Smash Preview: Episode 2 - The Callback

So far, the recent Smash fan poll we ran has Team Karen in the lead, though Team Ivy isn’t that far behind. Regardless of what fans thinks, one of these two immensely talented characters is going to go on to earn herself the role of Marilyn in the Broadway musical in development on NBC’s new musical drama series Smash. Will we find out tonight? We’ll have to wait and see!

In the meantime, based on the clips below, we’ll get to see Karen performing a musical number, and we’ll also see more of her relationship with her boyfriend, who seems pretty supportive of her goals for theater stardom.

Below is the NBC’s official episode description for “The Callback,” which airs tonight. And those of you who are Team Ivy will appreciate the clips because she’s featured in all of them. It looks like Team Ivy will have to wait for tonight’s episode to see their girl.

“The Callback” – Ivy (Megan Hilty) and Karen (Katharine McPhee) jump through hoops for the brilliant but temperamental director Derek Wills (Jack Davenport) as they pursue the role of a lifetime. Meanwhile, Julia (Debra Messing) and her husband Frank (Brian d’Arcy James), are frustrated by the red tape of an international adoption process, and Eileen (Anjelica Huston) fights to finance her new musical in the midst of an acrimonious divorce. Christian Borle, Raza Jaffrey, and Jaime Cepero also star.

?Vote in our Team Karen/Team Ivy poll here!

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