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Apr 14, 2013 · : Hypable. TV. ‘Smash’ 2×11 ‘The Dress Rehearsal’ just aired! What did you think? By Mitchel Clow. The latest episode of NBC’s Smash explored all of the things that can go wrong during a...
Smash recap: 'The Dress Rehearsal' Bombshell gets a preview, Hit List gets a rave review, and Ivy gets naked. By Hillary Busis. Published on April 14, 2013 02:00PM EDT. Photo: Will...
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The Dress Rehearsal is the eleventh episode of Smash's second season and twenty-sixth overall. It premiered on April 13th, 2013.
Tom has a nightmare of being unprepared and naked at the opening of Bombshell, then waking to find Ellis in bed with him. He then actually awakens, screaming, which brings Julia who reminds him that it is the day of the invitation-only dress rehearsal for friends and family.
Ivy wakes up in bed with Derek. She says she wants to keep things between them casual.
Jimmy has been up for several days writing new songs for the new material that Kyle and Julia came up with for Hit List. Karen is worried about him and questions if he took anything stronger than Red Bull and caffeine. He's worried that if he doesn't write new songs for the expanded Diva character, Derek will give some of Karen's songs to the character.
The Bombshell dress rehearsal has multiple technical mistakes. At the end of the "Our Little Secret" number, Simon as JFK accidentally removes Ivy's slip along with her dress, exposing Ivy's naked body. Producer Eileen thinks maybe a little nudity will help Bombshell and Tom and Julia feel that it has significant artistic merit. Tom talks to Ivy about it. She's not fully against it but she asks for time to think about it. Eileen wants to cancel the next day's first preview because of all the technical problems, but Tom is afraid he'll be seen as an unfit director. Eileen agrees to let the preview go on as scheduled if Tom can fix all the problems by 3 pm. Ultimately, Tom is successful after Julia comes up with an idea to allow time to set up the prop plane on stage for Act II; the number "Dig Deep" starts in the audience and is performed in front of the stage instead of on it, so the intermission can end while the set is still being moved. During "Our Little Secret," Ivy keeps her slip on; Tom and Julia are disappointed. But in the next scene, where Marilyn objects to JFK leaving her immediately after their tryst, Ivy drops a bedsheet from her body, exposing herself to him when she asks him to stay. The choice is a success.
Sam, who was passed over in favor of a different swing when a cast member was injured in the dress rehearsal, tells Tom that he feels Bombshell is a step backwards for him, and that he doesn't want to work for Tom; so he leaves the show.
Meanwhile, at Hit List, Jimmy, Karen, and Derek squabble, with Jimmy and Karen afraid that Derek is mad at Karen for turning him down and believe he is threatening to take songs away from her, while Derek is struggling with feeling like he is losing his passion for the show. He talks to Julia about it and she understands since she went through the same thing with Bombshell after she and Michael Swift broke up. She suggests that he tamp down his feelings for Karen and run through the show to find some part of it to be passionate about again. He tells the cast they are doing a run-through before the New York Times critic Richard Francis comes to see it later. As they do the run-through, Derek has an idea for a new opening that will present the rest of the show as a flashback. He walks the cast though it, with Ana as the Diva shooting a victim whose identity is not yet revealed. She sings part of "Broadway, Here I Come" a cappella as she advances with the gun. Karen is upset that Ana has been given her song, which she loves. Even though her character Amanda still sings the full version of the song, Karen argues that it will no longer be Amanda's signature song. Jimmy accuses Derek of punishing them for being together. Scott intervenes and asks Kyle for his opinion on Derek's changes and Kyle sides with Derek. Jimmy and Kyle argue about it later, but Kyle tells Jimmy to stop being selfish. Jimmy apologizes and they make up. Ana is excited about her expanded role as the Diva but Karen insensitively tells Ana that Derek only gave her the song because he's upset with Karen, and he'll likely give it back to her later. Ana is upset and tells Karen that she has tried to think of Karen as the star and herself as supporting Karen, but only now realizes that Karen truly feels the same way about their relationship.
•Let Me Be Your Star from Smash. Sung by Ivy.
•Our Little Secret from Smash. Sung by Simon.
•Broadway, Here I Come! (Pre-Reprise) from Smash. Sung by Ana.
•Dig Deep from Smash. Sung by Ivy.
Main Cast
•Debra Messing as Julia Houston •Anjelica Huston as Eileen Rand •Katharine McPhee as Karen Cartwright •Christian Borle as Tom Levitt •Jack Davenport as Derek Wills •Megan Hilty as Ivy Lynn •Leslie Odom Jr. as Sam Strickland •Krysta Rodriguez as Ana Vargas •Jeremy Jordan as Jimmy Collins •Andy Mientus as Kyle Bishop
Reccuring Cast
•Wesley Taylor as Bobby •Savannah Wise as Jessica •Jesse L. Martin as Scott Nichols •Jamey Sheridan as Richard Francis
Apr 14, 2013 · By Michael Slezak. April 13, 2013 6:00 pm. SMASH -- "The Dress Rehearsal" Episode 211-- Pictured: Christian Borle as Tom Levitt -- (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC) Share. 70. This week on Smash,...
Apr 18, 2013 · See, I realized in that delighted Ellis-screaming moment that I actually love Smash‘s terribleness. I enjoy the histrionics, the unprofessionalism, the full-on ridiculousness, because in that moment (and the sublime Liza sequence last week), I finally got the sense that Smash got in on the joke.
Smash Season 2 Episode 11: The Dress Rehearsal Summary: As Tom and Julia race to ready "Bombshell" for previews, Tom's eagerness to prove himself may not be the best thing for the show. An onstage mishap forces Ivy to make a choice, while tension mounts at "Hit List" as Karen becomes suspicious of Derek's motives towards her.
