Bombshell Hits Broadway

You would think the Tony Awards would be the big theatre news from last week.  But the awards were trumped on Monday by the one-night-only benefit performance of Bombshell – the musical at the heart of the series Smash.  Most of the cast were on hand to reprise their roles – including the dueling Marilyn Monroes of Megan Hilty and Katherine McPhee, in addition to Christian Borle, Will Chase, Debra Messing, Brian d’Arcy James and Jeremy Jordan.  The show sold out in less than an hour and raised over $800K for the Actors Fund.  The entire evening was rapturously received (you can see some videos on BillyMasters.com).  So, where does it go from here?  The producers point out that while they have a great score, the book was never fully written.  Still, it could have legs.  Composer Marc Shaiman said, “I would love to do this at the Hollywood Bowl…Marilyn comes home.”

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