Why Joshua Jackson Is ‘Waging a One-Man War’ for a Broadway Episode of ‘Doctor Odyssey’

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Angelique Jackson Joshua Jackson is “waging a one-man war” to greenlight a Broadway-themed episode for his hit ABC series “Doctor Odyssey.” It’s not that Jackson, who executive produces and stars as Dr.

Max Bankman, is particularly eager to sing — though he says coming up with little ditties has helped him learn the show’s complex medical jargon.

Jackson is not really excited about dancing either: he and co-star Sean Teale (who plays nurse Tristan Silva) laugh, bemused, when the conversation during a special FYC screening of the show in Los Angeles turns to their dance-off (set to “Despacito”) in the pilot episode. “We didn’t do a lot of dancing after that,” Jackson said, laughing. “I think they saw the dailies of me dancing and they thought, ‘That’s enough of that.’” So why is Jackson so passionate about a Broadway episode?

His reasoning: if you cast a veteran of the Great White Way like Philippa Soo (who plays nurse practitioner Avery Morgan), one shouldn’t squander the opportunity to show off her skill set. “It is insane to have Phillipa Soo on a television show, on any television show — if it was ‘The Sopranos,’ I don’t care, but on our show, where you can really do whatever you want every week — and have her not have sung a song or danced a dance,” Jackson continued. “I don’t understand what we’re doing!” For context: the Ryan Murphy-created series’ first eight episodes have included Singles Week, Plastic Surgery Week (for cruisers recovering from cosmetic procedures), Wellness Week, Halloween Week, a wedding at sea, Gay Pride Week and “Quackers Week” (featuring an assembly of guests obsessed with rubber duckies).