Smash'ed
Welcome to Smash'ed, a tongue-in-cheek recap of what is television’s most detailed depiction of the theatre industry. And yes, we’re still talking about Smash, the NBC series that chronicled the creation of a Broadway musical and all of the drama that ensued along the way. Hosted by Aaron J. Albano (Newsies, Hamilton) and Mo Brady (The Ensemblist) Smash'ed goes back episode by episode to see how this supposed love letter to Broadway has held up over the past decade. In each episode, we’re looking to find the answers to these three questions:Did it represent Broadway then? Does it represent Broadway now? Is it any good?
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 34
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2020
#360 - Smash'ed (Season 2, Episode 17)
Smash’s series finale “The Tonys” premiered on May 26th, 2013. It was the second part of a two-part series finale event that night. The finale was written by season 2 showrunner Joshua Safran, and di…
00:24:14 |
Fri 21 Aug 2020
#355 - Smash'ed (Season 2, Episode 16)
The penultimate episode of season 2, “The Nominations,” premiered on May 26th, 2013. It was written by Bryan Goluboff, who last penned “The Dramaturg” earlier this season, and was directed by Michael…
00:26:30 |
Fri 14 Aug 2020
#350 - Smash'ed (Season 2, Episode 15)
“The Transfer” premiered on May 11, 2013. It was written by Justin Brenneman and Julia Brownell; Brenneman is a Smash rookie, while Brownell last penned last month’s episode, “The Dress Rehearsal.” T…
00:25:17 |
Fri 07 Aug 2020
#345 - Smash'ed (Season 2, Episode 14)
“The Phenomenon” premiered on May 4th, 2013. It was written by Jordon Nardino, who last wrote episode 9 of this season “The Parents,” and season two showrunner Joshua Safran, who last wrote the premi…
00:25:12 |
Fri 31 Jul 2020
#340 - Smash’ed (Season 2, Episode 13)
“The Producers” premiered on April 27, 2013. It was written by Becky Mode, whose last episode of Smash was season 2 episode 7, Musical Chairs, and was directed by Tricia Brock, whose last episode was…
00:25:43 |
Fri 24 Jul 2020
#335 - Smash'ed (Season 2, Episode 12)
“Opening Night” premiered on April 20, 2013. It was written by Bathsheba Doran & Noelle Valdivia, and directed by Michael Morris, all three being prolific Smash veterans; Doran’s and Morris’s last ep…
00:21:39 |
Fri 17 Jul 2020
#329 - Smash'ed (Season 2, Episode 11)
“The Dress Rehearsal” premiered on April 13th, 2013. It was written by Julia Brownell, who last penned episode 6 of this season, and was directed by Mimi Leder, who last directed episode 7 from LAST …
00:24:48 |
Fri 10 Jul 2020
#325 - Smash'ed (Season 2, Episode 10)
“The Surprise Party” premiered on April 6, 2013. It was written by Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky, whose work was last week in the second episode of the second season, “The Fallout,” and it was di…
00:24:16 |
Fri 03 Jul 2020
#322 - Smash'ed (Season 2, Episode 9)
“The Parents” premiered on April 2nd, 2013, so Happy belated April Fools? It was written by Jordon Nardino, and directed by Tricia Brock, both new to the Smash family. The viewership fell again this …
00:25:50 |
Fri 26 Jun 2020
#318 - Smash'ed (Season 2, Episode 8)
The role of Marilyn’s mother, Gladys, has finally been cast and rather than going with Patti LuPone, Eileen and Tom have gone with someone a little closer to home: Ivy’s mother: The Broadway star Lei…
00:25:08 |
Thu 18 Jun 2020
#313 - Smash'ed (Season 2, Episode 7)
“Musical Chairs” premiered on March 19th, 2013. It was written by Becky Mode, and was directed by Broadway’s very own, Casey Nicholaw! The viewership was down again from the previous week, by about a…
00:25:03 |
Thu 11 Jun 2020
#308 - Smash'ed (Season 2, Episode 6)
“The Fringe” premiered on March 12, 2013. It was written by Julia Brownell, and directed by Dan Lerner, two more newcomers to the Smash family. The viewership was up this week! Up 220,000 from the pr…
00:23:57 |
Fri 05 Jun 2020
#301 - Smash'ed (Season 2, Episode 5)
“The Read-Through” premiered on March 5, 2013. It was written by Liz Tuccillo, and directed by David Petrarca, both in their Smash debuts. The episode premiered to a viewership of 2.68 million this w…
00:22:54 |
Fri 29 May 2020
#296 - Smash'ed (Season 2, Episode 4)
“The Song” premiered on February 26th, 2013. It was written by Bathsheba Doran, and directed by Michael Morris, whose work we last saw in the season two premiere. The viewership was down a quarter-mi…
00:23:18 |
Fri 22 May 2020
#290 - Smash'ed (Season 2, Episode 3)
“The Dramaturg” premiered on February 19th, 2013. It was written by Larry Shaw, and directed by Bryan Goluboff, both newcomers to Smash as of season 2. The viewership was 3.29 million viewers, which …
00:22:15 |
Fri 15 May 2020
#286 - Smash'ed (Season 2, Episode 2)
“The Fallout” premiered on February 5th, 2013, immediately after the premiere episode. (Aww, remember those two-hour premieres that networks used to do back in the day, Mo?) It was written by Julie R…
00:23:41 |
Fri 08 May 2020
Smash'ed (Season 2, Episode 1)
“On Broadway” premiered on February 3rd, 2013. It was written by new showrunner Joshua Safran, and directed by Michael Morris, who had also directed the season 1 finale. The episode unfortunately did…
00:20:48 |
Fri 01 May 2020
Smash'ed (Season 1 Wrap Up)
Before we dive into season two, Aaron J. Albano and Mo Brady take stock of the first season as a whole. One of the biggest reasons we wanted to look back on this show, now that we’ve had seven years …
00:11:03 |
Fri 24 Apr 2020
Smash'ed (Episode 15)
"Bombshell” premiered on May 14, 2012. Rebeck stans rejoice: this finale episode was written by show creator Theresa Rebeck. It was also directed by Michael Morris, who last directed episode 3 of the…
00:22:14 |
Fri 17 Apr 2020
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