A Marilyn Monroe Musical? Recapping SMASH Episode 1 with Christian Garcia

Ivory Tower Boiler Room · Mar 31, 2025 · 1h 7m

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To celebrate the SMASH Broadway musical, I am rereleasing all of our SMASH recap episodes!

Christian and Andrew discuss the “Pilot” episode of the NBC show Smash that premiered in 2012. Both Christian and Andrew agree that not many podcasts have covered the hit show Smash and there are even less TV show or movie adaptations that focus on the behind-the-scenes productions of Broadway and how it pushed the envelope in…