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Smash review – 2×12: ‘Opening Night’

April 21, 2013 by yellowwait

Courtesy of NBC

Courtesy of NBC

Well, it’s finally here, opening night for Bombshell. After all the work, all the cast changes, and of course all the drama, the big night is here and it all comes down to this. Will Ivy (Megan Hilty) show everyone why she was the only choice for Marilyn? Will Tom’s (Christian Borle) direction be as brilliant as Derek’s (Jack Davenport)? Will Eileen (Angelica Huston) have a smash on her hands or will it be a bomb? And most importantly, will someone explain to me why Emory Cohen is there? Let’s bitch.

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Filed Under: Smash, TV, TV - Current Coverage Tagged With: Andy Mientus, Angelica Huston, Bernadette Peters, Christian Borle, David Call, Debra Messing, Emory Cohen, Jack Davenport, Jamey Sheridan, Jeremy Jordan, Katharine McPhee, Krysta Rodriguez, Megan Hilty, NBC, Smash

Smash review – 2×09: ‘The Parents’

April 3, 2013 by Joe Lipsett

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Bernadette Peters returns to reprise her role as Leigh, Ivy’s (Megan Hilty) star-stealing mom, while Dylan Baker swings by to judge Karen (Katherine McPhee) for being a sexually active woman. Can’t these kids catch a break?!

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Filed Under: Smash, TV, TV - Current Coverage Tagged With: Anjelica Huston, Bernadette Peters, Christian Borle, Debra Messing, Dylan Baker, Jack Davenport, Jamey Sheridan, Jeremy Jordan, Jesse L. Martin, Katherine McPhee, Krysta Rodriguez, Megan Hilty, NBC

Smash recap – 1×07: ‘The Workshop’

March 20, 2012 by tvangie

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Smash throws everything but the kitchen sink into this week’s episode as the “Marilyn” workshop finally shows to an audience of potential investors. Amidst the completely uneven storytelling there is a glimmer of hope (huzzah!) when we almost get not one but three uninterrupted numbers!

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Filed Under: Smash, TV Tagged With: Anjelica Huston, Bernadette Peters, Debra Messing, Katherine McPhee, Megan Hilty, NBC, Will Chase

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I am a freelance film and television journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

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