NBC's SMASH - Series & Broadway Adaptation Thread- Page 48
NBC's SMASH - Series & Broadway Adaptation Thread
Smash - Series Discussion #1175
Posted: 4/3/12 at 11:57pmWHY did they not include the full performance of that song Norbert Leo Butz sang in last night's episode of SMASH?! I just watched the extended version of it on NBC's website and it was so good
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
Smash - Series Discussion #1176
Posted: 4/4/12 at 12:09am
I think Boyd Gaines would be smashing as Arthur Miller,
or an actor playing Arthur Miller.
Smash - Series Discussion #1177
Posted: 4/4/12 at 12:13amArthur Miller will be played by Cheyenne Jackson who will also sleep with Debra Messing.
Smash - Series Discussion #1178
Posted: 4/4/12 at 12:16amI really am falling for Megan Hilty's performance in this show. What a delight, even though I'd like to boil her character.
Smash - Series Discussion #1179
Posted: 4/4/12 at 12:51amInteresting. Because I seriously want to see Ivy torn apart by a pack of wolves.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/08
Smash - Series Discussion #1180
Posted: 4/4/12 at 3:49am
Arthur Miller, too? Hm.
MM, actor, an actor does plays.
JD, baseball PLAYer
AM, wrote plays
Something about playing. Yeah, titles are hard.
How about a song title? I Wanna Be Loved By You would be a good choice, if it wasn't for the copyright thing.
Not a fan of any of the characters. I like Eileen's commanding presence, but everyone else is annoying.
Smash - Series Discussion #1181
Posted: 4/4/12 at 8:07am
Loved Eileen's smack down of Ellis!
Tom is adorable.
Are they purposely trying to make Debra Messing look old, bloated, and like a hobo? Cause that was her look through that whole episode.
ugh, Karen.
and BDJ knocked it out of the park!!! And Norbie - adorable, wish they showed more!
BroadwayBoobs: I'll give all of you who weren't there a hint of who took the pictures ...it rhymes with shameless
SOMMS: I knew it was Tink!
Smash - Series Discussion #1182
Posted: 4/4/12 at 9:17am
If that Ellis kid were smart, he would ditch his secretary job with Eileen, grab Ivy and Karen and produce "Side Show" off-Broadway.
--Hal Prince, Broadway Producer at age 26
Smash - Series Discussion #1183
Posted: 4/4/12 at 9:22am
No, if he were smart, he would grab the movie star and produce a 2 million dollar / 16 week limited run Broadway production of a straight play.
There would be never be anything smart about producing an Off Broadway revival of a flop Broadway musical with two unknowns.
Smash - Series Discussion #1184
Posted: 4/4/12 at 9:44am
"How about a song title? I Wanna Be Loved By You would be a good choice, if it wasn't for the copyright thing."
Copyright doesn't aplly to titles. They can, however, be trademarked. Most aren't.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/24/03
Smash - Series Discussion #1185
Posted: 4/4/12 at 11:19amdidn't even the "real" Broadway MARILYN have a subtitle? "An American Fable" springs to mind, but i could be wrong.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
Smash - Series Discussion #1186
Posted: 4/4/12 at 11:25amI wish BDJ was more involved in this show, but maybe he's smart to sing a song (very quietly) and then leave the house. He is so appealing, and everyone else in this show just isn't. OK, Tom is sweet, too,
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/08
Smash - Series Discussion #1187
Posted: 4/4/12 at 12:35pm
Karen's line about her being Derek's first choice was a beyond terrible thing for her to say. Ivy's line about stabbing Julia & Tom in the back wasn't too nice, either. Everyone's pitted against one another, which is dooming the production before it can even start.
Kinda ironic that the show wants a star. The Smash tv show itself wouldn't hire unknown actors, either. It hired two name actors to play struggling actors, and hired actual struggling actors for background/chorus work.
Joined: 12/31/69
Smash - Series Discussion #1188
Posted: 4/4/12 at 1:54pmKinda ironic you apparently think Megan Whatsherface And That Girl from American Idol are 'Name Actors.' Angelica Houston and the other woman on Will and Grace are the only people the average TV viewers would recognize.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/08
Smash - Series Discussion #1190
Posted: 4/4/12 at 2:30pm
People might remember Katherine McPhee from American Idol, but certainly no average American TV viewer has any idea who Megan Hilty is.
I also don't think it's "ironic" that they didn't cast unknowns. There is no irony in not casting people who exactly resemble a role.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
Smash - Series Discussion #1191
Posted: 4/4/12 at 2:31pm
In what world was Megan Hilty recognizable before this show?
And really, did anyone even remember McFee existed before she was over-exposed in the ads for this show?
Smash - Series Discussion #1192
Posted: 4/4/12 at 2:37pmIn the worlds of Oz and Consolidated Companies, to name two.
Smash - Series Discussion #1193
Posted: 4/4/12 at 2:40pmWell...David Foster we foisting (tee hee) Ninny McPhee on us over the last few years. Trying to make 'fetch' happen. Bitch is lucky Theresa Rebek showed up.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
Smash - Series Discussion #1194
Posted: 4/4/12 at 2:41pmWhy do I feel that by the time they get the show open, every one is going to be at each others throats, and then it will turn into 'Noises Off'....
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
Smash - Series Discussion #1195
Posted: 4/4/12 at 2:51pmI think they should have cast Fey and Poehler. With Dratch as Ellis.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/08
Smash - Series Discussion #1196
Posted: 4/4/12 at 3:05pmPoehler as Marilyn is genius. That's a Broadway show I'd actually want to see.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
Smash - Series Discussion #1197
Posted: 4/4/12 at 3:23pm
I really hope that Ivy is fired and has to take a job as the door-person. or usher.
Wouldn't you love to see a scene of her stuffing programs with the insert: "At this performance, the roles usually played by Ivy Lynn will be played by some non-talented but ultimately more professional person "
Smash - Series Discussion #1198
Posted: 4/4/12 at 3:32pmI'd like to see her start an anonymous theater blog.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
Smash - Series Discussion #1199
Posted: 4/4/12 at 3:38pm
Sueleen, you make it sound as if door person or usher is a demeaning job!
I can only imagine what kind of sexual favors Ellis would have to perform to produce a show anywhere.
I'm imagining it right now.
Shwoo, I wish the actor playing Ellis was more attractive.
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