Tag Archives: TV musical

Smash Recap: Bombshell

Posted on May 16, 2012 by boz

Like Ivy (Megan Hilty), my dreams have been smashed. I’ve held fast through the emotional monsoons and the musical droughts of Smash this year, but the final harvest brought forth in the season finale episode, “Bombshell,” written by outgoing show … Continue reading →

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Glee Recap: Prom-asaurus

Posted on May 10, 2012 by boz

It’s prom time again, and as usually happens, the idea is better than the execution. When Principle Figgins (Iqbal Theba) tells Brittany (Heather Morris) she must improve her feeble record as class president – or he will abolish the position … Continue reading →

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Smash Recap: Previews

Posted on May 8, 2012 by boz

Don’t blink. There’s only one more night of Smash before hiatus and events are starting to hurtle toward the climax, not only of Bombshell’s opening but also of the season’s (sure-to-be cliffhanger) finale. Thankfully producer David Marshall Grant penned this … Continue reading →

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The Music of Smash: Album Reviews

Posted on May 4, 2012 by boz

This week, NBC Records finally released The Music of Smash, the first compilation of songs (18 for those who purchase the CD at Target, 13 for those who purchase elsewhere) from its musical series Smash, and the album has received mixed … Continue reading →

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Glee Recap: Choke

Posted on May 2, 2012 by boz

After two weeks of tribute shows, this week’s episode of Glee was thankfully unencumbered by retrofitted catalog songs, and it was refreshing to hear the nice balance of Broadway and pop songs that director Michael Uppendahl smoothly juggled amid the … Continue reading →

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Smash Recap: Tech

Posted on May 1, 2012 by boz

I have a love-hate relationship with Smash. And this week it’s hate. It’s perverse that a show about a Broadway musical continues to shy away from Broadway music – and some weeks, any type of music. Last night’s episode was … Continue reading →

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Glee Recap: Dance with Somebody

Posted on April 25, 2012 by boz

“Dance with Somebody,” directed by Paris Barclay and written by Ross Maxwell, is the quickly assembled tribute to Whitney Houston, who died a little over 10 weeks ago. The first of seven songs heard from Whitney’s catalog is “How Will … Continue reading →

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Smash Recap: Publicity

Posted on April 24, 2012 by boz

“Publicity” marked the return of pilot episode writer Theresa Rebeck and director Michael Mayer, and it was one of the best episodes since the pilot. Of course, much of Smash still doesn’t make sense – Iowa-fresh Karen (Katharine McPhee) remains … Continue reading →

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Glee Recap: Saturday Night Glee-ver

Posted on April 18, 2012 by boz

In the recent New Yorker, Adam Gopnick comments on “The Forty-Year Itch,” that “prime site of nostalgia” invoked by 40-something Hollywood suits fascinated by “the Edenic period preceding the fallen state” of their lives. Last night’s episode of Glee is … Continue reading →

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Smash Recap: The Movie Star

Posted on April 17, 2012 by boz

Finally, in Episode 11, we meet Rebecca Duvall (Uma Thurman) – the cameo last week being little more than a publicity teaser ­– and as too often happens with marquee names, the star of Bombshell has the wattage but not … Continue reading →

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