Smash's Musical will Come to Life on the Stage

No, it's not Bombshell. As you can tell from the picture above, it's Hit List. And it's not getting a real stage production, it will only be a concert performance in December at 54 Below in New York. However, maybe if Hit List is a "hit," producers will look at Bombshell and think about trying to stage it. I would be interested in seeing either show and seeing if they would really work as stage productions. Most of the songs are good for both shows, and the most of the production numbers they created for Smash episodes were good, but who knows if they'd work as an entire show with actual dialogue. Or in the case of Hit List, which was supposed to be sung-through, if the songs really can tell the whole story.

Three actors from Smash, Jeremy Jordan (Jimmy), Krysta Rodriguez (Ana), and Andy Mientus (Kyle), will be included in the cast. We'll see if Katherine McPhee (Karen) will show up too, or if she really is distancing herself from anything to do with Smash.

The performances will include additional songs that never made it on the canceled show. I hope the new songs will be made available for purchase, because I'd like to hear them.

I was sad when Smash was canceled, because I think it had so much potential, but I'm glad that the TV series might have a legacy in live theatre.

If you're interested in reading a summary of plot for Hit List, click here.