On the surface, “Smash” is a new backstage musical about the making of the fictional Broadway musical “Bombshell: The Marilyn Monroe Story,” but for diehard fans of the cult-classic TV show “Smash,” this is the culmination of a years-in-the-making journey, finally arriving on Broadway. Over the course of the series’ two seasons (2012-2013), we see the development of two musicals, but most of the drama centers around “Bombshell” and who will play Marilyn: veteran chorus girl Ivy Lynn (played by onscreen by Broadway veteran Megan Hilty) or breakout newcomer Karen Cartwright (Katherine McPhee).
Ever since the show was cancelled many have been clamoring for more, especially because the songs
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