Teen Drama Links for October 18, 2022

It’s official: I’ve gone ham for Hamilton.

For years, I dreamed of getting tickets to the Broadway show and avoided listening to the musical’s soundtrack until that sure-to-be-amazing day when I’d experience it all in person the way it was intended. By 2020, that seemed very unlikely to happen, though, so I was very much looking forward to the planned theatrical release of the stage show.

Enter the pandemic (she says in parentheses), which led Hamilton to be released on Disney+ instead of in theaters.

Fast-forward to last month, when I finally subscribed to Disney+ to watch the new season of “Dancing with the Stars.”

It occurred to me I could now, at last, watch the Hamilton stage recording. And so that’s what I did about two weeks ago. At least I think it was two weeks ago. I’ve kind of been in a Hamilton stupor since then, losing all track of time, having the music in my head at all times, and suddenly singing random lines aloud at different hours of the day. I also spent the past weekend reading Hamilton: The Revolution, which contains the full libretto, to better understands the ins and outs of the production.

In other words, I’ve become obsessed, and I’ve thought of little else in whatever amount of time has passed since my watch. So obsessed, in fact, that I even pitched my boss at my day job on an article tied to the show. What does Hamilton have to with business, you ask? Oh, just you wait. (And read my article when it comes out. I don’t even write articles at my job normally; I’m an editor. But I have this story in me that is bursting to get out. Just you wait.)

Of course, Hamilton has a significant teen drama connection too — its director Thomas Kail is married to Michelle Williams (Jen, Dawson’s Creek) and they’re currently expecting their second child together (Williams’ third overall). And I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention how much the teen drama fan in me loves the show’s main love story and the two related love triangles.

Anyway, thus continues my habit of coming to deservedly popular works of art years late. I didn’t see (or read) any of Harry Potter until right before the last movie came out. I didn’t watch the pilot of “Lost” until the night of the series finale. There are other examples, but I’m embarrassed enough as it is.

Okay, back to listening to Hamilton! This woman is non-stop.

Teen Drama Links for October 18, 2022

Listicle Links

Reminder: All lists and articles relate to the teen dramas or teen drama stars in some way.

• “19 Roles That Prove Evan Peters Is Extraordinary” (BuzzFeed)

• “33 Of The Most Emotional, Heart-Wrenching TV Couple Scenes Ever” (BuzzFeed)

• “19 Celebrity Sex Life Confessions I Could’ve Gone My Whole Life Not Knowing, Yet Here We Are” (BuzzFeed)

• “9 ‘The O.C.’ stars who have also played Marvel or DC characters” (Insider)

• “‘One Tree Hill’: 8 Best Episodes Highlighting Peyton, Brooke & Haley’s Friendship” (TV Insider)

• “10 Best Shows Like ‘One Tree Hill’ To Watch If You Miss the Series” (Cinemablind)

• “Gossip Girl: 10 Memes That Perfectly Sum Up The Show” (Screen Rant)

  • These are pretty great.

• “11 Best Shows Like The CW’s ‘Gossip Girl’ To Watch If You Miss the Series” (Cinemablind)

• “8 restaurants that are ‘Gossip Girl’ approved” (Washington Square News)

• “8 TV/Movie Roles Fans Didn’t Realize Were Recast With New Actors” (TheThings)

• “13 Best Shows Like ‘Pretty Little Liars’ To Watch If You Miss the Series” (Cinemablind)

• “10 Best Shows Like ‘Virgin River’ To Watch While Waiting For Season 5” (Cinemablind)

• “10 Serial Killer TV Shows That’ll Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat” (Seventeen)

• “12 Best Friend Halloween 2022 Costumes For Double The Slay” (Elite Daily)

• “7 easy Halloween costumes inspired by your favourite TV shows” (Marie Claire UK)

• “Watch FIDLAR Act Out Teen Dramas in ‘Sand on the Beach’ Video” (SPIN)

  • This is pretty terrible, but I still felt compelled to share.

• “Who plays Dusty on Young Sheldon season 6 on CBS?” (Hidden Remote)

• “Freevee’s High School Richly Shows Tegan & Sara’s Coming of Age” (RogerEbert.com)

• “Goodbye, ‘Clean-Girl’ Aesthetic — ‘Marinated’ Makeup Is Taking Over” (PopSugar)

• “The Best Cities in the U.S.: 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards” (Conde Nast Traveler)

  • Related: Living in Capeside and Tree Hill (TDW)

Best of the Rest

• Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills, 90210) did a lot more press for “Love at First Lie.”

