The National Pastime (Marilyn Monroe Baseball Number) | SMASH (TV Series) | TUNE

Derek Wills (Jack Davenport), shows Julia (Debra Messing) and Tom (Christian Borle) his vision for their show if he were to direct it.
From SMASH Season 1, Episode 1 "Pilot" - With their latest show "Heaven on Earth" still running on Broadway, the writing team of Julia Houston (Debra Messing) and Tom Levitt (Christian Borle) have decided to take a professional break, but a passing idea from Tom's new assistant leads to the thought of writing a new musical based on Marilyn Monroe.
SMASH (2012) Two smash-hit musical theatre writers, Julia Houston (Debra Messing) and Tom Levitt (Christian Borle), decide to write a daring new show about the life and career of Hollywood icon, Marilyn Monroe. However getting the show to opening night does not come easy...
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[@tamirsharif314]

Megan Hilty is such a beautiful, talented, classy & sweet young woman.

[@stephenhall509]

And they still picked Karen after this???

[@CountryCowboy008]

Because Karen is a better dancer and she looks more like Marilyn/Norma Jeane than Ivy is.

[@vitoriawithanaccent]

Karen was a great Norma Jean and Ivy was a great stereotypical version of Marlyn, but for the musical to work they needed a real Marilyn, not this over sexualized caricature

[@CountryCowboy008]

@@vitoriawithanaccent exactly. Especially in live theatre, sometimes you don’t need just to be “great”. You also have to fit the role.

[@Deadgrlwalking_]

While I do prefer Ivy's performance, Ivy was really bitchy to Karen once Derek started to have Karen coach her. Honestly Karen was a good sport about it though

[@loyalfan99]

@@CountryCowboy008 And yet of all the numbers in the series this and Let Me be Your Star are the only ones that I recall more frequently than the rest.

[@charlessoutherton8946]

I still don't get why Tom and Derek fell out? think it was mentioned why when Karen sang Touch Me episode but can't remember what was said

[@moonlightfitz]

Love it😂

[@zbotello1439]

I wonder what Derek Wills is doing now

[@lorrainericardo8680]

a bit raunchy

[@jamiegdubois]

I mean, it’s supposed to be loosely based on the life of Marilyn Monroe

[@espada_number_8]

well it is based on Marilyn Monroe and that was kind of her thing

[@siobhanconneely4199]

She lies alot like Peggie instead of Marlyin

[@emanuelcarvalho8510]

who is Peggie?

[@avivabumgardner6107]

This is actually super cringy lol

[@sharon-m6v9l]

YOU’RE super cringy.