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‘Smash’: Bombshell’s Opening Night

Season 2 of Smash has seen falling ratings and a downgrade on US TV schedules. However, fans of the show have been glad to see Ivy (Megan Hilty) regain her role as Marilyn in the musical, Bombshell. The twelfth episode, ‘Opening Night’, has … Continue reading


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‘Smash’ Cast Remember Marilyn

Smash cast members Megan Hilty, Debra Messing and Christian Borle are pictured here marking the 50th anniversary of Marilyn’s death during filming of the upcoming second series. According to Starpulse, Messing also shared a Monroe quote on Twitter: ‘A career is … Continue reading


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‘Smash’ Episode 15: ‘Bombshell’

  The season finale of Smash has now aired in the US… “Hilty is the real genius in the Marilyn role — even Anjelica Huston knows that, even if she couldn’t sway Derek — and if I were here, I would … Continue reading


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Lorelei on Broadway

The Financial Times has praised Smash star Megan Hilty’s performance as Lorelei in the New York City Center. “A chief challenge facing Megan Hilty, the ripe, gifted performer playing Lorelei at City Center, is how to give us the character even … Continue reading


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Megan Hilty as Lorelei in ‘Blondes’

Megan Hilty – alias Ivy Lynn in TV’s Smash - will play another MM-related character, Lorelei Lee, in a new production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, to be staged at the New York City Center from May 9-13. Incidentally, Rachel York – … Continue reading


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‘Smash’ Episode 12: ‘Publicity’

Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) sings another Marilyn-themed number in this week’s episode: ‘It’s hard for me to hate Ivy when she sang “Second Hand White Baby Grand” as beautifully as she did. I don’t know that Karen could have sung … Continue reading


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‘Smash’ Episode 7: The Workshop

 This week’s episode focuses on the tension between Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) and her Broadway diva of a mother (Bernadette Peters): ‘WHAT WAS AWESOME: We get to see the workshop of “Marilyn” almost in its entirety which, frankly, is flippin’ … Continue reading


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‘Smash’ Episode 6: Chemistry and More

 The latest episode of Smash sees Ivy (Megan Hilty) cracking under the strain of being Marilyn, reports Starpulse. “Ivy wakes up to a singer’s nightmare – she’s lost control of her higher notes, a condition commonly caused by strain. She … Continue reading


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‘Smash’, Episode 4: ‘The Cost of Art’

Cinema Blend singles out Megan Hilty’s big Marilyn number for praise this week: “This week’s big musical number, ‘I Never Met a Wolf Who Didn’t Love to Howl’, is a standard Marilyn sexpot song…with a twist. I think what I … Continue reading


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20th Century Fox Mambo

A preview of the upcoming second episode of Smash, ‘The Callback’, in which Karen (played by Katharine McPhee) sings ’20th Century Fox Mambo’. The rehearsal clip can be viewed on ONTD, but the final cut is available to US viewers … Continue reading


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