"Smash" Cast to Reunite for Benefit Stream of 2015 "Bombshell in Concert"
by Greg Evans
May 12, 2020


Debra Messing, Katharine McPhee, Christian Borle, Megan Hilty and other cast members of NBC’s 2012-13 series "Smash" will virtually reunite May 20 for a one-night-only Actors Fund benefit streaming of the 2015 "Bombshell in Concert", with Renée Zellweger introducing the event and Julie Klausner of "Difficult People" hosting a live, virtual cast reunion.

The concert of the show-within-the-show about the life of Marilyn Monroe was taped at Broadway’s Minskoff Theater on June 8, 2015, an event that remains one of the most successful fundraisers ever for The Actors Fund.



Bombshell – the creation of which formed the plot of "Smash" – features a score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who also served as executive producers of "Smash".

The concert and reunion will stream Wednesday, May 20, at 8 p.m. ET on people.com, PeopleTV, and People social platforms.

https://deadline.com/2020/05/smash-bombshell-in-concert-debra-messing-megan-hilty-reunite-livestream-actors-fund-benefit-1202932712/

Oooo I loved that show!!!!

Smash cast reveals that the original Showtime version contained a lot of nudity (https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/smash-cast-talk-let-me-be-your-star-at-bombshell-concert.html)

“I don’t know if anybody else knows this,” Katharine McPhee said during a Q&A reunion session that was part of the livestreaming of Bombshell in Concert for the first time. “The original script I read had a lot of nudity. Do you remember that?” Smash, known as The Untitled Theresa Rebek Project before it moved to NBC, "was definitely a cable show," adds Debra Messing. “I remember reading it and thinking this might be the best pilot script I’ve ever read."