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Friday, April 18, 2025

Videos You Missed This Week: DEAD OUTLAW, SMASH and More

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 ending April 18, 2025 …

SMASH – the less said the better

by Oscar E Moore

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 Imperial Theatre is aw…

Debra Messing & Andy Mientus: SMASH Opening Night

by bwaySHO

SMASH **

by Barry Gordin

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 a Broadway musi…

‘Boop! The Musical’ and ‘Smash’ writer Bob Martin on bringing 2 iconic women to life through humor: ‘Comedy is always rooted in pain’

by Sam Eckmann

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 cowriter Rick Elice. …

Caroline Bowman: Let me be your star SMASH

by bwaySHO

OH, MARY! Script Now Available For Purchase From Dramatists Play Service

Dramatists Play Service, the iconic play imprint of Broadway Licensing Global, proudly announces the official publication of Oh, Mary!. The cover of the Signature Acting Edition script showcases iconic art from…

Caroline Bowman: SMASH Opening Night

by bwaySHO

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! Let me be your star!!! See you at the SHO! …

Smash Screams “Let’s Be Bad” — And Is

by Suzanna Bowling

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 to Broad…

Thursday, April 17, 2025

SMASH *****

by Patrick Christiano

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 Marilyn Monroe. While the…

Review: Smash at the Imperial Theatre

by Lane Williamson

A zippy new musical comedy takes the songs from the cult TV show and refashions them for the Broadway stage. Lane Williamson reviews. The post Review: Smash at the Imperial Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Maga…

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Bob Martin Unpacks His Three-Show Season: Writing 'SMASH,' 'Boop! the Musical,' & 'ELF'

by BroadwayWorld

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 about all three of his B…

Watch The Broadway Show with Hadestown's Hailey Kilgore and Floyd Collins Stars Jeremy Jordan, Jason Gotay and Lizzy McAlpine

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It's April on Broadway, which means there's something new to see every night of the week! Stay in the know with the latest episode of The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal.  Hailey Kilgore plays her final perf…

In Rehearsal: “Don't Get Too Close To Me” from Take The Lead - YouTube

... of A Chorus Line. Playbill New 247 views · 3:03 · Go to channel. Caroline Bowman Sings "They Just Keep Moving the Line" From Smash. Playbill New 2.4K ...

Interview: Bob Martin and Rick Elice on Adapting a TV Cult Classic in Smash

SIX Releases New Block of Tickets on Broadway

A new block of tickets has just been released for Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss's Tony Award-winning global smash hit musical SIX, and tickets are now available through January 18, 2026.

Hear From Jeremy Jordan, Hailey Kilgore, Lizzy McAlpine and More on The Broadway Show

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The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both on and off the stage…

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

The Stars of Broadway's Smash Celebrate the Opening of a Musical About the Opening of a Musical

by Broadway.com

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, celebrated that very feat on ope…

Jerry Duty with Smash's John Behlmann, Episode 3: We're Doin' It Live

by Broadway.com

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, there's a welcoming home ri…

Broadway Review: “Smash” at the Imperial Theatre (Currently On)

by David Roberts

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 production numbers, to cr…

Jerry Duty: Backstage at SMASH with John Behlmann, Episode 3

by Broadway.com

John Behlmann brings his camera along for opening day visits with Bella Coppola, Sarah Bowden, avid Barbie collector J Savage, Chelle Denton, Krysta Rodriguez, Robyn Hurder and... Brooks? Hey, Brooks? Also: Tur…

Smash in Rehearsal - YouTube

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Caroline Bowman Sings "They Just Keep Moving the Line" From Smash - YouTube

This content isn't available. Caroline Bowman Sings "They Just Keep Moving the Line" From Smash. 2.2K views · 2 hours ago ...more. Playbill. 232K.

