Smash

Previously on Smash...

What's this Marilyn thing I keep hearing about?

- Ivy Lynn, Karen Cartwright. - Classic.

You put in ten years in the chorus

and Karen-something shows up.

Michael Swift is available if you're interested

in making him an offer for DiMaggio.

I had an affair with Michael Swift.

- It's not going to be cheap. - What's Jerry's involvement?

Jerry has no involvement.

That was incredible.

Do you think he gave me the part because I slept with him?

He is a terrible human being!

- Hey. - Hi.

Wow.

First day. I love first days.

Me too.

I am so glad that you're doing this.

- Me too. - Exciting, isn't it?

Hi, Linda. Where am I?

You and Tom are here, Derek's there.

Oh, good, you put him at a different table.

Yeah, I've worked with him before.

Can you put Tom's assistant at a different table too?

She's the one who almost took it out from under our Ivy?

Where's the Marilyn in that? Could she be more midwest?

Actually no, she was the golden sprout champion

at the Iowa state fair.

- You made that up. - I didn't.

- She put it on her resume. - She's coming, she's coming.

Hi, Dennis. Karen.

- Yeah, I remember. - Hi.

Hi.

So do I put my stuff down here?

You can put it anywhere you want.

The maestro arrives.

- Hi, Derek. - Yeah, hi.

Hey.

Oh, Michael, hi. Hi.

Yeah, hi.

- Great to be here. - Well, we're thrilled.

As you know.

It's gonna be fine.

You don't have to be nervous, okay?

I'm not.

I mean, we're both adults right?

I was talking about the workshop.

- Michael, hi. - Hey, Tom.

You sound great on the demo of Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

Oh, yeah, it's great. He's gonna be so great.

- So great. -

Thanks.

I think I'm gonna warm up. Excuse me.

- You okay? - I'm fine.

- You just seem a little... - Drop it.

- You know. - Drop it.

- I just mean... - Drop it.

- Where's Eileen? - I have no idea.

- Well, where's the money? - It's not there.

Well, where'd it go?

We are trying to figure that out.

You are my lawyer.

It's gotta be somewhere.

Jerry is swanning around town spending as much money

as he ever did!

Well, his family owns half of Manhattan.

Oh, I know about his family and their stupid money.

Don't talk to me about that.

All I need is $200,000, that's it... $200,000.

Well, you have access to $8,000.

The rest of it is frozen.

Your husband is...

Very clever.

Oh, I know he's very clever.

I know he's clever.

- - Okay, everyone, here we go.

Welcome to Marilyn.

- Yeah! - Bravo!

Okay, settle down, please. Settle down!

Thank you.

Okay, obviously we're not gonna have a table read

because the book is still somewhat in flux.

This'll be primarily for the ensemble.

We'll put the rest in when the book is in better shape.

We'll be staging some of the numbers.

Others will be at music stands.

We'll have some costume elements,

a few props but basically...

It's up to you to sell it.

Now remember...

This is a workshop.

The road to Broadway is exceedingly long.

So...

Let's get to it.

- Tom. - How about a little mambo?

- Why not? - Grab a chair, grab a stand.

Both:

Blondie.

Trying to go to Broadway without me, huh?

- Oh, my God. -

Good to see you! When did you get back?

- Last week. - Everything okay, children?

- You hired Sam. - I did.

We did Chicago together. Six years ago?

- Ten. - No, come on.

Ten years ago, baby. We were both in the chorus.

- And you are Marilyn Monroe. - Mm.

Yeah, actually nobody is anybody

until we start rehearsing, okay?

Got it, got it.

Welcome.

almost.

Thanks, everybody. That's a ten.

You have a really fantastic voice.

- Did you hear her? - Yeah, she sounds great.

I knew the song from before, it was my callback piece.

Oh, your callback for what?

- For Marilyn. - Well, I'm singing it now.

Mm.

How come nobody told me she was going to be here?

- Derek didn't tell you? - No.

I'm so sorry you missed it.

- Ivy is sublime. - How's the rest of the cast?

Michael Swift is gonna be amazing.

I know I had my reservations

but I could not have been more wrong.

The ensemble's terrific.

Even Tom had nothing to complain about.

Good.

- Here's to Marilyn. - She was an interesting woman.

Oh, she certainly was.

God, what a life.

Marilyn had money problems.

Yeah, well the studios never did pay her

what she was worth.

Of course they didn't. Both:

God.

Drinking at the office.

I love this.

Julia, you told me once that you were

an art history major.

Yeah.

If that were a real Degas, what would you pay for it?

That?

- Mm-hm. -

- It is a real Degas. - Yeah.

[Playing I never met a wolf who didn't love to howl]

Take it down, Karen!

I'm sorry, can we just stop?

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

I'm just having a little trouble hearing myself.

The chorus is very...

Enthusiastic.

Ensemble.

Well, not everyone seems to understand that

that means "as one."

Okay, can we take our ten now?

Actually, it's lunch.

Oh, sorry.

- Hey. - Hey.

Everything okay?

Absolutely.

Good. Do you know the actor Lyle West?

That kid from all the TV shows?

Yeah.

I gave him his first job when he was eight years old.

I made him a star.

Aw, you're so sentimental.

Yeah, well I'm sentimental enough to throw him

a birthday party on Saturday night.

Do you want to come?

Uh, well, sure.

I... I'd love to.

Good.

Ivy's doing the nasty with the dark lord, huh?

That's what I said.

Who's the dark lord?

Sauron himself. Darth Derek.

Oh, look, I better run. I've got a lunch meeting.

Oh, I'm having lunch with Tom.

Well, ask him how the new song is coming.

She's sleeping with him?

I don't think they're getting all that much sleep.