--- description: NBC Entertainment and Universal Pictures will start to develop the fictional musical into a real show title: The Musical From 'Smash' Could Become a Real Musical image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt294700a2184c3bed/698855b935ba6f13a4c0dde3/bombshell-musical.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Musical From _Smash_ Could Become a Real Musical  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 22, 2015 9:13 PM CUT  Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee of the cast of NBC's "Smash" reunite for The Actors Fund of America presents "Bombshell: The Marilyn Monroe Musical" special event closing night performance at The Minskoff Theater on Broadway in New York City on June 9, 2015. Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee of the cast of NBC's "Smash" reunite for The Actors Fund of America presents "Bombshell: The Marilyn Monroe Musical" special event closing night performance at The Minskoff Theater on Broadway in New York City on June 9, 2015.Bruce Glikas—FilmMagic/Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 22, 2015 9:13 PM CUT Those still carrying a torch for NBC’s canceled drama _Smash_ have [something to rejoice about](http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/22/bombshell-might-live-again-onstage/?gwh=DC76BD5974935E51DCFE1758A74FD639&gwt=pay "undefined"). Universal Stage Productions are starting to develop _Bombshell_, the fictional musical about Marilyn Monroe featured in the show, into a real-life stage production, the New York _Times_ reports. Though the studios haven’t actually committed to the production, a team is already coming together, including producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan (who worked on the film adaptation of _Chicago_); Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (who did the music and lyrics for _Smash_ and _Hairspray_); and even Steven Spielberg, who was _Smash_‘s executive producer, though his exact role isn’t yet known. The project will build a book around the songs from the show. Earlier this month, _Smash_ cast members reunited for a _Bombshell_ concert that raised $800,000 for the Actors Fund. \[[_NYT_](http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/22/bombshell-might-live-again-onstage/?gwh=DC76BD5974935E51DCFE1758A74FD639&gwt=pay "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3930942/bombshell-musical-smash/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3930942/bombshell-musical-smash/"},"headline":"The Musical From Smash Could Become a Real Musical","datePublished":"2015-06-22T21:13:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:25:33.395Z","description":"Bombshell might be coming to life","url":"https://time.com/3930942/bombshell-musical-smash/","keywords":["Television","Theater"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt294700a2184c3bed/698855b935ba6f13a4c0dde3/bombshell-musical.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt294700a2184c3bed/698855b935ba6f13a4c0dde3/bombshell-musical.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Celebrities Visit Broadway - June 9, 2015","caption":"Celebrities Visit Broadway - June 9, 2015","creditText":"Bruce Glikas—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3930942/bombshell-musical-smash/","name":"The Musical From Smash Could Become a Real Musical"}}]}] ```