Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 workshop
Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 workshop
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#1Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 workshop
Posted: 2/3/22 at 5:50pm
https://variety.com/2022/theater/news/smash-broadway-adaptation-summer-workshop-1235171546
The musical was first confirmed to be in the works in May of 2020, with Tony winner Bob Martin (“The Prom&rdquo
and Tony-nominated Rick Elice (“Peter and the Starcatcher&rdquo writing the book. Greenblatt is aiming for a Broadway opening in 2024, with the show being titled either “Smash, A New Musical” or “Smash: The Musical.”
The musical will follow writers Julia and Tom (played on TV by Debra Messing and Christian Borle) as they create “Bombshell,” but the storyline will differ.
While “Smash” the series featured both original music and a melange of covers (who can forget McPhee’s Bar Mitzvah performance of “Shake it Out&rdquo, Greenblatt confirmed to Variety that the musical will feature only the show’s original music, “probably” with a new song or two in the mix. He also confirmed that fan-favorite “They Just Keep Moving the Line” will be in the musical, along with the previously-reported classic, “Let Me Be Your Star.”
“It’s most of the songs that Shaiman and Wittman wrote for the television show,” Greenblatt said. “They’re all being used in different places and sung by different characters in this new version, but it’s that score from the TV show.”
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#2Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 wirkshop
Posted: 2/3/22 at 5:55pm
In the wise words of Regina George: Stop trying to make Smash happen.
#3Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 wirkshop
Posted: 2/3/22 at 5:59pm
Seems about that time of year where someone says a SMASH musical is coming.
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#4Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 wirkshop
Posted: 2/3/22 at 6:03pm
So help me if television / streaming series become the most popular source material for Broadway musicals in the future. I can’t imagine Squid Game: The Musical…
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#5Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 wirkshop
Posted: 2/3/22 at 6:18pm
EDSOSLO858 said: "So help me if television / streaming series become the most popular source material for Broadway musicals in the future. I can’t imagineSquidGame: The Musical…"
I don't think there is cause for concern, SMASH has a score written by a legendary Broadway team performed by legendary Broadway performers about creating a Broadway musical. It seems ripe for an adaptation. I am happy that they are trying to make this happen. It's not a random TV series where you might scratch your head thinking why?
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 2/3/22 at 06:18 PM
#6Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 wirkshop
Posted: 2/3/22 at 6:21pm
I hope Deb Messing is in it and gets to sing a number about her f*ckity f*ckity f*ckity f*ckity f*ck you scarves.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#7Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 wirkshop
Posted: 2/3/22 at 7:05pm
binau said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "So help me if television / streaming series become the most popular source material for Broadway musicals in the future. I can’t imagineSquidGame: The Musical…"
I don't think there is cause for concern, SMASH has a score written by a legendary Broadway team performed by legendary Broadway performers about creating a Broadway musical. It seems ripe for an adaptation. I am happy that they are trying to make this happen. It's not a random TV series where you might scratch your head thinking why?"
This isn’t a brand new announcement. It was first mentioned in 2020 - going on 2 years. And zero happened then. All your points are valid, but let’s see where this one goes. Countless projects with amazing teams fizzle before anything truly gets going.
https://www.eonline.com/news/1154431/a-broadway-musical-based-nbc-s-smash-is-in-the-works
VintageSnarker
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/30/15
#8Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 wirkshop
Posted: 2/4/22 at 12:46am
binau said: "I don't think there is cause for concern, SMASH has a score written by a legendary Broadway team performed by legendary Broadway performers about creating a Broadway musical. It seems ripe for an adaptation. I am happy that they are trying to make this happen. It's not a random TV series where you might scratch your head thinking why?"
I'm concerned because they never managed to make Tom and Julia interesting but maybe there'll be major changes and we'll end up with a backstage musical like Kiss Me, Kate. Will Ellis be in this version?
bk
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/03
#9Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 wirkshop
Posted: 2/4/22 at 2:33am
I'd be concerned that the producer doesn't seem to know the difference between a reading, where the cast reads the script and sings the score for the creatives, which is what they allege is happening this summer, and a staged reading, workshop, or lab. It's easy to say there'll be a reading because no one's invited to that.
FilembarEliJeevan
Swing Joined: 1/28/22
#10Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 wirkshop
Posted: 2/4/22 at 2:53am
Greenblatt added that the workshop’s cast will likely consist of “actors who are friends of ours, that will please us. It really isn’t supposed to be the cast for the show just yet. So we are only a few steps away from that stage.” He declined to list all the choices he has for a dream live production casting. As previously reported, the team also includes Steven Spielberg and Neil Meron (“Annie Live!&rdquo, who both served as executive producers on the series. Greenblatt was the chairman of NBC entertainment at the time, championing “Smash” as his own passion project. Tony- and Grammy-winning duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who wrote most of the music for the series, will also be working on the musical, along with choreographer Joshua Bergasse. Meron, Greenblatt, Shaiman and Wittman are also collaborating on the Broadway adaptation of the 1959 film “Some Like it Hot,” which premieres later this year.
WestEndGal
Broadway Star Joined: 6/25/18
#11Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 wirkshop
Posted: 2/4/22 at 4:15am
I can’t believe it’s nearly 10 years since Smash debuted (which is obviously why this article came out now!) - I’d definitely be up for a Smash musica focusing on the the Bombshell songs, and it seems like they’re further into the process than I thought they’d be, but part of me still wonders if this will ever happen lol!
I’d love for Megan and Kat to be involved (wouldn’t be right if they weren’t blasting out Let Me Be Your Star on stage!) but it sounds like they’re going for a new storyline whilst still having Tom and Julia writing the musical, so who knows!
#12Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 wirkshop
Posted: 2/4/22 at 8:53am
In 2022, when every show is getting rebooted (wether the GP wants it or not&hellip, just reboot the TV show for f*ck’s sake. The idea that this will be a good stage show is silly, especially if they’re not getting the same cast. Camp it up and bring everyone back for a season or two.
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Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#13Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 wirkshop
Posted: 2/4/22 at 10:05am
They should do a musical about the making of SMASH the TV show.
Numbers could include "No One Likes Rebeck" and "Kat McPhee Will Be America's Sweetheart (No, Really. She Will Be)" and "We'll Use That Stock Plunkety-Plunk Music Any Time Something 'Amusing' Happens".
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#14Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 wirkshop
Posted: 2/4/22 at 10:58am
Borstalboy said: "They should do a musical about the making of SMASH the TV show.
Numbers could include "No One Likes Rebeck" and "Kat McPhee Will Be America's Sweetheart (No, Really. She Will Be)" and "We'll Use That Stock Plunkety-Plunk Music Any Time Something 'Amusing' Happens"."
And don't forget the power romance ballad "I Can't, I'm in Tech".
DaveyG
Broadway Star Joined: 8/11/05
#15Musical adaptation of SMASH series will receive summer 2022 wirkshop
Posted: 2/4/22 at 11:10am
I wonder if Rebeck will get some sort of royalty if this show goes the distance.
Since Smash on tv was initially intended to be a launching pad for a real Marilyn Monroe musical on Broadway, I would assume her agent and the network/producers made a deal for the stage rights.
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