The season finale is here and it’s the big opening night of “Bombshell” – but the bigger issue is who is playing Marilyn? Well, as the episode opens, Julia and Tom are going over the new song they need for the new ending of the musical. As the finally figure it out, with 15 minutes to spare before the curtains ... Read More »
The big day is here for the cast and creative team of “Bombshell”. It is their opening night of previews in Boston; but first, there is some behind-the-scenes drama to get through first such as Dev sleeping with Ivy – and their subsequent hiding that fact from EVERYONE; Ivy being pissed at Derek for his paying too much “attention” to ... Read More »
Things with the “Bombshell” production have moved along enough that they are in “Tech” and what that means is that the entire ensemble and production team heads to Boston for a trial run. Putting the musical on stage outside of New York, working with the costuming, set dressing, lighting and oh so much more. The various perspectives from all the ... Read More »
Be careful what you wish for Karen Cartwright as you just might get a bit more than you can handle. That statement is very true for the would-be star who gets a glimpse behind the velvet rope when ‘big star’ Rebecca Duvall decides to reach out and make Karen her new best friend forever. Karen is invited by Rebecca to ... Read More »
As part of a recent press day held in Pasadena by the folks at NBC Universal, a number of reality and scripted dramas paid a visit to the Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa to discuss their respective series with the press. NiceGirlsTV was fortunate to be a part of that event, covering the multitude of programming by the studio. One ... Read More »
The main focus of this episode was finding out what movie star Rebecca Duvall (guest star Uma Thurman) can bring to the role of Marilyn in the newly named musical ‘Bombshell’. And what does the big star deliver? Not much, quite honestly. Not only can she not really sing that well, but she shows the atypical diva-like attitude – at ... Read More »
The anticipation builds as the investors, the creative team and the ensemble all await the much heralded arrival of big star Rebecca Duvall (guest star Uma Thurman) to the rehearsal studio, but, as it turns out, she has had what Eileen calls a travel hiccup, and won’t be arriving as expected. This, of course, puts all of them in a ... Read More »
Tom and Julia, the team behind Marilyn the Musical, are also the people behind the fictitious Broadway show “Heaven on Earth” but their lives right now are more “Hell on Earth” especially Julia because her husband of 18 years, Frank, pieces together Julia’s affair with Michael thanks to some ill-placed song lyrics that were mixed in with the couples’ adoption ... Read More »
It is 24 hours before the workshop takes place and everyone involved in Marilyn the Musical is feeling the stress, including the studio itself as it seems the boiler isn’t working, making it entirely too hot inside. The heat doesn’t dissipate once Michael and Julia meet up either, getting caught in close quarters by her writing partner Tom and, once ... Read More »
When you are a singer/dancer/actor in New York City (or anywhere else for that matter) what is the worst possible thing that could happen to you? You sustain a physical injury that keeps you from dancing or you strain your voice – or God forbid lose your voice – keeping you from speaking your lines or singing. When you are ... Read More »