On Broadway

"On Broadway" is the sixteenth episode and the second-season premiere of the American musical drama television series Smash. The episode was written by Joshua Safran and directed by Michael Morris. It premiered on NBC on February 5, 2013. Bombshell returns to New York in hopes of landing a theater for its Broadway debut, but a new scandal puts its fate in jeopardy. Plot "On Broadway" picks up three weeks after the events of the first-season finale. The cast and crew of the musical Bombshell return to New York City following out-of-town tryouts in Boston, to mixed critical reviews. Bombshell is shut down by the government because producer Eileen Rand (Anjelica Huston) has used some dirty money to finance it. Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee) reprises "Let Me Be Your Star" during a rehearsal for a party for Bombshell to get potential investors. She also sings "Cut, Print...Moving On" as Marilyn Monroe during Bombshell's last night in Boston. Karen also duets with Broadway star Veronica Moore (Jennifer Hudson) on "On Broadway" at the party for Bombshell. Veronica is shown during her Beautiful musical that she's in singing "Mama Makes Three" with the show's ensemble. Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty), who has been dropped from Bombshell, goes to an audition and sings "Don't Dream It's Over" over a montage of the various characters. Karen moves in with her new roommate and old friend Ana Vargas (Krysta Rodriguez). At the end of the episode, Karen overhears Jimmy Collins (Jeremy Jordan) singing "Broadway, Here I Come!", part of a musical that's being written by Jimmy and his friend Kyle Bishop (Andy Mientus). She dials Derek Wills (Jack Davenport) and has him listen to the song because they are looking for something to do while Bombshell is shut down.