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Current News

 * Due to illness, actress Jen Lilley will temporarily replace Kirsten Storms in the role of Maxie Jones starting September 28.
 * Actress Rebeka Montoya will play the recurring role of rookie cop Delores Padilla starting September 27.
 * James Franco will return for a "long-term" stay as Franco on General Hospital starting September 20.

Old News

 * Sarah Brown to the Bold & the Beautiful. Just one day after her departure from General Hospital, Sarah Brown makers her debut on another soap opera, The Bold & the Beautiful. She will join another former GH cast member, Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing) who left the show earlier this year. Will they work together.
 * Lesley Webber (Denise Alexander) and Audrey Hardy (Rachel Ames) return for Lucky (Jonathan Jackson) & Liz's (Rebecca Herbst) engagement party. They appeared on October 19th, 2009.
 * Carly Jacks, played by Laura Wright, will take a break from Port Charles starting October 15.
 * Brenda Barrett, played by Vanessa Marcil, will take a break from Port Charles as well starting October 18 until November 5.
 * Maitland McConnell, who plays Kristina and Michael's friend Ali, will leave the show January 6.
 * A new pediatrician, played by Khary Payton, will join the cast the week of January 3.
 * Minae Noji will return as Kelly Lee the week of January 10.
 * Suzanne Whang, from House Hunters International, will join the show as Carol during the week of January 10.
 * Ross Thomas will play Abby's abusive ex-boyfriend on January 11.
 * Heiko Obermoller will play one of the Balkan's henchmen.
 * Josh Wingate will return as Carter in a flashback on January 28, 2011.
 * Erin Chambers was put on contract as Siobhan McKenna.
 * Elizabeth's actress Rebecca Herbst will be leaving the show.
 * Sonya Eddy, who plays Epiphany Johnson on General Hospital, has been taken off contract.
 * Rebecca Herbst, who was recently reported to be leaving General Hospital, will be staying on the show.
 * James Franco returns to play Franco.
 * Jessie and Gianna Salvatierra, who played Emma, are being replaced by Francesca Cistone, the real life daughter of Danny Cistone, who played Jules.
 * Elvis Martinez will play Brenda's son Lucian.
 * Sean Blakemore, who plays Shawn Butler, has been signed to contract.
 * Tyler Christopher and Adrianne Leon, who play Nikolas Cassadine and Brook Lynn Ashton, respectively, will leave the show.
 * Rebecca Herbst, who plays Elizabeth Webber, is battling viral meningitis and will have to take a leave of absence. In her absence, Martha Madison will temporarily replace her, starting June 8.
 * Constance Towers, who plays Helena Cassadine, will rejoin the show the week of June 27.
 * Leslie Charleson will reprise her role of Monica Quartermaine starting in July.
 * Vanessa Marcil, who plays Brenda Barret, is leaving General  this week.
 * Ingo Rademacher, who plays Jax Jacks, has been fired from General Hospital and will be leaving this week.
 * Robert Guza, Jr. is out as the head writer of General Hospital. Garin Wolf has replaced him.
 * Leslie Charleston who plays Monica Quartermaine will be back on contract in mid-July.
 * Robin Christopher will return to General Hospital to play Skye Chandler-Quartermaine the week of August 1st.
 * Tyler Christopher will return to General Hospital to play Nikolas Cassadine sometime in August. Please note that Tyler (aka Nikolas) is only going to be back for a few episodes.
 * Erin Chambers will leave General Hospitall when her character Siobhan Spencer is written out the week of August 22.
 * Stuart Damon will return to General Hospital as Alan Quartermaine.
 * Aaron Sanders will exit General Hospital when his character Morgan Corinthos is written out.
 * Kate Howard will rejoin the show this fall. Megan Ward, however, will no longer play the character; instead, Kelly Sullivan has been cast, and will be on contract starting Spetember 12.