You can’t have a musical without the music, and when it comes to Smash, consider Christian Borle the music man incarnate. On NBC’s highly anticipated musical drama, the Legally Blonde Tony nominee stars as the composer of Broadway’s newest show, Marilyn: The Musical, who fights to help an old friend achieve stardom at long last. As we get closer to Smash’s February 6 premiere date, Broadway.com is introducing you to the characters of this surefire hit. You’ve already met Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty), Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee), Julia Houston (Debra Messing), Derek Wills (Jack Davenport) and Eileen Rand (Anjelica Huston); now say hello to Tom Levitt (Borle), a man forced to work with his archrival, a brilliant but arrogant director (Wills), while keeping his cool. Meet him!
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