Smash (2012) - The A.V. Club

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Season 2

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17. The Tonys
16. The Nominations
15. The Transfer
14. The Phenomenon
13. The Producers
12. Opening Night
11. The Dress Rehearsal
10. The Surprise Party
9. The Parents
8. The Bells and Whistles
7. Musical Chairs
6. The Fringe
5. The Read-Through
4. The Song
3. The Dramaturg
2. The Fallout
1. On Broadway

Cast

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Debra Messing
Julia Houston
Jack Davenport
Derek Wills
Katharine McPhee
Karen Cartwright
Christian Borle
Tom Levitt
Megan Hilty
Ivy Lynn
Anjelica Huston
Eileen Rand
Savannah Wise
Jessica
Wesley Taylor
Bobby
Jenny Laroche
Dancer
Keith Kuhl
Dancer
Leslie Odom Jr.
Sam Strickland
Brian d'Arcy James
Frank Houston
Ann Harada
Linda
Jeremy Jordan
Jimmy Collins
Jaime Cepero
Ellis Boyd
Joshua Bergasse
Josh
Raza Jaffrey
Dev Sundaram
Krysta Rodriguez
Ana Vargas

Creator

Theresa Rebeck

Synopsis

For a Broadway musical, the road to success is not easy. And winning the coveted Tony as Best Musical, which is the ultimate goal, is even more difficult. Such trials and tribulations are shown for a handful of shows, their creative teams and their performers. There is competition amongst the performers for roles, competition amongst the shows not only for box office but also limited investor dollars and that final Tony prize, and competition amongst those ultimately hired in the cast and crew for what they want to see happen in the show, both for the good of the show and their own personal benefit. And sometimes, personal life gets in the way of these professional goals. These problems not only happen for those new or working their ways up the ranks, such as performers Karen Cartwright and Ivy Lynn, and the writing team of Jimmy Collins and Kyle Bishop, but also seasoned veterans, such as the writing team of Tom Levitt and Julia Houston, womanizing director Derek Wills, and producer Eileen Rand.