#Y&R The recast of Abby Newman
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by patti in Cast Changes, Extras, Y&R
Marcy Rylan
Normally when a Soap Opera ages a child or teenager, we haven’t seen that character for awhile – such was the case of Bold and Beautiful’s Hope- we hadn’t seen Hope in years and now this 17 year old new Hope is totally believable.
However, this week the Young and Restless took a totally different tactic. Two weeks ago Abby was in high school,this week March Rylan took on the role of Abby as a twenty-something hell-raising Abby, and I must say that Rylan rocks! Usually it’s hard for both the audience and the actor to engage with a recent recast. However, Rylan has done an excellent job and I’m in excited with the direction the writer’s are taking Abby. She is feisty, knows what she wants and is not afraid to stand up to her father – the “great” Victor Newman. Abby wants to be the new Paris Hilton and have her own reality show. Any issues she has with her family , or anyone, this is her time to air them out on TV and anyone who has ever crossed her had better watch out.
Rylan is not new to being a recast as she previously aired on Guiding Light as the recast of Lizzie Spaulding. She was much younger then and it took some time, at least for me, to embrace her in that role. However, she did eventually make the character her own.
This time it only took one day to make the role of Abby Newman her own and I am thrilled to see where she takes it.
