Jonelle Allen on The Most Notorious Catfight in Soap History

About this episode

Jonelle Allen discusses her experiences in soap operas and Broadway, including a famous catfight scene.

Jonelle Allen joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The groundbreaking Generations actress gives us a play-by-play of what it was like to shoot the most iconic and talked about catfight in soap opera history with Vivica A. Fox. Jonelle also tells us about her start in show business in the original Off Broadway cast of Hair and how she landed her Tony-nominated turn in Two Gentlemen of Verona. She talks about the friendships and mentorships that have guided her from Broadway to Hollywood, including her close confidant, and George M! co-star, Bernadette Peters. The Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman star tells us how she managed the transition from primetime to daytime and back to primetime. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on the free Audacy app or wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Rebecca Budig, Greg Rikaart

Guest: Jonelle Allen

Topics covered

• soap operas
• catfights
• Broadway
• Hollywood
• mentorship
• television history

Keywords

• soap opera
• catfight
• Jonelle Allen
• Vivica A. Fox
• Broadway
• Tony-nominated
• mentorship
• Dr. Quinn

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS, Audacy

Books & works: Hair, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, George M!

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