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Smash

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Smash is an American musical with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and a book by Rick Elice and Bob Martin. Based on the 2012–2013 NBC television series of the same name created by Theresa Rebeck, the musical includes songs from the TV series and an original finale song written for the stage.

Opened
2025
Performances
83
Type
Musical
Era
Contemporary
Music: Marc ShaimanLyrics: Scott Wittman and Marc ShaimanBook: Bob Martin and Rick Elice

Licensing 2 entries

US Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals available
UK Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals available

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In the literature4 passages

A few blips aside, TV shows such as Glee (2009–15) and Smash (2012–13) and movies such as Enchanted (2007) and especially La La Land (2017) prove that the musical is once more a significant genre on the screen, and stage-to-screen adaptations are at the heart of its future. book:dominic-mchugh-the-oxford-handbook-of-musical-theatre-screen-adaptations-2019-ox#p43

During the slow months of January and February many theatre fans found themselves turning to their TV sets for the cult NBC series “Smash,” about the writing, tryout and Broadway opening of a musical biography of film goddess Marilyn Monroe. book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-2012-to-may-2013-robert-viagas-9th-annual-ed#p7

TV’s Broadway soap opera “Smash” makes its season debut to unexpectedly low ratings. book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-2012-to-may-2013-robert-viagas-9th-annual-ed#p12

In 2013, I worked as part of the marketing team for the Broadway revival of Macbeth, which starred Alan Cumming… in all of the roles. While Chaplin was the show to immediately precede us, Smash spent several weeks filming scenes surrounding the fictional Broadway musical Hit List at the Barrymore before Macbeth moved i… book:untold-stories-of-broadway-volume-2-part-1-the-jennifer-tepper#p148

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