Tony Talk: How will ‘Boop! The Musical’ and ‘Smash’ affect the Best Musical race?

by David Buchanan

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. This week, we regroup to discuss how the Broadway arrivals of characters Betty Bo…

Caroline Bowman Sings "They Just Keep Moving the Line" From Smash

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Smash in Rehearsal

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Today on Broadway: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

by Matt Tamanini

Leslie Odom Jr. to Return to ‘Hamilton,’ Reviews Are Wildly Mixed for ‘Smash’ on Broadway, Big Stars Take to the Stage Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recap…

Monday, April 14, 2025

Smash's Broadway Stars Tip Their Hats to Marilyn in These Opening-Night Portraits That Will Blow You Away

by Broadway.com

Watch the subway grate! The stars of Smash, Broadway's musical-within-a-Marilyn-Monroe-musical, catch a gust as they channel their inner bombshell for Broadway.com's exclusive opening-night portraits. The m…

Inside Opening Night of 'SMASH' on Broadway

by BroadwayWorld

Smash just celebrated opening night on Broadway and BroadwayWorld was there to chat with the full company. Watch in this video as the company chats more about finally bringing this beloved show to a Broadway st…

Brooks Ashmanskas Plays a Broadway Director in Smash—In Real Life, He's Happy Being the Comic Relief

by Kathy Henderson

Ana Gasteyer calls Brooks Ashmanskas “the funniest man on Broadway,” and who are we to argue? In a 30-year career on and off-Broadway, Ashmanskas has lent his comic expertise to farces (The Ritz), sketch re…

Join the Stars of SMASH on Their Opening Night

by Broadway.com

Robyn Hurder, Caroline Bowman and the stars of SMASH celebrate the musical's Broadway bow on opening night. Get tickets to SMASH: https://www.broadway.com/shows/smash/

Broads on Broadway: Smash, Boop, Old Friends. Leslie Odom Jr Back in Hamilton. Stageworthy News of the Week

by Jonathan Mandell

Female characters and performers dominated the shows that opened  this past week on Broadway, which the previous week had been dominated by shows featuring male characters and performers. Marilyn Monroe and B…

The Beauty of Being Herd Takes Its Sheepish Charm on a UK Tour

by Staff Writer

The original smash-hit, The Beauty of Being Herd, is hitting the road from May for its first UK Tour

Photos: SMASH Cast and Creative Team on the Opening Night Red Carpet

SMASH officially opened last week at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre. The new musical, inspired by the hit NBC television series, is now playing. Check out photos of the cast on the opening night red carpet here!

Sunday, April 13, 2025

“SMILE” IS BACK AFTER 40 YEARS IN LIMBO

by Ron Fassler

Eleven of the twelve beauty contestant combatants in JR2 Spotlight Musical Theatre Company’s production of “Smile” (Photo by Russ Roland).April 13, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Smil…

Ken Fallin’s Broadway: Smash

by Ken Fallin

On Thursday April 10th Smash opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre. Stanley and I are good friends with Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winners Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray, Mary Poppins Retu…

Saturday, April 12, 2025

Photos: Go inside SMASH VIP arrivals on Opening Night!

The new Broadway musical Smash opened at the Imperial Theatre on April 10, 2025, after starting previews on March 11. Scroll down to see photos of the VIP arrivals on opening night! 

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The Martin Musicals: "Smash" & "Boop!"

by Jan Simpson

Bob Martin burst onto the Broadway scene back in 2006 with The Drowsy Chaperone, a loving send-up of Broadway musicals that ran for 674 performances, was nominated for 13 Tony awards and won five of them includ…

Photos: SMASH Cast Takes Opening Night Bows

Smash is officially open on Broadway! BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photos from the opening night curtain call here.

Friday, April 11, 2025

The Most BROADWAY Broadway Opening Night | SMASH The Musical

by Smash On Broadway

Step inside Broadway’s most BROADWAY opening night. #SmashBway is here and it’s a New York Times Critic’s Pick! Tickets and more information: www.smashbroadway.com

Videos You Missed This Week: BOOP!, SMASH and More

Catch up on all the latest from the week ending April 11, 2025 with videos from Smash, Boop! The Musical, and more!

