Ladies and gentleman – please take your seats, the show is about to begin!
Last year’s Broadway drama sensation SMASH returns with a new season premiering Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV Two (check local listings to confirm broadcast times). Settling in its regular time slot of Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PTbeginning February 19, SMASH continues to follow a cross-section of dreamers and schemers who all have one common desire – to be a “Smash.”
Season 2 welcomes a new Executive Producer, Josh Safran (GOSSIP GIRL) who brings with him new plot twists and characters. To help you stay on trend with the hot new changes of SMASH, we’d like to share our ‘what’s in and what’s out’, so you’re prepared for the two-hour premiere Feb. 5, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV Two!
SMASH – SEASON 2
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WHAT’S IN |
WHAT’S OUT |
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| CAST | Guest stars including Academy Award®-winner Jennifer Hudson, EMMY® Award-winner Sean Hayes, Academy® Award-winner Liza Minnelli, and Jesse L. Martin. | Karen’s (Katharine McPhee) cheating ex- fiancé Dev (Raza Jaffrey) and Eileen’s (Anjelica Huston) conniving personal assistant Ellis (Jaime Cepero). |
| LOCATION | New York City – Bombshell returns to New York in hopes of landing a theatre for its Broadway debut. | Boston – After a shaky start during the out-of-town preview in Boston, Bombshell proved to be a hit and is ready to take the show to the Big Apple. |
| RELATIONSHIPS | Karen (Katharine McPhee), Julia (Debra Messing), and Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) are putting their previous relationships in the past, and are moving on to being single in the city! | Being tied down to toxic relationships. |
| LEADING MEN | A new talent (Jeremy Jordan, Joyful Noise) is discovered in an unexpected place that could save the Bombshell team. | Bombshell’s main man Michael Swift (Will Chase) who quit the musical. |
| LEADING LADIES | Karen’s (Katharine McPhee) dreams are finally coming true as she takes center stage as Marilyn Monroe in Bombshell. | Ivy (Megan Hilty) is no longer the queen bee of Broadway, and must work to win back the respect of her Bombshell team, and her starlet status.
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In Season 2, theBombshell team is one step closer to achieving their Broadway dream. The Boston run was the success the team was hoping for, including producer Eileen Rand (Academy Award®-winner Anjelica Huston, 50/50), writers Tom Levitt (Tony Award®-winner Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher) and Julia Houston (Emmy® Award-winner Debra Messing, WILL & GRACE), last-minute star Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee, AMERICAN IDOL), and director Derek Wills (Jack Davenport, Pirates of the Caribbean). But they are all about to learn even a charmed show cannot avoid paying for sins of the past. Will Eileen get away with mixing business and pleasure with her shady paramour, Nick (Thorsten Kaye, Occupant)? Will actress Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty, 9 to 5: The Musical) bounce back from the shame of losing the lead role to rival Karen? And will Tom and Julia’s long-time partnership endure the changing tides of opportunity?
