"Smash" Brings Broadway to TV

Soundcheck | Jan 31, 2012

NBC is banking on a new workplace drama – but it isn’t about doctors or detectives. Today: The real-life Broadway veterans who make up the cast and crew of “Smash"... including Megan Hilty of "Wicked" and "9-5: The Musical" and Tony-winning composer Marc Shaiman. Plus: Some live "hardcore folk" music from Poland's Warsaw Village Band.

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