Smash at Imperial Theater

Smash

Imperial Theater
249 West 45th Street New York

Smash, inspired by the hit TV show, is finally coming to Broadway! A hilarious behind-the-scenes rollercoaster ride about the making of a Marilyn Monroe musical called Bombshell, it?s got all the iconic songs, kick-ass choreography, and backstage pandemonium that make Broadway the beloved institution it is today.

Thru - Jan 4, 2026

Tuesdays: 7:00pm

Wednesdays: 2:00pm & 7:30pm

Thursdays: 7:00pm

Fridays: 7:00pm

Saturdays: 2:00pm & 8:00pm

Sundays: 3:00pm

Show Type: Musical

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Smash Reviews

Average Rating based on 6 reviews

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The New York Times - Highly Recommended

"..."Smash," which opened on Thursday at the Imperial Theater, is more of a who'll-do-it, and when the big song comes, it's a killer. But the effect is the same: It's the great musical comedy no one saw coming."

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- Jesse Green

New York Post - Not Recommended

"...It's hard to judge whose decisions are more misguided: those of the back-stabbing, wacky creators of "Bombshell," the fictional musical comedy about Marilyn Monroe we see implode, or the very real minds (Robert Greenblatt, Steven Spielberg, Susan Stroman) behind the disaster that is "Smash.""

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- Johnny Oleksinski

Chicago Tribune - Not Recommended

"...That quality of surprise, crucial to the best episodes of the TV show, is missing from the new live musical staging, which opened Thursday night at the Imperial Theatre and, especially given the level of talent involved here, will be deeply disappointing even for die-hard fans of the source material."

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- Chris Jones

New York City Theater - Somewhat Recommended

"..."Smash" the musical has opened tonight on Broadway, with the same premise as the TV series - a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Bombshell," a Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe - and almost two dozen of the same familiar, tuneful musical numbers from the series: Same songwriting team of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and, critically, much the same staging by Emmy-winning choreographer Joshua Bergasse - ably aided by the design team."

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- Jonathan Mandell

StageZine - Recommended

"...The NBC TV series "Smash" aired for two seasons in 2012 and 2013. Now, the Tony Award-winning team of book writers Bob Martin and Rick Elice, composer Marc Shaiman, lyricist Scott Wittman and director Susan Stroman have adapted the TV series into a splashy, fun, flawed yet sublime Broadway musical, Smash."

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- Scott Harrah

The Observer - Recommended

"...The writers deserve special praise for the clever and consistent use of diegesis. (Theater kids, pardon while I explain.) Surprisingly not a skin condition, diegesis is when music happens in a scene within the reality of the scene, not imposed as a formal break. Character switches on the radio and pop tune plays: that's diegetic music."

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- David Cote

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The New York Times - Highly Recommended

New York Post - Not Recommended

Chicago Tribune - Not Recommended

New York City Theater - Somewhat Recommended

StageZine - Recommended

The Observer - Recommended

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