During today's East Coast and West Coast broadcasts of GENERAL HOSPITAL, Nathin Butler (Ewen) will be hosting a live Twitter chat! Fans can join Butler at his @NathinButler page to submit questions and follow along for his take on today's episode. "Turn on your twitter! And brace yourself for an awesome episode with some amazing commentary," the Aussie actor tweeted.

ALL MY CHILDREN alum Finn Wittrock (Damon) has been wowing Broadway audiences with his role opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman in the revival of Arthur Miller's Death Of A Salesman, and now the Juilliard graduate is officially being recognized for being a rising theater star. Broadway.com reports that Wittrock has won the Actors' Equity Foundation's Clarence Derwent Award, which honors the most promising male and female performances in the New York metropolitan theater scene. Wittrock and Susan Pourfar, the female winner, will receive their awards on June 12 at Equity's Eastern Regional Board.

Previous recipients of the prestigious Derwent Award include Annette Bening, Kristin Chenoweth, Morgan Freeman, Allison Janney, Gene Hackman, John Mahoney, Mary Louise-Parker, Anne Hathaway and Christopher Walken. To see Wittrock in Death Of A Salesman at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre before it closes on Saturday, June 2, visit www.deathofasalesmanbroadway.com.

Actor/teacher/poet Brian Gaskill (Bobby, ALL MY CHILDREN; Rafe, PORT CHARLES) is hosting "Make it Real," an evening of poetry to raise funds for the Garden State Players' summer musical, Footloose. The production benefits Meridian Healthcare's new Pediatric Care Center located at Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel, NJ. Bring your original prose for a chance to take the stage with Gaskill and read. Later, enjoy a free meet and greet opportunity after the show. Additional entertainment to be provided by singer/songwriter/acoustic guitarist George Wirth. The event will take place on Monday, June 4, at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Restaurant in Keyport, NJ. Tickets run $25 each, with an additional $30 three-course meal option available. Call (732) 497-2998.

Imagine waking up one morning to nine voicemail messages, and texts from six different people. That is exactly what happened to Nathan Parsons (ex-Ethan, GENERAL HOSPITAL) the day that the nominations were announced for this year's Daytime Emmy Awards, even though the day before, a friend insisted to the actor that he would be on the list! "I had 9 new voicemails and about 6 text messages. 'Oh, it must have happened!'" says the actor with a laugh. "I knew it was postponed, so I wasn't exactly sure when the nominations were going to be. That morning, it was like, 'Ok, here we go!'" It was certainly a nice start to the day! "I didn't know what to do after that!"

Among those well-wishers were former co-stars Jonathan Jackson (ex-Lucky) and Alyshia Ochse (ex-Cassandra). "I went off the show not exactly the way I wanted to. I wanted to go out with a bang, and then I kind of snuck out with a little whimper," he says with a chuckle. "It's kind of nice, all these months later to be nominated."

And even though he'll be competing against former co-star Chad Duell (Michael) for the Outstanding Younger Actor title, Parsons doesn't mind one bit. "I was really excited for him last year, and it didn't quite work out. I hope it's between the two of us. I hope it stays in the family, so to speak."

Since exiting GH, the Aussie has been auditioning for projects left and right. "I had a great pilot season," he shares. "I screen tested for a couple of things. I'm on hold for another thing. It's been really fun, and it's been a whole variety of things. Getting to sit down and read 150 pages of a script I've never read before. That's one of the reasons I wanted to leave GH. I loved the show, and I loved everyone there. It was just the same character for 3 years, and that's not something that you're used to as an actor. When you do theater, you do a part for a couple of months, and then it's over. So it's been nice to try on all these different faces."

Keep checking back for updates, and we'll let you know when we have some good news to share about Parsons!

Earlier today, ABC announced that their 2012-'13 programming slate would include an all-star edition of DANCNG WITH THE STARS, featuring fan favorites from all 14 past seasons airing this fall. Soaps In Depth can't help but wonder if Cameron Mathison (Ryan, ALL MY CHILDREN) -- who hosted a DANCING-themed special episode of 20/20 for the network last month -- would be interested in taking another spin around the floor.

"Yes I heard about it, but I haven't been asked or anything," shares Mathison, who competed in 2007. "I would definitely be up for it if they asked, but I'm not sure I was an 'all star!' I came in 5th in Season 5 which was a long time ago, but I would definitely give it another go if they came to me."

Tell us below, would you like to see Mathison -- or fellow DANCING WITH THE STARS alumni Susan Lucci (Erica), Aiden Turner (Aidan), J.R. Martinez (Brot) or GENERAL HOSPITAL's Kelly Monaco (Sam) -- compete in the All-Star season?

We warned you to save the date for the annual GENERAL HOSPITAL Fan Club Weekend on Friday, July 21, and Saturday, July 22, and we hope you did, because tickets are now on sale!

You can follow this link to find ordering details for events featuring Steve Burton (Jason), Maurice Benard (Sonny), Kelly Monaco (Sam), and Kristen Alderson (Starr) and Chad Duell (Michael).

All tickets are available by sending a U.S. money order, or you can purchase your tickets instantly with PayPal starting on Friday, May 18. (Check back at the same link for PayPal details at that time.)

If you'd like to get up-close and personal with GENERAL HOSPITAL's hunky Dr. Ewen Keenan, Nathin Butler, himself, you're in luck. He'll be having his own personal fan gathering during the annual GH Fan Club Weekend!

On Sunday, July 22, from 4-6 pm in the Vista Room at the Sportsman's Lodge Event Center in Studio City, CA, the actor will host a special event full of surprises. Not only can you meet Butler, he'll also have his puppy Bindi along, and will be performing a private concert with his band, The Sugar!

To order tickets, follow this link for more information. There are multiple packages available that include tickets to the event, The Sugar's debut CD, T-shirts and autographed photos!

Fans of DARK SHADOWS who live in the Los Angeles area can meet one of the show's original cast members, Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie/Josette), live and in person at a book signing on Wednesday, May 16 at 7 p.m.

The actress/author will be signing copies of her latest tome Dark Shadows: Return To Collinwood at the Barnes & Noble bookstore at the Grove located at 189 Grove Drive Los Angeles, CA 90036. (The Grove is located next to Farmer's Market located at the cross streets of Fairfax Avenue and Third Street.) Scott posted on her website that she'll be bringing some special gifts that will be raffled off, too!

Scott, along with DARK SHADOWS cast members Jonathan Frid (Barnabas), Lara Parker (Angelique) and David Selby (Quentin), have cameos in the Tim Burton Dark Shadows feature starring Johnny Depp, which premiered on May 11.

Some critics have panned Burton's vision for being too comedic and light-hearted, but Scott says such criticisms are unwarranted.

"The entire film is [a tribute] to the original series or else Johnny Depp wouldn't be wearing his hair [the way the original Barnabas did] and Helena Bonham Carter [who plays Julia] wouldn't be wearing an orange wig," Scott says. "Our original show was a wonderful meld of romance, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and, indeed, comedy. The original DARK SHADOWS actors were aware that what we were doing was comedic, but we didn't play it that way. I hope this discourages [critics] who feel they have to take a cynical point of view. It doesn't reflect the intent of Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, any of the producers or Warner Bros."

For other upcoming book signing appearances by Scott check out the actress' Web site.

Sorry, ladies! Jordi Vilasuso (Griffin, ALL MY CHILDREN) just announced via a Facebook status change that he is now engaged to girlfriend Kaitlin Riley. All our best to the happy couple!