Smash – Episode 3 – Enter Mr. DiMaggio – Luan Legacy Recap

In the third episode of NBC’s Smash, the producers have found their Marilyn Monroe. Now, they have to cast their Joe DiMaggio. Watch Luan Legacy’s FYI recap! Luan Legacy – www.youtube.com Music featured in Smash, Episode 3: Bruno Mars – “Grenade” Performed by Will Chase Gretchen Wilson – “Redneck Woman” Performed by Katharine McPhee “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” Performed by Megan Hilty and Will Chase Smash Choreography – Josh Bergasse Original Air Date: Feb 13, 2012 www.nbc.com There’s nothing more exciting than the opening night of a hit Broadway musical, except maybe what happens getting there. While Wicked and The Lion King pack audiences in on the Great White Way, Julia and Tom, a successful songwriting team played by Debra Messing and Christian Borle, begin work on a new musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. When a tenacious producer (Anjelica Houston) jumps aboard, so begins the difficult task of casting the silver screen icon. Ivy Lynn, a tough Broadway veteran, seems like the obvious choice. But enter Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee), a young girl from Iowa with a dream of making it on Broadway who walks in and blows everyone away. So who will get the part and begin a journey that will change their lives? It’s an age-old story, but a star just might be born once again. While everyone is consumed with putting the show together, real life has a tendency of getting in the way. Julia and her husband are in the middle of a complicated adoption; the producer’s husband …