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Guess who I got to interview today? After discovering her debut CD, I got a call to interview the fab and fun Ms. Hilty. I’ll be sharing the interview soon…
Super nice and charming. We chatted about her new CD “It Happens All The Time” released March 12.
Check out the whole album at Amazon and iTunes.
Or head over to Target for their “exclusive” version with two additional songs.
Bonus – here’s an acoustic version of Megan’s song “No Cure”
Megan Hilty, star of NBC’s musical drama “Smash” as the seasoned triple-threat Ivy Lynn, has released her debut CD recording, “It Happens All The Time.”
Hilty was recently signed to Sony Music in a partnership between Sony Masterworks and Columbia Records. Her new album, It Happens All The Time, was released March 12, 2013.
Megan was most recently seen on Broadway as Lorelei Lee, the diamond-loving blonde made famous by Carol Channing, in the Encores! production of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” to which she earned raved reviews.
Megan’s new CD is available at Amazon and iTunes.
A native of Seattle, Hilty moved to New York City after graduating from the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University, and quickly made her Broadway debut as Glinda in “Wicked.” She went on to perform the role in both the national tour and in Los Angeles.
Follow Megan at her official site: www.MeganHilty.com
Although the show earned a Golden Globe nomination (remember Pia Zadora once won one), SMASH lost me after a few episodes – and I love Broadway.
However, I love the idea of the show and a lot of the talent in the cast, so I’m planning on watching the new season premiere and hope it works. Apparently “Gossip Girl” executive producer Joshua Safran has been brought in to “retool” the show.
Any of you readers watch the show? Love? Hate? Indifferent?
Sheryl Lee Ralph (via Instagram)I couldn’t be happier to hear the news. I worked with Sheryl Lee in a production of Applause in Los Angeles where she played the iconic “Margo Channing” and was fantastic. This is a real talent. Sheryl Lee Ralph, who played Dreamgirls‘ Deena Jones on Broadway in 1981, has been tapped to guest star on the second season of NBC’s Broadway drama, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. As first reported by Vulture, Ralph will guest star as Cynthia, the mother to Hudson’s Veronica Moore. Hudson’s Veronica is described as a Tony-winning Broadway star who impacts the lives of Karen (Katharine McPhee) and Ivy (Hilty). The former Dreamgirls Oscar winner will appear in multiple episodes of Smash’s second season, which is set to return midseason. Broadway legend Bernadette Peters played mother to Hilty’s Ivy on the first season of Smash, appearing in a pair of episodes to support her daughter as she struggled with the demands of Bombshell, the play at the center of Season 1. In addition to Dreamgirls, Ralph’s stage credits also include 2002’s Thoroughly Modern Millie and features Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. On the small screen, her résumé includes “Hunter,” “Designing Women” and “Moesha.”
From a website called Broadway Abridged. They have their own abridged version of SMASH.
SCENE: PREVIOUSLY ON SMASH... MEGAN HILTY'S RACK Hi. SCENE: KATHARINE MCPHEE'S FIRST DAY OF REHEARSAL. KATHARINE MCPHEE Hello everyone. TWO BITCH GIRLS AND A BITCHY GAY GUY UGH. Megan Hilty enters and everybody claps for her. BROADWAY ACTOR WITH ONE LINE IN THIS EPISODE We love you Megan Hilty! ANOTHER BROADWAY ACTOR MAKING MONEY ON THE SIDE BY APPEARING IN THIS THING Megan Hilty, you're the best! I like you and dislike Katharine McPhee! A THIRD BROADWAY ACTOR WHOSE TALENT IS BEING WASTED You'll surely NEVER be the villainess of this show, thereby turning off all the people who like you much better! That wouldn't possibly happen! SCENE: ANJELICA HUSTON'S OFFICE. ANJELICA HUSTON Oh no I have to sell my artwork. THAT'S ENOUGH OF THAT... SCENE: REHEARSAL. Megan Hilty changes into her "I slept with the Director and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt" T-Shirt. KATHARINE