Katharine McPhee Gets A Lead In NBC's Smash

You know what really grinds my gears? A few years ago, I came down with a debilitating case of the McPheever. I couldn’t get enough of that smile and those curves. It was more than this man could take, at least at the time. Now I’m mostly over it, but whenever I try to reminisce about the clammy hands and the cold sweats, people condescendingly say, “Oh you mean Bieber Fever?”. No! I do not mean Bieber Fever. I mean McPheever, as in the automatic body response one encounters after being exposed to too much Katharine McPhee. This asshat with his wavy hair and delicate features can’t just waltz in and start a monopoly on cute terms associated with head sweats. The McPheever needs to make a comeback, and here and now it starts.

According to Zap2It, McPhee has been cast as one of the leads in NBC’s new pilot Smash. The musical/ drama/ farce follows a proposed Marilyn Monroe Broadway show that encounters trouble from the onset. The former American Idol star will play a struggling actress desperate for the lead.

Normally, I’m not the biggest fan of music to television crossovers, but she was great when McPheatured in The House Bunny, and I’d love another chance to McPheast on that lusciousness again.

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