NYC Broadway Musical

Smash

A star-studded journey of ambition, music, and backstage magic.

About Smash

Let it be your star! Get Smash tickets and see the cult classic TV show transform into a Broadway musical: the medium it was always destined for. Following a new production, Bombshell, as it stumbles its way toward Broadway, Smash is a high-stakes, cut-throat musical comedy about the behind-the-scenes and on-stage drama that propels one ill-fated musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe.

Tony Award winner Susan Stroman (The Producers) directs Smash in New York, which features an elite creative team including songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray, Tony Award) and bookwriters Rick Elice and Bob Martin, who won a Tony Award for The Drowsy Chaperone. Emmy winner Joshua Bergasse, who choreographed the TV show, returns to choreograph the highly-anticipated Smash Broadway musical spectacular.

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Run time
2hr 30min. Inc. 1 intermission.

Theatre
Imperial Theatre
249 West 45th Street, New York, NY, USA, 10036

Categories
Musicals, Broadway,

Age
Ages 10+. Children under 4 years old will not be admitted.

Important information
The use of cameras, cell phones, & other recording devices is strictly prohibited by law, except when used for accessibility services. No weapons permitted on the premises. No outside food or beverages, electric scooters, e-bikes, or battery-powered transportation devices, except when medically necessary. All items are subject to inspection & must fit on your lap or completely under your seat without blocking any aisles.

Smash - 3 Fun Facts

  1. Here’s everything you need to know about SMASH, the TV show, before settling into your seat for SMASH, the Broadway musical — including all the Broadway stars who appeared throughout the TV show’s season run and who, coincidentally, happen to be on Broadway at the same time.

  2. The lyrics were from the song “Let Me Be Your Star” by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. The song was originally written for the TV show SMASH, which aired on NBC for two seasons, in 2012 and 2013, by executive producer Steven Spielberg. The premise of the show focused on Ivy Lynn, a longtime chorus girl competing against Karen Cartwright, a singer from Iowa with no professional credits to her résumé, for the role of Marilyn Monroe in a new stage musical about the icon’s life.

  3. Smash was a TV phenomenon, running for only two seasons but leaving an indelible mark on fans. Winning an Emmy Award and enjoying Grammy and Golden Globe award nominations, the series catapulted Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee to fame and also featured a slew of Broadway regulars, including Jeremy Jordan and Christian Borle.

Cast & Creative Team

By: Rick Elice and Bob Martin, adapted from the TV series created by Theresa Rebeck
Songs by: Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Director: Susan Stroman
Choreography: Joshua Bergasse
Cast list: Robyn Hurder (as Ivy), Brooks Ashmanskas (as Nigel), Krysta Rodriguez (as Tracy), John Behlmann (as Jerry), Kristine Nielsen (as Susan), Caroline Bowman (as Karen), Jacqueline B. Arnold (as Anita), Bella Coppola (as Chloe), Casey Garvin (as Charlie), Nicholas Matos (as Scott)
Sets: Beowulf Boritt
Costumes: Alejo Vietti
Lighting: Ken Billington
Sound: Brian Ronan
Other info: Projection design by S Katy Tucker, orchestrations by Doug Besterman, music supervision by Stephen Oremus

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