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Smash Opening Night Portraits

Apr 14, 2025

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Fade in on a girl...Smash leading lady Robyn Hurder rules the red carpet.

Smash star Brooks Ashmanskas plays director Nigel. He last appeared on Broadway in Once Upon a Mattress. Brooks, that is, not Nigel.

Smash’s Tony-winning songwriting team Scott Wittman (lyrics) and Marc Shaiman (music and lyrics) are back on Broadway where they belong.

Smash director Susan Stroman holds the reins (while her helper holds the rain).

After casually playing freaking Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, Caroline Bowman is originating her first Broadway role: Karen, longtime understudy to Ivy Lynn in Smash.

We always liked you, Jerry. John Behlmann plays Smash’s resident composer.

Krysta Rodriguez is doubly Smash-ing: She appeared in the TV series and is a hit in the musical—and watch her work that wind machine!

In Smash Bella Coppola plays associate director Chloe, who wows everyone on stage and off.

Kristine Nielsen plays Smash’s misguided acting coach, Susan.

Jacqueline B. Arnold plays producer Anita and is dressed like a hit-maker on Smash’s opening night.

Choreographer Joshua Bergasse put the Smash cast through their paces.

Real-life Smash producer Neil Meron gets in the Marilyn spirit.

In Smash, Nicholas Matos plays Scott, an assistant to a bigshot Broadway producer.

Casey Garvin, whose last Broadway role was in Shaiman and Wittman’s Some Like It Hot, plays Charlie.

Merritt David Janes, a member of the Smash ensemble, takes in the cool Marilyn breeze.

Ensemble member McGee Maddox works the wind.

Smash’s Katie Webber is dressed like a bombshell.

Cast member Wendi Bergamini stuns in blue on the red carpet.

Smash’s Sarah Bowden poses like the Broadway pro she is.

Producer Robert Greenblatt, former chairman of NBC, sees his TV project come to fruition on Broadway.

Deanna Cudjoe, who is making her Broadway debut in Smash, could give a lesson in how to work a camera.

Swing Ian Liberto goes for a classic look on opening night.

Libby Lloyd and Chelle Denton, both swings in Smash, are blown away by the opening-night revelry.

Ensemble member David Paul Kidder throws on a tux for a classic night of Broadway.

Swing Connor McRory transforms into a GQ model on our red carpet.

Ndaya Dream Hoskins makes her Broadway debut as a Smash swing.

Swing Jacob Burns is ready to party on Smash’s big night.

Jake Trammel holds steady on opening night.

Daniel Gaymon, a veteran of The Lion King and Cats, finally joins a Broadway show without felines.

Smash’s Kristine Nielsen made her Broadway debut in 1985's The Iceman Cometh.

Krysta Rodriguez played diva Ana Vargas on the Smash TV show.

Megan Kane, last seen in & Juliet, plays Holly.

Smash’s Caroline Bowman with her husband Austin Colby, who plays Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby.

Red carpet or runway takeoff? Music supervisor/vocal arranger Stephen Oremus takes flight.

Jenny Laroche played Sue on Smash.

Victor Garber, giving a little "king of the world" energy, brings his Broadway elegance to Smash starry opening.

Smash co-writers Bob Martin and Rick Elice enjoyed a heady collaboration.

It's a Smash series reunion for co-stars Krysta Rodriguez and Andy Mientus.

Andy Mientus was a hit with fans of Smash the TV series. Then he was just hit… by a car.

When Harry Met Smash. Mr. Saturday Night himself, Billy Crystal.

With showbiz in her blood, Lorna Luft attends opening night of Smash on Broadway.

No stranger to green rooms, Daniel Quadrino, who currently plays Boq in Wicked on Broadway, steps out for opening night of Smash.

The fabulous Jenifer Lewis, longtime friend of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, brings the love to Smash’s opening.

Jeff Hiller and Murray Hill, co-stars on Somebody Somewhere, hit opening night of Smash. Pro tip: keep an eye out for Hiller in the show!

Jake Wilson, who starred on the Smash pilot, poses with Gus Kenworthy.

No stranger to a Broadway red carpet, Jordan Roth works the camera as usual.

You want “Sas”? You got it! Boop! associate choreographer Rachelle Rak lights up Smash’s big night.

Adam Shankman, who turned Shaiman and Wittman’s Hairspray into a film sensation, can’t stop the beat at Smash’s Broadway debut.

From Smash’s TV days to Broadway’s big night, Wesley Taylor comes full circle.

Andrew Rannells and Patti Murin, both part of the Hairspray family, cheer on Smash’s big night.

Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth is radiant at Smash’s Broadway debut, once again proving that some stars shine for good.

Ann Harada, who called "places, please" as the stage manager on the Smash TV show, takes her own spot at the musical’s Broadway debut.

Othello producer Brian Moreland knows a star-studded red carpet when he sees one.

From Hairspray to Smash, Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur wouldn’t miss a chance to celebrate with her friends on Broadway.

Debra Messing, whose dream of a Marilyn musical came true on TV’s Smash—and comes true again on Broadway.

Comedy legends Mario Cantone and Carol Leifer kick the fun into high gear at Smash’s opening night.

Tony winner J. Harrison Ghee, who brought the heat in Some Like It Hot, brings “let’s be bad" energy to the opening night.

Broadway baby Micaela Diamond twirls into the opening night of Smash.

Two-time Tony winner Christian Borle and dancer Skye Mattox root for Some Like It Hot and Smash’s Shaiman and Wittman on their big night.

Let Selma Nilla be your star? Please. She’s on the poster!

Looking glamorous in the gusts: associate director Leah Hoffman and assistant director/choreographer Naomi Kakuk.

Drag Race star Plasma didn’t just walk the Smash red carpet—she owned it.

Caroline Bowman's glam squad accounted for turbulence.

Smash star Robyn Hurder plays Ivy Lynn who plays Marilyn Monroe. Got it? Head to the Imperial Theatre to really get it!

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