Go Backstage With Bella Coppola As She Prepares For SMASH Opening Night On Broadway

The curtain is officially up! Last night, Smash opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre and Theatrely photographer Carianne Older was on the scene to celebrate Bella Coppola who stars as Chloe in the hit new…

See Robyn Hurder, Brooks Ashmanskas and More Celebrate a Smashing Broadway Opening

by Broadway.com

Smash, the NBC series-turned-stage musical, celebrated opening night at Broadway's Imperial Theatre on April 10. The musical-within-a-musical stars Tony nominee Robyn Hurder as Ivy (who leads the musical …

'SMASH' Cast Shares What Role They'd Go Method For

by BroadwayWorld

Let's Be Method! To celebrate opening night of SMASH, we asked the stars what role they would go method for. See more from opening night here: https://bway.world/g43c9

Video: Inside Opening Night of SMASH on Broadway

Smash just celebrated opening night on Broadway and BroadwayWorld was there to chat with the full company. Watch in this video as the company chats more about finally bringing this beloved show to a Broadway st…

‘Smash’ Broadway Stars Reveal Their Biggest Onstage Disasters: Cockroaches, Wardrobe Malfunctions and Confusing Method Acting Accents

by Jordan Moreau

A lot goes wrong in Broadway’s new “Smash” musical: There’s a Method-acting lead, laxative-laced cupcakes and a trio of stars all vying to play Marilyn Monroe — but it’s all part of the show. Based …

Anjelica Huston Reflects on SMASH Experience: 'I Wasn't Very Happy'

In a new interview, Anjelica Huston reflected on her role as Broadway producer Eileen Rand in the TV series Smash, sharing that she 'didn't feel very prized in that role.'

Photos: Smash TV Reunions, Celebs Abound at Opening Night of Smash on Broadway

by Logan Culwell-Block

Series alum Andy Mientus paid homage to his character's untimely demise with his red carpet look.

Kristin Chenoweth “Let me be your STAR” — SMASH

by bwaySHO

Photos: New Musical Smash Opens on Broadway

‘Smash’ reviews: Long-awaited Broadway musical ‘undeniably thrilling,’ but lost in ‘flat sitcom rhythms’

by David Buchanan

More than a decade after it debuted on NBC, Smash has finally arrived on Broadway. Fans of the ill-fated television series that ran for two seasons may not recognize the plot of this new musical mounting, thoug…

Smash Limited Edition Official Opening Night Playbill

Smash opened on Thursday, April 10th, 2025, at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. Playbill store FAQ. Shipping.

The Broadway Review: ‘Smash’ is a painfully unfunny farce

by Brittani Samuel

The inevitable Broadway adaptation of the backstage television drama suffers from a poor script, flat characters and performative progressivism.

Thursday, April 10, 2025

SMASH

by Jacob Malizio

The post SMASH appeared first on Did They Like It?.

In a Musical Comedy Makeover, ‘Smash’ Lives Up to Its Name

by Jacob Malizio

“Smash,” which opened on Thursday at the Imperial Theater, is more of a who’ll-do-it, and when the big song comes, it’s a killer. But the effect is the same: It’s the great musical comedy no one saw c…

‘Smash’ is a painfully unfunny farce

by Jacob Malizio

“Smash” sells the promise of slap-happy Broadway™, but don’t be fooled: Elice and Martin have salted the whole thing with disdain. Contempt is what they must have for actors, writers, influencers, young…

A Ruthless, Sensational SMASH

by Jacob Malizio

The sharpness of the production’s cynicism shines through, assisted by the strength of the musical numbers and the all-around stellar performances, which imbue a palpable love of the form with an even stronge…

Smash Is the Hottest Mess on Broadway

by Jacob Malizio

Hurder shines as a triple-threat of perfect comic timing, stunning vocals, and athletic dance. She expertly maintains vocal stability whether giving high-kicks or being whisked off mid-air by the ensemble in Jo…

TV-to-Stage Metamusical is a Fizzy, Fun Comedy With a Few Surprises for Fans

by Jacob Malizio

For those fans dying for more “Smash” content, this musical will absolutely scratch that (more than seven-year) itch; for those uninitiated, this production offers a high-energy, fun musical comedy with a p…

Smash Is the Wrong Kind of Disaster

by Jacob Malizio

I’m a sucker for a self-referential theatrical tale. Give me an All That Jazz or a 42ndStreet and I’m happy. But in the version of Smash that made it to the stage, the magic flickers out. The post Smash Is …

