Finally, the future of “Smash” Hey Smash fans, remember how that short-lived NBC musical drama series was intended to actually make a literal Broadway musical happen out of its storyline about the making of a Broadway musical?
Well, after all this time, something like that is in development. A musical stage adaptation of the series itself, with producers Steven Spielberg, Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron, along with a book from Bob Martin (The Prom) and score from Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, is in the works.
There are no production dates yet, obviously, but this has been a passion project for Spielberg for some time now, so it’s exciting to know that when Broadway shows eventually return, this will be on the docket.
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