and introduce a segment featuring soap actors who also sing.

Now I understand why Elvis shot out the television. Geez.

No longer will I giggle uncontrollably at the sound of the "I Wanna Dance with You" duet. It was a masterpiece compared to this Emmy segment.

However, I have to say the show redeemed itself when they brought out the Sesame Street muppets to sing songs from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as a tribute to the man. It was really sweet.

I recently acquired copies of the program and the promotional poster for David Selby's play Final Assault. I've scanned and uploaded these to my David Selby site.

As always, you can follow the link from the main page to access the new material:

http://www.ldrservicesonline.com/davidselbysite

My site has been updated to include:

• a link to production photos from Final Assault, including a photo of David's son Jamison
  
  
• updated information about David's stint as a Scholar in Residence at West Virginia State College
• information about the upcoming DVD release of Up the Sandbox

As usual, all information is accessible by following the links from the What's New section of the main page:

http://www.ldrservicesonline.com/davidselbysite


Criseyde