Debra Messing News

NBC's SMASH remains the most upscale drama on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox so far this season in its concentration of adults 18-49 living in homes with $100K+ incomes.

On the next episode of the NBC musical drama SMASH titled 'The Fringe' - Derek (Jack Davenport) and Karen (Katharine McPhee) find themselves at a surprising crossroads, forcing one of them to make a difficult choice. Get a sneak peek below!

Rosie O'Donnell has revealed on Twitter that she will be making a cameo appearance in the upcoming 'Tony Awards' episode of NBC's SMASH.

On tonight's episode of NBC's SMASH, new director Tom reimagines one of the hit songs from the fictional Bombshell. The episode airs tonight, Tuesday at 10/9c on NBC. Below, check out Katharine McPhee in the musical number!

Sean Hayes guest stars on tonight's episode of NBC's SMASH titled 'The Read-Through.' In the episode, Ivy (Megan Hilty) realizes her triumph might not be all she hoped when she meets her new co-star, Terry Falls (Hayes). Check out clips from tonight's episode below!

Today we are talking to a tremendously talented triple-threat who headlined the 2007 feature film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical HAIRSPRAY as Tracy Turnblad and who will be appearing in a recurring role on SMASH Season Two starting tonight - the spunky and adorable Nikki Blonsky. In this all-encompassing conversation, Blonsky and I dissect the HAIRSPRAY phenomenon and she reveals her affection for collaborators such as director Adam Shankman, co-stars John Travolta and Christopher Walken, as well as two more pairs of instrumental creative team members: songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman as well as producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, all four of whom serve the same roles on SMASH. Of course, Blonsky reveals details about her new SMASH character and what we can expect from her multi-episode arc, as well as her experiences sharing the small screen with Anjelica Huston, Christian Borle, Debra Messing and more. Additionally, Blonsky opens up about her exciting upcoming film projects, namely: THE ENGLISH TEACHER, co-starring Julianne Moore and Nathan Lane, as well as GEOGRAPHY CLUB, co-starring GLEE's Alex Newell. Plus, all about her collaboration in the recording studio with Duncan Sheik, her thoughts on HAIRSPRAY 2 and much, much more!

On SMASH's upcoming episode, titled 'The Fringe, 'Derek (Jack Davenport) and Karen (Katharine McPhee) find themselves at a surprising crossroads, forcing one of them to make a difficult choice. 'The Fringe' airs March 12 at 10 p.m. on NBC.

Emmy Award-winning WILL & GRACE star Sean Hayes returns to the small screen next week - on an NBC series starring Debra Messing, no less - on Tuesday night's new episode of the musical series SMASH, playing a neurotic star stage actor headlining the new Season Two musical-within-the-series to follow last year's BOMBSHELL, this one titled LIAISONS!

It's been a while, but BOMBSHELL is back! TVLine has just revealed a sneak peek at the upcoming show-stopping number 'Public Relations' from SMASH's upcoming episode 'The Read-Through.' Check out the performance, featuring Katherine McPhee and Christian Borle, below!

Sean Hayes guest stars on the next episode of NBC's SMASH titled 'The Read-Through.' In the episode, Ivy (Megan Hilty) realizes her triumph might not be all she hoped when she meets her new co-star, Terry Falls (Hayes). Get a sneak peek below!

SMASH star Megan Hilty stopped by this morning's 'Today' show on NBC to chat about her character, Ivy, on the Broadway-themed musical drama series. Watch the appearance below!

Talented actress Sheryl Lee Ralph spoke about returning to her Broadway roots on tonight's episode of SMASH.

On SMASH's upcoming episode, titled 'The Read-Through,' Julia's (Debra Messing) fears increase when Tom (Christian Borle) airs his suspicions of Peter (guest star Daniel Sunjata). Jimmy (Jeremy Jordan) and Kyle (Andy Mientus) confront their own crisis of confidence as 'Hit List' is read for the first time. Meanwhile, Ivy (Megan Hilty) realizes her triumph might not be all she hoped when she meets her new co-star, Terry Falls (guest star Sean Hayes), and Karen (Katharine McPhee) wonders if she can trust Jimmy. Anjelica Huston, Jack Davenport and Krysta Rodriguez also star. Sean Hayes, Daniel Sunjata and Nikki Blonsky guest star. 'The Read-Through' airs March 5 at 10 p.m. on NBC.

On next week's episode of NBC's SMASH titled 'The Song', Tom (Christian Borle) takes time out of his hectic schedule to give Karen's new talent, Jimmy a shot to impress him. Check out a sneak peek of Newsies's star Jeremy Jordan performing on the upcoming episode airing Tuesday, February 26th at 10:00 pm/ET.!

Below, check out a promo for the next exciting episode of NBC's SMASH titled 'The Song'. The episode airs Tuesday, February 26th at 10:00 pm/ET.

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences put three of FIDM's most talented fashion designers to the test as they compete with what they think the five Best Actress nominees and funny man host Seth MacFarlane should wear on the Red Carpet at the Oscars.

NBC's hit series SMASH, home improvement retailer Lowe's, and iTheatrics have partnered to help schools across America improve their theaters through the 'NBC's 'Smash': Make a Musical constructed by Lowe's' initiative.

Select songs from tonight's episode of NBC's Golden Globe-nominated musical drama series 'Smash' (Tuesdays, 10-11pm ET) will be available today from NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products and Columbia Records in the 'Smash' iTunes store: http://www.itunes.com/NBCSmash.

On the next episode of the NBC drama series SMASH titled 'The Dramaturg,' tired of all the rumors about him as a serial seducer, a drunken Derek shows up on Ivy's doorstep and seeks her advice. Check out the clip below!

NBC and Columbia Records just released the soundtrack for Bombshell, the musical within NBC's Golden Globe-nominated series television hit 'SMASH' (Tuesdays, 10-11pm ET), on February 12. In celebration of the release, Tony and Grammy-award winning music creators Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and show star Megan Hilty participated in a meet-and-greet album signing at the NBC Experience Store in Rockefeller Plaza yesterday, February 13 at 5:30pm. Check out full photo coverage from the festivities below!