  • “Tori Spelling Talks Her New Show On MTV” (Studio 10)

  • “Tori Spelling warns trolls ‘never come for my kids’ as she reveals ‘wild’ new show” (Mirror)

  • “Tori Spelling Discusses ‘Angst’ of Raising Teenagers: ‘It Gets Rough’” (People)

  • “Tori Spelling Says Daughter Stella, 14, Is a ‘90210’ Fan: ‘She’s a Self-Proclaimed Donna Martin!’” (People)

    • Spelling says here that Stella “rewatches every episode” with her. But Spelling often says on “9021OMG” that she watches on her phone. So are we supposed to believe they are both huddling around her phone watching together every week?

  • “‘It was brutal’: Tori Spelling says she ‘hated’ being away from her five children for a month filming Love at First Lie in Malta and teases show is more dramatic than Love Island” (Daily Mail)

    • So THIS is why Spelling was in Malta and MIA from “9021OMG” for all those weeks.

  • “Tori Spelling talks ‘Love at First Lie,’ ‘90210’ insecurities” (Associated Press)

  • “Tori Spelling Prefers a First Date to a Second” (Jezebel)

  • “90210’s Tori Spelling is back on our screens for reality with a twist” (Daily Telegraph)

• Spelling’s show “@Home with Tori” was renewed for a second season. (Deadline)

• Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) posted two stories on Instagram about old custody issues with Vanessa Marcil (Gina, Beverly Hills, 90210) — which she hasn’t responded to, as far as I can see, and it’s unclear what prompted Green’s posts.

• On a lighter note, Green will be hosting Paw Works’ Ties & Tails Gala later this month. (Instagram)

  • And an Instagram story from Marcil indicated their son Kassius will be joining Green at the event.

• Tiffani Thiessen (Valerie, Beverly Hills, 90210) has signed with WME for agency representation. (Deadline)

• Thiessen made the media rounds for her partnership with the National Meningitis Association.

  • “Tiffani Thiessen On Motherhood, ‘90s TV, & The Beauty Of Science” (Scary Mommy)

  • “Tiffani Thiessen talks ‘Saved by the Bell,’ and if her kids want to be in show biz” (KTLA)

  • “Tiffani Thiessen Said Her 12-Year-Old Daughter Watched Every Episode Of ‘Saved By The Bell’” (NBC)

• Mason Cibrian, son of Eddie Cibrian (Casey, Beverly Hills, 90210), scored a modeling deal with DT Model Management. (People)

• Daniel Dae Kim (Dr. Sturla, Beverly Hills, 90210) and Max Greenfield (Young Sandy, The O.C.) are among the stars participating in a charity pickleball competition for CBS and Comic Relief US. (Associated Press)

• Greg Berlanti (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek) is executive-producing a film adaptation of Just by Looking at Him. (Variety)

• Jessica Simpson celebrated the announcement of her new series “Open Book,” written and executive-produced by Tom Kapinos (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek), writing, “I have been obsessed with @tomkapinos as much as any artist or literary student has been since the days of HS being a Dawson’s Creek fan geek.” (Instagram)

• The aforementioned Williams is wonderfully, beautifully profiled in “The Greats” issue of T: The New York Times Style Magazine. (The New York Times)

  • The piece notes, “Spielberg says he first noticed Williams, who had a starring role on the television series ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ when he watched the show with his kids in the late ’90s.”

  • Also: I don’t think I’ve ever seen the “Dawson’s Creek” photo in this article!

• Jensen Ackles (CJ, Dawson’s Creek) will voice Batman in the animated movie Legion of Super-Heroes. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Here are more interviews with Ackles and wife Danneel Ackles (Rachel, One Tree Hill) about “The Winchesters.”

