A guide toSmash,from screen to stage.
Smashis in previews March 11 at the Imperial Theatre.
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This article was originally published on February 26, 2025, as part ofNew Yorks spring theater preview.
We are updating it now thatSmashis open.
Thats the environment into whichSmashdebuted on NBC that February.
And yet the show lasted two seasons with musical numbers that remained high quality.
.The Basics
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On the originalSmash,the Marilyn musical is calledBombshell.ButBroadwaysSmashmusicalis notBombshell.TheSmashmusical is based on the TV show.
And yet theSmashmusical shares few characters or plots with the series, though it does sharethe songsand general premise.
Both the original show and the musical were produced bySteven Spielberg.
American Idolalum Katharine McPhee played Ivys rival, Karen Cartwright.
Vultures Jackson McHenrycalled ittragically afraid of being bad and worse, it wants to be respectable.
.The Good-to-Know
Smashis largely considered terrible.
Its one of the original hate-watch,love-recaps shows of the 2010s.
She was replaced byGossip Girlexecutive producer Joshua Safran.
but wont be inSmash.
There was also a concert version ofHit Listfor two nightsat54 Below in 2013 withSmashcast members.
We had no idea people wanted this to happen, Wittmantold Vultureat the time.
There was so much discussion about Hilty that Ellis just got on the show, a source told BuzzFeed.
The ending has since been rewritten to be happy.
Rebeck said in her first email.
TheSmashpilot is still considered one of the strongest of the 2010s.
Both actors were married to other people when the series started filming.
Instead, shell play Tracy.
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