About The Series

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 begins divorce proceedings which could threaten the finances of the show; and the brilliant but womanizing director could derail everything if he puts the young star in a compromising position. This will be a rollercoaster ride that culminates on opening night when the audience gets to determine whether or not the show is a smash!

In the era of The Voice and Glee, executive producers Steven Spielberg and Craig Zadan & Neil Meron (producers of Chicago and Hairspray), and songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray), bring you the blood, sweat, and tears of the making of a Broadway musical.

Day & Time: 
Mondays (10-11 p.m. ET) on NBC

Starring: 
Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Christian Borle, Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee, Raza Jaffrey, Brian d’Arcy James, Jaime Cepero, and Anjelica Huston

Executive Producers: 
Steven Spielberg, Theresa Rebeck, David Marshall Grant, Darryl Frank & Justin Falvey, Craig Zadan & Neil Meron, Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman

Creator: 
Theresa Rebeck

Director/Consulting Producer: 
Michael Mayer (Pilot, Episodes 2 and 3)

Co-Executive Producers: 
Rolin Jones, Julie Rottenberg, Elisa Zuritsky, Jim Chory

Line Producer: 
Jim Chory

Writers: 
Theresa Rebeck, David Marshall Grant, Rolin Jones, Julie Rottenberg, Elisa Zuritsky, Jacquelyn Reingold, Jerome Hairston, Scott Burkhardt, Jason Grote, Lakshmi Sundaram

Casting Director: 
Bernard Telsey

Production Designer: 
Jane Musky (Pilot), Cabot McMullen (Series)

Director of Photography: 
Shelly Johnson (Pilot), M. David Mullen (Series)

Editors: 
Andy Weisblum (Pilot); Bill Henry, Camilla Toniolo, Allyson Johnson (Series)

Original Music By: 
Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman

Music Supervisor: 
Ethan Popp (Pilot), Jim Black (Series)

Music Producer: 
Andy Zulla

Choreographer: 
Josh Bergasse

Costume Designer: Rita Ryack (Pilot), Molly Maginnis (series)

Origination:
Brooklyn, NY

Produced By:
Universal Television in association with DreamWorks Television