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‘Smash’ Is Escapist Fluff and Exactly What We Need Right Now

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Matthew Murphy Since recorded time, Broadway critics would casually dismiss certain lighthearted musical comedies as a “tired businessman show.” Such trifles would include long-stemmed chorus girls, broad gags and catchy songs aimed at the office drone who simply wants to unwind with earworms and eye candy. Dear reader, this critic is the tired businessman. Perhaps we all are, bleary and thumbsore from doomscrolling, exhausted by endless End Tim…

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‘Smash’ Is Escapist Fluff and Exactly What We Need Right Now

Matthew Murphy Since recorded time, Broadway critics would casually dismiss certain lighthearted musical comedies as a “tired businessman show.” Such trifles would include long-stemmed chorus girls, broad gags and catchy songs aimed at the office drone who simply wants to unwind with earworms and eye candy. Dear reader, this critic is the tired businessman. Perhaps we all are, bleary and thumbsore from doomscrolling, exhausted by endless End Tim…

·New York, United States
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Smash Is the Wrong Kind of Dud

Instead of embracing its legendary love-to-hate-watch roots, ‘Smash’ — the Broadway musical adapted from the NBC show about a benighted Broadway musical — is surprisingly timid.

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At Long Last, NBC’s ‘Smash’ Makes It to Broadway

The stage musical incorporates songs introduced in the TV series, including old-school musical comedy charmers and a couple of fetchingly tender ballads, along with a spanking-new finale, ‘Smash!’

·New York, United States
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The New York Sun broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, April 11, 2025.
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