Theresa Rebeck News

Entertainment Weekly has released a first look at SMASH stars Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee in costume as the title character in the show's musical, Marilyn. See it below!

2011 was nothing if not fruitful for Broadway's famous females. Sutton Foster won her second Tony. Brooke Shields, Kim Cattrall, Tyne Daly and more found their way back to the Great White Way after being gone too long. UK's First Lady of Musical Theatre, Elaine Paige, graced Broadway for only the second time in her career as the fearless 'Carlotta Campion' in Follies. And, music icon Alicia Keyes fully initiated herself as the newest A-lister on the block.

While it hasn't even debuted yet on NBC, according to NY Magazine, the musical within SMASH might be on its way to the Broadway stage. Jesse Green writes: 'If Smash is successful and gets renewed, the Marilyn musical should reach "Broadway" next winter-much faster than a real production would. But, even stranger, if the Marilyn musical is itself successful, producers hope to crack it out of its Smash shell and move it to the actual Broadway sometime thereafter.'

Boasting a stellar cast from stage and screen, SMASH stars Emmy award winning actress Debra Messing, Academy Award winner Anjelica Huston, Katharine McPhee, Jack Davenport, Tony Award nominee Christian Borle, Megan Hilty and Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James. In the video below, McPhee chats about her character, Karen Cartwright, and what to expect from the new series!

Philadelphia Theatre Company announces the creation of The Terrence McNally New Play Award, a $10,000 cash prize given annually to recognize a new play that celebrates the transformative power of art.

According to CTV, SMASH will premiere in Canada on CTV on February 6. Boasting a stellar cast from stage and screen, SMASH stars Emmy award winning actress Debra Messing, Academy Award winner Anjelica Huston, Katharine McPhee, Jack Davenport, Tony Award nominee Christian Borle, Megan Hilty and Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James.

Boasting a stellar cast from stage and screen, SMASH stars Emmy award winning actress Debra Messing, Academy Award winner Anjelica Huston, Katharine McPhee, Jack Davenport, Tony Award nominee Christian Borle, Megan Hilty and Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James. In the video below, Megan HIlty chats about her character, Ivy Lynn, and what to expect from the new series!

In an exciting new video from NBC.com, Executive Producer Steven Spielberg and the rest of the SMASH cast and creative team talk all about the upcoming show that has the Broadway world (pun intended) counting down the days until the series premieres in February 2012. Featuring new interviews and never-before-scene footage from upcoming episodes, it's got us even more wound up!

Disappearing Inc. has announced that the world premiere of SMOKE AND MIRRORS, written and performed by Albie Selznick, produced by Michelle Grant and directed by Paul Millet and Bettina Zacar is EXTENDING through Sunday, December 18 at the Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 Fourth Street in Santa Monica.

Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week, or you're just in the mood for a recap of everything theatre, BroadwayWorld's feature, 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end of the week fix. Take a look below to catch up on the latest happenings from the Great White Way to the West End (and everywhere in between) with coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights and more! For last week's biggest events: visit THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: December 3-9 .

The Road Theatre Company and Taylor Gilbert, Founder/Artistic Director together with Sam Anderson, Artistic Director, have announced in this, their 21st season, the Los Angeles premiere of THE WATER'S EDGE, written by Theresa Rebeck (Broadway's Seminar; Bad Dates, Mauritius) and directed by Sam Anderson ("Lost," Blackbird).

Monday, December 12, 2011, the Broadway community descended on New York City's glamorous Museum of Modern Art to get their first official look at NBC's upcoming new musical drama series SMASH. BroadwayWorld was on the red carpet to catch up with all of the show's stars on their big night!

La nueva ficción de la NBC, que gira en torno a la creación de un musical de Broadway, llegará a nuestro país en otoño de 2012 de la mano de Mediaset.

Acclaimed playwright Theresa Rebeck and cast members from her new hit Broadway comedy SEMINAR will participate in a special in-store event at The Drama Book Shop (250 West 40th Street) on Wednesday afternoon, December 14 starting at 5PM. Ms. Rebeck will be joined by cast members Tony Award nominee Lily Rabe, Obie Award winner Hamish Linklater, film and television star Jerry O'Connell and actress Hettienne Park for a Q&A panel about the play.

Well, it's official. The show that Broadway and BroadwayWorld.com has been eagerly anticipating is officially a SMASH! On December 12, 2011, the Broadway community descended on New York City's glamorous Museum of Modern Art to get their first official look at NBC's upcoming new musical drama series SMASH, which is nothing less than an ongoing love-letter to Broadway. The attendees, from the casts of nearly every show on the Great White Way, were enthralled from start to finish.

On February, 6, 2011, the highly anticipated new musical drama series, SMASH, will premiere on NBC. BroadwayWorld has been given an EXCLUSIVE first look at the new poster art below! Click on the banner to view the high res version!

SMASH, NBC's new show which is about a group of people who come together to put on a Broadway musical, was developed by NBC's Robert Greenblatt, Steven Spielberg, and Broadway producing team Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. Broadway's Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman wrote the music for the show. Michael Mayer directed the project, and playwright Theresa Rebeck penned the script.

SMASH, NBC's upcoming Broadway-filled series, will premiere February 6. In the mean time, check out a photo star Katharine McPhee posted to her Facebook page of she and Broadway vet Megan Hilty in the recording studio!

With stars such as Bernadette Peters and Nick Jonas already signed on to guest star in NBC's upcoming Broadway-based series SMASH, the series has added yet another star to its list: Uma Thurman will join the show for a five episode arc.

NBC's new Broadway-filled series SMASH will premiere on February 6 at 10pm. Can't wait until then? Well, neither can we, but lucky for us all -the show is offering a limited free download of the MP3 for Katharine McPhee's performance of "Beautiful." Visit the SMASH Facebook page to download the single now!