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SMASH
Air Date: Monday, April 09, 2012
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on NBC
Episode Title: (#110) "UNDERSTUDY"
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"SMASH"

"UNDERSTUDY"

04/09/2012 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Monday) : "Understudy" - UMA THURMAN GUEST STARS - The show has landed a star, the mercurial Rebecca Duvall (guest star Uma Thurman), but Eileen (Anjelica Huston) is thrown into a panic when Rebecca gets stuck in Cuba. Derek (Jack Davenport) puts Karen (Katharine McPhee) in as understudy, but she must learn to perform under extreme pressure as he threatens to break her will. Tom and Julia (Christian Borle and Debra Messing) celebrate their anniversary with a ritual - and face some hard truths about what show business can do to relationships. Megan Hilty, Raza Jaffrey and Jaime Cepero also star. Uma Thurman guest stars.

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SMASH (NBC)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/6/12 - ???
STATUS:
canceled/ending (2012-2013 season)
TIME SLOT:
saturdays from 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST
SEASON(S):
2 (32 episodes, 2 of which have yet to air)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
confirmed as canceled on 5/10/13
DESCRIPTION:
(from NBC's press release, October 2012) Last year's acclaimed musical drama "Smash" makes its much-anticipated return with a two-hour episode on February 5 (9-11 p.m. ET) -- with Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson -- and will resume on Tuesday, February 12 (10-11 p.m. ET) in its regular day and time. "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" premieres on January 8 with back-to-back episodes (8-8:30 p.m. ET and 8:30-9 p.m. ET) and will continue in that hour each Tuesday.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Andy Mientus as Kyle (Season 2- )
· Anjelica Huston as Eileen
· Christian Borle as Tom
· Debra Messing as Julia
· Jack Davenport as Derek
· Jeremy Jordan
· Katharine McPhee as Karen
· Krysta Rodriguez as Ana (Season 2- )
· Leslie Odom Jr. as Sam (Season 2- )
· Megan Hilty as Ivy
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Brian d'Arcy James as Frank
· Jaime Cepero as Ellis
· Raza Jaffrey as Dev
CREW INFORMATION:
· Craig Zadan as EP
· Darryl Frank as EP
· Justin Falvey as EP
· Marc Shaiman as EP
· Michael Mayer as DIR (Pilot)
· Neil Meron as EP
· Scott Wittman as EP
· Steven Spielberg as EP
· Theresa Rebeck as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· DreamWorks Television
· Universal Television