Bombshell – the Marilyn Monroe musical that was being rehearsed on NBC’s now-canceled series Smash – is being readied for life as an stage production following a successful, one night event concert staged as a benefit of the Actors Fund. Follow the jump for details.
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NBC Exiles Smash to Saturday; Tries to Prop Up Celebrity Apprentice!
Beginning Saturday, April 6th, NBC is shifting Smash from its primetime Tuesday slot to Saturdays. The Voice will encore on Sunday, March 31st and April 6th, leading into new episodes of Celebrity Apprentice – which will expand to two-hour episodes thereafter (can you say ‘burn them off?’). Details on these changes and more follow […]
Smash-ing News!
It may not be burning up the ratings race, but NBC is showing a little faith in its critically acclaimed freshman series Smash. The network today announced that smash will be back for a second second season. The series is about the making of a Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe – and the lives of […]
SMASH Should Be A Smash!
Smash [NBC, Mondays, 10/9C] is a risky oddball of a series that was developed for cable before winding up on NBC. The story of the mounting of a Broadway play, Marilyn: The Musical, it is a big budget swing for the fences that knocks it out of the park.
NBC’s “SMASH” Hits All the Right Notes!
It is extremely refreshing to see a series where a courtroom, a hospital, or a crime scene are nowhere in sight. Networks don’t often take chances on a series without one of those popular and successful staples as its foundation. And let’s also get another thing straight – with the exception of the inclusion of […]
NBC Announces Mid-Season Schedule!
Things begin to get interesting in January as NBC premieres its mid-season schedule. Included in its four new series are: the highly regarded [and for good reason – the pilot is delightful] Smash [pictured above]; The Firm – sequel series to the Tom Cruise movie adaptation of John Grisham’s novel of the same name; Are […]
NBC Taking Risks As It Implements New 2011-12 Schedule!
As the network with the biggest need to attain credibility with the American public, is going for it! The network’s new drama schedule runs the gamut from traditional to way, way out there, with The Firm, a sequel to John Grisham’s The Firm, and an adaptation of Lynda LaPlante’s brilliant U.K. series, Prime Suspect. […]