One of the most highly anticipated releases of the winter TV season is NBC's 'Smash.' Produced by Steven Spielberg and featuring household names like Debra Messing (Will & Grace) and Katherine McPhee (American Idol season 5 winner), 'Smash' is a behind-the-scenes look at a Broadway musical blossoming into life. The show is officially due to make its big debut on Monday, February 6th at 10/9c. For those who can't wait...

“Book of Mormon” star Andrew Rannells will work with “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy on a new, as yet untitled blended family comedy series for NBC and 20^th Century Fox. “Glee” writer Ali Adler is the co-creator of the show. The single-camera comedy has been described “a heartwarming comedy about a blended family of a gay couple and the woman who becomes a surrogate to help them start a family,” reports Playbill....

After announcing to Us Weekly on December 20 that she split from Daniel Zelman – her husband of ten years – earlier this year, it appears Debra Messing is now romantically involved with her “Smash” costar Will Chase. Us Weekly quotes an “insider” as saying that “Debra and Will have been together for about six weeks. She is completely smitten with him.” The same source says, “Will didn’t break up Debra...

Actress Katherine McPhee covers Christina Aguilera’s song “Beautiful” on the pilot for NBC’s new show “Smash.” The show premieresMonday, February 6, 2012 at 10pm. In addition to McPhee the show also stars Debra Messing and Christian Borle to drop a couple of names from the cast. “Smash” is a television show about getting a musical to Broadway. The song “Beautiful” was nominated for Grammy Awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance...

Rolling with the audience frenzy that accompanied "Glee," NBC's new musically-inclined show "Smash," will feature two prominent Broadway regulars. Savannah Wise and Wesley Taylor have recently announced that they have struck a deal with NBC to appear in the first season of "Smash" which will appear on television beginning February 6, 2012. The show centers on a creative duo who are dedicated to completing a musical production based on the...

Harry Connick Jr., songwriter/performer extraordinaire, graced the hallowed dance floors of "Dancing With the Stars" last Tuesday and debuted the theme song from his forthcoming musical, "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever." This event is spectacularly cool for two reasons: #1. Harry Connick Jr. sang a brand new song for all of us to hear, and #2. Harry Connick Jr. is singing (and acting) in a musical! "On A Clear Day"...

The good times just keep on rollin' for Trey Parker and Matt Stone. After the smashing success of "The Book of Mormon," 60 Minutes has decided it might be time to have a word or two with these creative masterminds. Steve Kroft, a journalist with 60 Minutes, will interview Parker and Stone, getting their opinions on success, "Mormon" and their original claim to fame, "South Park." In addition to the...

So the good news is ‘Smash’ has a premiere date for you to slap on your calendar. The bad news is your going to have to cool your jets until spring. NBC has slated the musical drama’s premiere for Monday, February 6, 2012 at 10pm. It did manage to snag the leadout slot from last season’s surprise hit ‘The Voice.’ ‘The Voice’ will officially premiere the week prior to, following...

The cast of "Good Christian Bitches" welcomed Kristen Chenoweth this week. The pilot is currently in development and is being produced for ABC by Darren Star. Chenoweth is slated to play the role of Darlene in the sensual soap opera that takes place in Dallas. Other stars in the show are Leslie Bibb playing the role of Amanda, Jennifer Aspen playing the role of Sharon, Annie Potts playing the role...

Laura Benanti, who was last last seen on the Broadway stage in "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," is going to make a name for herself on television this fall. NBC has picked up her pilot, “The Playboy Club” based on information from the Hollywood Reporter. The Reporter describes the show as revolving “around working-class bunnies (Amber Heard, Jenna Dewan) and the men who love them (Eddie Cibrian) in...