If you are like me, you still miss Smash, the television series that revolved around a group of people creating new Broadway musicals, where everyone must balance their often chaotic personal life with the all-consuming demands of life in the theater. The series features original … [Read more...]
#GuestStar: Anjelica Huston Joins the Cast of “Transparent”
Sunday night's Emmys included big wins for Transparent. Jill Soloway won for comedy directing, Jeffrey Tambor won for lead comedy actor and Bradley Whitford won for guest spot for his … [Read more...]
#MaryPoppins: Shaiman & Wittman Writing a New Musical for Disney Based on the Beloved Film!
Disney just announced it is developing a new original, live-action musical film featuring the beloved, Mary Poppins. Rob Marshall (Chicago, Into the … [Read more...]
#OneNightOnly: A NYC Benefit Production of The Musical “Bombshell”
Smash, the now-cancelled NBC musical/drama by playwright Teresa Rebeck about the making of a Broadway musical, is back! Kind of. The Actors Fund will stage a one-night-only benefit … [Read more...]
Go Public: The Julie Klausner Cabaret Situation
A month or so ago (actually, Mother's Day) I wrote about a [Read more...]
Katherine McPhee Gets Smashing Makeover
Katherine McPhee has come a long way since losing American Idol … [Read more...]
Nobody Smashes Megan Hilty’s Fun Times
I know, that was punny, wasn't it? OK, so our little Ivy isn't letting our favorite show being cancelled affect her fun times with her boyfriend Brian Gallagher. … [Read more...]
Smash Composer Marc Shaiman Breaks His Silence
IMHO the Bombshell soundtrack – the musical about Marilyn Monroe with songs by superstars [Read more...]
The Bomb Diggity
Last night's episode of the love-to-really-really-hate Smash delivered a fagstravaganza moment in a new scene from the still Broadway-bound Bombshell with Bernadette Peters, in the role of Ivy's mom/Marilyn Monroe's mom to Megan Hilty's Marilyn. Did I lose you? Don't really care … [Read more...]
