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  1. vulture lists
    The 10 Greatest Broadway Musicals of Hal Prince’s Influential Career, RankedA list of the best shows that the legendary director-producer worked on can seem like a list of the best shows, period. That’s how influential he is.
  2. 8 Things Today’s Movie Musicals Can Learn from GreaseIn honor of Grease’s theatrical rerelease, we’ve laid out eight important movie-musical lessons it has bestowed upon us.
  3. vulture lists
    The 30 Best Broadway Songs of the Past 40 YearsFrom Annie to Hamilton and everything in between.
  4. everything will be ok
    Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Into the WoodsRachel Shukert is here to assuage your adaptation anxieties.
  5. reality rumble
    Reality Battle: Top Chef vs. Top ModelMeticulous cooking vs. the all-about-Tyra show!
  6. d’oh a deer
    Seven Ways Tonight’s The Sound of Music Will Differ From the Classic FilmIt’s based on the original Broadway show, which was changed for Julie Andrews’s version.
  7. plugs
    Read Smash Recapper Rachel Shukert’s New E-BookIt’s called Let Me Be Your Star.
  8. overnights
    Smash Series Finale Recap: Fade Out on a GirlThis is the end, beautiful friends.
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    Smash Recap: We’re Still HereLast one.
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    Smash Recap: The Sacrificial GoblinweedGoodbye, sweet little gnome.
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    Smash Recap: The Last Good CryLet’s hope somebody’s got insurance.
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    Smash Recap: A Part Full of LoveIt’s actually happening.
  13. tales from tinseltown
    Rachel Shukert on the 5 Things About Old Hollywood She Wants To ForgetSo that’s why Vivien Leigh always had her head thrown back in Gone With the Wind?
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    Smash Recap: We’re Getting a Nude Deal for ChristmasDress rehearsal time!
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    Smash Recap: All the Clouds’ll Roll AwayLiza Minnelli brings the magic.
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    Smash Recap: The Song of BernadetteKaren’s dad comes to town and Bernadette Peters appears.
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    Smash Recap: The Naked and the DreamingBecause why not put Nat King Cole in a Marilyn musical? They were both alive at the same time!
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    Smash Recap: On the Deck of the TitanicThis thing about the show moving to Saturday nights has really bummed us out.
  19. Smash Recap: May the Fringe Be With YouSmash may be the only scripted television show in history that is also a reality show.
  20. overnights
    Smash Recap: The Baitz MotelIn last night’s Smash, not very much happened, and what did was mostly logical. What is happening here?
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    Smash Recap: Scarily We Roll AlongBrooklyn and the Berkshires?
  22. overnights
    Smash Recap: DramaturgenevIn which we are finally emotionally involved with Karen Cartwright. Nicely played, Smash. Nicely played.
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    Smash Recap: It Gets BetterWill Smash be better this season? Not sure, but we’ll say this — it’s certainly more professional.
  24. sneak peek
    Ten Things We Learned From the Smash Season-Two Sneak PeekWhat new information did we glean from this four minutes and seven seconds of televised Broadway glory?
  25. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Ramona CrazyIn which our ladies continue to talk about this trip to London.
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    Smash Recap: The (Less) Fat Lady SingsThere’s more than enough drama in the season-one finale.
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    Smash Recap: The Show Begins!Finally! Also, Anjelica Huston sings.
  28. Smash Recap: I’m in TechThe gang decamps to Boston.
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    Smash Recap: So, About That Bollywood NumberThat came out of nowhere, right?
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    Smash Recap: Battle Without Honor or HumanityUma Thurman sings.
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    Smash Recap: Opportunity Is Not a Lengthy VisitorKaren Cartwright finally gets her big shot. Don’t mess it up, Karen!
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    Smash Recap: A Republican, a Fight, and One Fancy FoxUnfrozen Caveman Husband vs. Michael Swift.
  33. overnights
    Smash Recap: The Church of St. GummerAnjelica Huston’s adopted daughter arrives.
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    Smash Recap: The Bernadette Motherf*cking Peters ShowMarilyn: The Musical is here.
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    Smash Recap: What Is This Bar Mitzvah You Speak Of?In which Debra Messing has a saucy scene and Anjelica Huston plays Big Buck Hunter.
  36. overnights
    Smash Recap: The Ivy League“Don’t get ahead of yourself.”
  37. Smash Recap: Don’t Dance So Close to MeKatharine McPhee needs to sing a show tune already.
  38. overnights
    Smash Recap: Swing Batter BatterIt’s Joe DiMaggio. And sex.
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    Smash Recap: CallbacksIvy or Karen?
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    Smash Recap: The Play’s the Thing“You could do a baseball number.”
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