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'Smash': NBC's Love Letter to Broadway Airs Tonight-Video

There is plenty to love about Smash, NBC’s much-hyped love letter to Broadway. The drama that stars American Idol runner-up Katherine McPhee as the fresh-faced new talent in the big city v. the seasoned Broadway veteran (played by real-life Broadway vet Megan Hilty of Wicked and 9 to 5: The Musical fame) airs tonight! If that’s not enough to entice you to watch, iconic lesbian stand-up comic Kate Clinton makes an appearance in the pilot!

'Smash': NBC's Love Letter to Broadway Airs Tonight-Video
Tracy E. Gilchrist
By Tracy E. GilchristFebruary 06 2012 / 8:53 PM
Tracy E. Gilchrist
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
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There is plenty to love about Smash, NBC’s much-hyped love letter to Broadway. The drama that stars American Idol runner-up Katherine McPhee as the fresh-faced new talent in the big city v. the seasoned Broadway veteran (played by real-life Broadway vet Megan Hilty of Wicked and 9 to 5: The Musical fame) airs tonight!

In additon to McPhee and Hilty exercising their vocal prowess while vying for the lead role in Marilyn: The Musical, the show also stars Will and Grace alumna Debra Messing as Marilyn: The Musical’s co-creator, and Hollywood royalty Angelica Huston as the show’s financier.

If that’s not enough to entice you to watch, iconic lesbian stand-up comic Kate Clinton makes an appearance in the pilot!

Here’s an extended Smash promo that included interviews with McPhee, Hilty, Messing and more...

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