The infamous NBC drama is reborn as a riotous musical

by Jacob Malizio

With its transition to the stage, Smash finally realizes its full potential as a hilarious, pointed satire that both skewers and celebrates the Great White Way. The post The infamous NBC drama is reborn as a ri…

Shocker — Broadway musical based on old flop TV show is terrible

by Jacob Malizio

It’s hard to judge whose decisions are more misguided: those of the back-stabbing, wacky creators of “Bombshell,” the fictional musical comedy about Marilyn Monroe we see implode, or the very real minds (…

Scratching A 13-Year Itch

by Jacob Malizio

It’s not that the musical all goes wrong, exactly. With a cast as good as this one – Robyn Hurder, The Prom‘s Brooks Ashmanskas, Krysta Rodriguez, John Behlmann and the invaluable Kristine Nielsen, just f…

‘Smash’ lacks much of what made TV show a cult favorite

by Jacob Malizio

That quality of surprise, crucial to the best episodes of the TV show, is missing from the new live musical staging, which opened Thursday night at the Imperial Theatre. Especially given the level of talent inv…

Lynne Charnay’s Centennial Show A Sold-Out Smash

by Andrew Poretz

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 Mama. (She also pe…

Review: In a Musical Comedy Makeover, ‘Smash’ Lives Up to Its Name

by Jesse Green

En route to Broadway, the TV series about backstage shenanigans and Marilyn Monroe has been rejiggered, with the same great songs but a whole new plot.

Cut, Print! Reviews Are Out for Smash on Broadway

by Diep Tran, Logan Culwell-Block

The new musical comedy, based on the NBC series, opened April 10 at the Imperial Theatre.

Smash on Broadway

by NewYorkTheater

Highlights from "Smash" the new Broadway musical, inspired by the oldTV series, about the making of "Bombshell," a musical about Marilyn Monroe. Click https://newyorktheater.me/2025/04/10/smash-broadway-review…

Opening Night Curtain Call | SMASH The Musical

by Smash On Broadway

It’s magic we’ll be making! SMASH is officially on Broadway! ⭐ Inspired by the hit TV series, SMASH is the perfect musical-lover’s musical. Get ready for all the backstage pandemonium as opening night …

Smash: Marilyn Musical Neither Smash Nor Bomb

by Roma Torre

★★★☆☆ The popular TV series about the making of a Broadway musical finally makes it to the Great White Way. The post Smash: Marilyn Musical Neither Smash Nor Bomb appeared first on New York Stage Revi…

‘Smash’ Is Escapist Fluff and Exactly What We Need Right Now

by David Cote

Loosely adapted from a short-lived television series, this musical comedy about the making of a musical is full of showstopping songs and powered by a phenomenal cast.

Smash: Marilyn, We Hardly Knew Ye

by Michael Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman recycle their TV score for the stage The post Smash: Marilyn, We Hardly Knew Ye appeared first on New York Stage Review.

A Ruthless, Sensational SMASH — Review

Theatrely's Broadway review of Smash starring Robyn Hurder at the Imperial Theatre in New York City.

‘Smash’ Review: TV-to-Stage Metamusical is a Fizzy, Fun Comedy With a Few Surprises for Fans

by Gordon Cox

On the surface, “Smash” is a new backstage musical about the making of the fictional Broadway musical “Bombshell: The Marilyn Monroe Story,” but for diehard fans of the cult-classic TV show “Smash,”…

‘Smash’ Broadway Review: Scratching A 13-Year Itch

by Greg Evans

When the Broadway-themed drama Smash began its two-season run on NBC in 2012, the entire theater industry, it seemed then, was entranced. The lingo, the faces, the concerns – all seemed, if not entirely authe…

‘Smash’ review: Shocker — Broadway musical based on old flop TV show is terrible

by Johnny Oleksinski

“Let’s Be Bad” is a song from the Broadway musical “Smash.” It is also the production's motto.

Review: Smash Is the Hottest Mess on Broadway

Smash Broadway Review

by Jonathan Mandell

“Smash” offered viewers the rare thrill of original musical numbers written by a Tony-winning songwriting team expressly for network television, and simultaneously gave Tweeters a target to try to be witty…

SMASH takes their Broadway opening night bow! For tickets to the musical comedy visit Broadway.com

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