“Smash” Musical Adaptation to Make Broadway Debut: Here’s What We Know

It’s been over a decade since NBC’s “Smash” first aired, and now the cult-favorite series is finally making its way to the stage! Steven Spielberg, Robert Greenblatt, and Neil Meron, who all produced the original show, are on board as lead producers for the Broadway production. Theater vet Susan Stroman will serve as director, and the musical’s score will be created by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who wrote dozens of songs for the TV show. Bob Martin and Rick Elice are writing the book, and Joshua Bergasse is choreographing the show.

The Broadway production of “Smash” is expected to debut during the 2024-25 season, and will stick to a similar making-of plot as the series, but with some departures. It will feature both old songs from the show as well as new material. Producers have said that it will be a “valentine to the Broadway musical and the exhilarating rollercoaster ride of bringing one to life.”

We can now start counting down the days until “Smash”‘s return to the stage!