By Andrew Poretz. . . . Making it to 100 years old is quite a milestone. On April 1st, chanteuse Lynne Charnay joined this exclusive club, celebrating with two sold-out nights at Don't Tell …
Megan Hilty starred as a Broadway actress in TV's 'Smash,' and now she has a real Broadway smash with the musical adaptation of 'Death Becomes Her ...
"Broadway becomes her" is something it's easy to say about Megan Hilty. When the average theatergoer heads to see her in "Death Becomes Her," they may feel, with good reason, that they're bu…
Carolyn Bowman (Mathew Murphy) In an attempt to attract new audiences to new plays and musicals, a pattern has begun to emerge. Shows are being conceived by a new generation of producers, wr…
A PLATE OF MASHED SMASH Let me be clear. I never saw the television series Smash. I know nothing about the series other than that it focused on a community theater working on a show about th…
It's been a busy week on (and off) Broadway! 2025 has officially arrived and the second half of the 2024-25 Broadway season is very much underway. Catch up on all the latest from the week en…
Oh Boy! Buckle up! This is one bumpy/lumpy musical! SMASH " the making of a musical based on Marilyn Monroe called BOMBSHELL with an emphasis on "BOMB" that recently opened at the Imperi…
By Samuel L. Leiter
April 18, 2025. Twelve years ago, there was a TV series called"Smash," whose showrunner was playwright Theresa Rebeck. It was largely a backstage look at the creation of…
For Tony winner Bob Martin, March 11 will likely go down as the trickiest day of of his entire career. He wrote the book for two new musicals this season: Boop! The Musical and Smash, with c…
Caroline Bowman stars as Karen in SMASH on Broadway.
The Broadway veteran caught up with @bwaySHO on the red carpet and even took part in the red carpet game!
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Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman's song "Let's Be Bad" has been recycled in at least four performances on NBC's Smash and again in the Broadway musical Some Like It Hot, but now it's returned …
By David Sheward April 17, 2025: During its two-season run on NBC (2012-13), I used to hate-watch Smash, the weekly series chronicling the making of a Broadway musical on screen legend Maril…
Broadway " Imperial Theater: 249 West 45 Street. April 10, 2025-June 22, 2025. Musical. Book: Bob Martin and Rick Elice. Music: Marc Shaiman. Lyrics: Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. Director…
A zippy new musical comedy takes the songs from the cult TV show and refashions them for the Broadway stage. Lane Williamson reviews.
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When this Broadway season concludes, Bob Martin will have contributed to three musicals, including Boop! The Musical, Smash, and the revival of Elf. Watch in this video as he chats more abou…
Smash, inspired by the NBC TV series, is all about the uphill battle of getting a musical to the stage. The cast of the new Broadway show, now running at the Imperial Theatre, celebrat…
As Jerry Stevens, resident composer in the fictional Broadway universe of Smash, John Behlmann is constantly hit with the cutting words, "I never liked you, Jerry!" Lucky for him, t…
The new musical "Smash," opening on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre, creates more than one bombshell, strategically detonating a multitude of explosive twists, turns, and powerful productio…