  • “NYCC ’22 Interview: Supernatural’s Jensen Ackles & The Cast/Crew of The Winchesters!” (Comic Watch)

  • “Meg Donnelly, Drake Rodger, Jensen Ackles, and Danneel Ackles Talk ‘The Winchesters’” (The Nerds of Color)

  • “NYCC ‘The Winchesters’ Interview: Danneel and Jensen Ackles” (Cosmic Circus)

  • “NYCC: JENSEN AND DANNEEL ACKLES TALK ‘THE WINCHESTERS’” (Nerds & Beyond)

• Sony will distribute Dumb Money, starring Seth Rogen (Bob, Dawson’s Creek), Shailene Woodley (Kaitlin, The O.C.), and Sebastian Stan (Carter, Gossip Girl). (Deadline)

• On her “Broad Ideas” podcast, Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) interviewed Alexis and Gabby Neiers — members of the infamous “Bling Ring” that robbed Bilson and other stars. (Apple Podcasts)

• Olivia Wilde (Alex, The O.C.) is one of Elle’s “Women in Hollywood” honorees. (Elle)

• Wilde and ex Jason Sudeikis released a joint statement in response to claims from their former nanny. (People)

• Morena Baccarin (Maya, The O.C.) will star in the movie Elevation. (Deadline)

• Distribution rights for The Island and Black Noise, both starring Jackson Rathbone (Justin, The O.C.), are for sale at MIPCOM. (Deadline)

  • Another movie mentioned in that article, Strictly Confidential, is produced by Elizabeth Hurley (Diana, Gossip Girl) and directed and written by her son Damian.

• “One Tree Hill” will soon be available on Amazon Prime Video in France. (Variety)

• The “Drama Queens” tour started over the weekend. There are lots of photos and videos floating around social media.

  • Also, Thursday’s “live stream” of the tour (which I’ll be live-tweeting) isn’t actually “live” at all. It’s a recording of one of this weekend’s shows.

• Amidst several “One Tree Hill” cast members reuniting for the tour, Jana Kramer (Alex, One Tree Hill) and Shantel VanSanten (Quinn, One Tree Hill) had their own reunion. (Instagram)

• Watch Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) in the trailer for Deborah. (YouTube)

• Bush brought up the “One Tree Hill” school shooting episode in a post about last week’s deadly shooting in Raleigh. (Instagram)

• Bush and business partner Nia Batts are the subject of the cover story for the November/December issue of SUCCESS magazine. (SUCCESS)

• Bevin Prince (Bevin, One Tree Hill) will participate in the “A Week in Tree Hill” convention next month. (Facebook)

• Joe Manganiello (Owen, One Tree Hill) will co-direct and produce a documentary about the game Dungeons & Dragons. (Deadline)

• “Dahmer,” starring Evan Peters (Jack, One Tree Hill), “Passe[d] Bridgerton Season 2 to Rank as Netflix’s No. 2 English-Language Series Ever.” (TVLine)

• Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl) had his wife, Domino Kirke-Badgley, on his “Podcrushed” podcast. (Apple Podcasts)

  • I missed that Stan was on the podcast last month! (Apple Podcasts)

• Badgley is producing a film adaptation of David Sedaris’ short story Jamboree. (Variety)

• Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) has joined Shares, an investment app company, as a business partner, is the star of its new campaign, and did press for it. (Fintech Finance)

  • “Ed Westwick teases Gossip Girl return as Chuck Bass as he says ‘see what happens’” (Daily Star)

  • “EXCLUSIVE: Ed Westwick reveals fears for his future children, Gossip Girl reboot plans and his surprising new career path” (Daily Mail)

• Kelly Rutherford (Lily, Gossip Girl) was on the “SheerLuxe Show.” (YouTube)

• Joshua Safran (creator, Gossip Girl spinoff) revealed he’s seen a trailer for season 2 of the “Gossip Girl” spinoff — but still no word on its release. (Twitter)

• There’s a glimpse of the “Gossip Girl” spinoff in HBO Max’s latest trailer, which also features Rogen in a role on “Curb Your Enthusiasm. (YouTube)

• Parul Agrawal, who helped develop the “Gossip Girl” spinoff, was named SVP and head of drama development at Warner Bros. Television. (Deadline)

  • Fun connection: Agrawal is replacing Leigh London Redman, who left Warner Bros. TV to join Berlanti’s production company.

• Ella Rubin (Bianca, Gossip Girl spinoff) will star in the Amazon Prime movie The Idea of You. (Variety)

• On last night’s “Dancing with the Stars,” Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210) received amazing feedback for his jazz and a score of 32 — his highest in the competition so far, but one of the lowest of the night.

  • The theme was “My Most Memorable Year,” and Donovan went with 2009 — the year he joined “90210.” He even sported Teddy-style hair.

    • I was surprised no “90210” co-stars were in the audience.

  • There will be another episode tonight.