MCPHEE They're *sleeping* together? TWO BITCH GIRLS AND A BITCHY GAY GUY I don't know that they're getting much sleep.! SERIES CREATOR THERESA REBECK BWAH HA HA HA HA THIS IS WHAT I CONSIDER HUMOR. JACK DAVENPORT (to Megan Hilty) Hey, did you hear Nick Jonas is in this episode? I'm throwing him a big birthday party. I discovered him. MEGAN HILTY (to Christian Borle) Did you hear Nick Jonas is in this episode? Jack Davenport is throwing him a big birthday party. He told me he discovered him. CHRISTIAN BORLE (to Debra Messing) Did you hear Nick Jonas is in this episode? Jack Davenport is throwing him a big birthday party. He told Megan Hilty he discovered him. DEBRA MESSING (to that penis assistant) Did you hear Nick Jonas is in this episode? Jack Davenport is throwing him a big birthday party. He told Megan Hilty he discovered him. MEGAN HILTY EVERYONE! Katharine McPhee is too loud. I want to throw her out of the number. JACK DAVENPORT (to Christian Borle) Megan Hilty thinks Katharine McPhee is too loud. She's throwing her out of the number. CHRISTIAN BORLE OK, Katharine McPhee. Megan Hilty is throwing you out of the number because she thinks you're too loud. SCENE: CITY HALL. KATHARINE MCPHEE So Megan Hilty threw me out of the number. She thought I was too loud. Megan Hilty threw me out of the number. She thought-- KATHARINE MCPHEE'S BOYFRIEND Has this show already assumed that people are watching it in the background while sorting laundry? KATHARINE MCPHEE But-- KATHARINE MCPHEE'S BOYFRIEND Sorry, I can't hear you. In this episode, my characteristic is that I have a phone all the time! SCENE: ANJELICA HUSTON'S OFFICE. ANJELICA HUSTON (points at lawyer) YOUR OCCUPATION IS A LAWYER. LAWYER Yes. ANJELICA HUSTON I hate my ex husband but I used to not hate my ex-husband. LAWYER Also true. ANJELICA HUSTON Good, I wanted to make sure everyone knew that there can always be more exposition. (sighs) Oh, artwork. LAWYER We're not working off a script in this scene... we must be improvising, right? SCENE: OUTSIDE REHEARSAL. TWO BITCH GIRLS AND A BITCHY GAY GUY Oh look it's Katharine McPhee again. UGH. KATHARINE MCPHEE Megan Hilty threw me out of the number. She-- TWO BITCH GIRLS AND A BITCHY GAY GUY WE SAID UGH. YOU ARE BORING AND FROM OHIO, SO WE HATE YOU. KATHARINE MCPHEE (piano underscoring kicks in to show that this moment is IMPORTANT) (or that perhaps somebody needs piano scoring to make up for lackluster acting skills) You guys are being jerks. TWO BITCH GIRLS AND A BITCHY GAY GUY You are right! We shouldn't be mean to you. After all you're boring, and from Ohio! Now we suddenly adore you because we are going to make you a better person by peer-pressuring you into buying expensive clothes and turning you into a rag doll. KATHARINE MCPHEE Sure, why don't I spend the entirety of what my Dad gave me in the last episode, in one spree! Surely that won't cheapen anything.
Check out the website. Some funny material there.
According to published reports, NBC’s SMASH, which aired its third episode last night, dropped in ratings again – moving this week from 8.1 million to 6.5 million viewers.
The series premiere earned the show a whopping 11.5 million viewers on February 6.
Despite the ratings dip for the series, NBC still won the night with help from THE VOICE, with 15.7 million viewers.
SMASH airs on Mondays at 10pm on NBC.
Can’t wait until February to see NBC’s new Broadway-themed show SMASH?
You won’t have to: the pilot episode will be available for free on several media platforms including iTunes, Amazon and Xbox today.
On January 23 the pilot will available as streaming content on NBC.com and Hulu; on February 6, SMASH debuts on NBC.
Katherine McPhee sings “Beautiful” in this advance video from the upcoming NBC series SMASH about the journey of a cast and creative team bringing a production to Broadway.
Love the scenes on a real Broadway stage and in rehearsal rooms where I’ve actually auditioned.
The more I see about the project, the more I think I’ll like it. I’m hoping the series gets close to the reality of what it’s like to pursue a career on Broadway.
We’ll see…