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WOw. Yes, Bella i Coppola IS a star. Where did she train? WOW.

Saxer isn't a lead - chorus yes, but as Karen, no.

Updated On: 2/10/24 at 12:27 AM

MemorableUserName said: "Hopefully she was wearing a terrible scarf..."

Best laugh I've had in weeks!

To anyone who went yet, what's the word on runtime / overall time commitment?

This caught me by surprise, in a great way.

Place was packed this afternoon for the final open rehearsal, and I still can’t believe I spotted Patti and Spielberg. Saw most of the creatives, Angie Schworer, Lance Roberts, Matthew Lopez, Macy Schmidt too.

I wasn’t overly familiar with the TV series beforehand, but I had heard some of the music before. Marc and Scott have written a tuneful score that barely falters, and it’s too bad they won’t be Tony-eligible for this. There’s a delightful new song towards the end which was an unexpected highlight.

Entrance applause today for Hurder, Ashmanskas, Brown, and Nielsen (who all but steals the show). The cast is littered with comic pros, lots of belly laughing from today’s audience. I take that as a very good sign.

First act felt a tiny bit overlong, I didn’t really like the second-act opener, and I thought Some Like It Hot had the better “Let’s Be Bad.”

This is a top-notch cast and creative team, they know what they’re doing, I think they’re in a great place at the moment. Hope I can catch the full version next season.

I’m so so intrigued to see how this does commercially when it finally lands on a Broadway stage. Obviously it has got the tv show name (and infamy!) to help it, some great songs, it’ll have all the Broadway community buzz, it’s being backed by Spielberg and other powerful producers and am sure it will get a lot of promotion locally and nationally - but then one of the reasons Smash the tv show failed was because it was ultimately too niche of a show for the mainstream. And shows on Broadway now live or die based on how much they appeal to the mainstream, and/or big name stars. Will “it’s a show based on that Broadway based tv Smash” be enough to sustain it in the long term?! Who knows!

"I’m so so intrigued to see how this does commercially when it finally lands on a Broadway stage. Obviously it has got the tv show name (and infamy!) to help it, some great songs, it’ll have all the Broadway community buzz, it’s being backed by Spielberg and other powerful producers and am sure it will get a lot of promotion locally and nationally - but then one of the reasons Smash the tv show failed was because it was ultimately too niche of a show for the mainstream. And shows on Broadway now live or die based on how much they appeal to the mainstream, and/or big name stars. Will “it’s a show based on that Broadway based tv Smash” be enough to sustain it in the long term?! Who knows!"

There is a difference between keeping an audience for a weekly TV show than a 2 1/2-hour Broadway show. The TV show had so many story lines and a bunch of them were not any good. (Karen's BF, Julia's family/affair etc.). I am not a big fan of some of the script as I mentioned in another post but what the heck do I know. Personally, even if it is mildly successful, I can't imagine it would have much more than a year run.

Audition posting up for Broadway production, spring 2025. Most rolls cast, noticeably Karen is not.

I really enjoyed this but something about Jonalyn didn’t do it for me. It may have been how it was written, I think she’s a great performer otherwise. I felt like the character needed more bite, and to that point, needed someone other than her playing it.

According to Smash's socials, it appears a Broadway announcement is coming this week.

DiscoCrows said: "I really enjoyed this but something about Jonalyn didn’t do it for me. It may have been how it was written, I think she’s a great performer otherwise. I felt like the character needed more bite, and to that point, needed someone other than her playing it."

Great ensemble player! - Just doesn't light up the stage/rehearsal room. They will hire a bright star.

Broadway Flash said: "They’re hinting something is coming next week"

I heard the Imperial Theatre

I appreciate the video showing the board open on the other computer.

Hello Smash marketing team !

Updated On: 8/17/24 at 07:28 AM