Yahoo Autos ‘Smash’ Musical Finally Headed to Broadway for 2024-2025 Season
Smash is coming to the stage after years of anticipation. A musical adaptation of the NBC series, which ran for only two seasons, will open on Broadway for the 2024-2025 season, according to producers Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron, and Steven Spielberg.
Tony-award winning director Susan Stroman, who is currently helming New York, New York, will direct. Shaiman and Wittman, the composers of Hairspray and Some Like It Hot, are writing the score, which will include new material. The duo previously composed songs for the series, notably Emmy-nominated number “Let Me Be Your Star.”
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Rick Elice (Jersey Boys) and Bob Martin (The Prom) are writing the book for the musical, while Joshua Bergasse, the choreographer for the television show, will return for the stage show.
The original idea for the series, about putting on musicals on Broadway, came from Spielberg, who may finally get his EGOT.
