There's nothing more exciting than the opening night of a hit Broadway musical, except maybe what happens getting there. While Wicked and The Lion King pack audiences in on the Great White Way, Julia and Tom, a successful songwriting team played by Debra Messing and Christian Borle, begin work on a new musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. When a tenacious producer (Anjelica Huston) jumps aboard, so begins the difficult task of casting the silver screen icon.
Ivy Lynn, a tough Broadway veteran, seems like the obvious choice. But enter Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee), a young girl from Iowa with a dream of making it on Broadway who walks in and blows everyone away. So who will get the part and begin a journey that will change their lives? It's an age-old story, but a star just might be born once again.
Derek Wills (played by Jack Davenport) is an Oliver Award-winning Broadway director who recently signed on to direct a project based on the life of Marilyn Monroe, with early collaborator Tom Leavitt. A true son of the West End, Derek Wills spent his childhood shadowing his father, Charles Wills, a well-known orchestral flutist.
As we know, the show's getting a new showrunner next year, and
changes are bound to occur. After a lukewarm reaction to its first
season, Smash needs to make a splash in 2013. So, if it were
up to me, …
WOAH! I'M SURPRISED 'cuz this wiki is not that active like the
glee.wiki... SMASH is really good and I love the actors and the
storylines. I hope it will get more viewers like glee :D
I made this blog so I can ask all the wikia users here what
pages you think we are missing. I know we are missing a couple of
characters on here but I want to ask you all are we missin…
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