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The NBC musical comedy seriesSmashis making its way to Broadway!
On Wednesday, producersSteven Spielberg, Neil Meron and Robert Greenblatt announced they will team up again to bring an adaptation of the television show, which ran for two seasons on NBC from 2012-13, to Broadway for the 2024-25 season.
Five-timeTony AwardwinnerSusan Stromanwill direct the stage musical adaptation, while composing duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who wrote original music for the television series, will return to write the score for the upcoming show as well. The pair wrote over 24 songs that featured in the television series; they will also write new material, according to a press release.
Bob Martin and Rick Elice are set to write the book for the upcoming musical, while choreographer Joshua Bergasse will also return from the NBC series to choreograph the stage show, according to a release.
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“And above all else it will be a valentine to the Broadway musical and the exhilarating rollercoaster ride of bringing one to life,” he added.
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The show wasnominated for six Emmy Awardsover its two-season run and won best choreography in 2012, which went to Bergasse.
The adaptation wasfirst announcedback in May 2020, just afterthe show’s original cast reunited on PEOPLE.comto stream a2015 Actor’s Fund benefit concertthat featuredSmashsongs.
source: people.com
