Chemistry (Smash)

"Chemistry"
Smash episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 6
Directed by	Dan Attias
Written by	Jacquelyn Reingold
Featured music	"Let Me Be Your Star"[1] "Who You Are" "Shake It Out"[2][3] "History is Made at Night"[4]
Original air date	March 12, 2012 (2012-03-12)
Guest appearances
Neal Bledsoe as John Goodwin Will Chase as Michael Swift Leslie Odom, Jr. as Sam Strickland Thorsten Kaye as Nick Emory Cohen as Leo Houston Geoff Cantor as Bobby Raskin
Episode chronology

"Chemistry" is the sixth episode of the American television series, Smash. The episode aired on March 12, 2012.

Plot

Ivy (Megan Hilty) comes down with laryngitis, Julia (Debra Messing) keeps bumping into Michael (guest star Will Chase), Eileen (Anjelica Huston) and Ellis (Jamie Cepero) talk at a bar, Karen (Katharine McPhee) performs for a bar mitzvah.

Production

Recurring guest stars include Will Chase as actor Michael Swift.^[5]

One of the cover songs already announced is "Shake It Out" by Florence + the Machine performed by Katharine McPhee.^[3] Additionally, "History is Made at Night" performed by Megan Hilty, Chase and the cast of Marilyn will make a reappearance in this episode, having first been heard in the episode "The Cost of Art",^[4] and Hilty's solo version of "Let Me Be Your Star" first heard in the pilot will be heard in the episode.^[1] Also, Hilty's version of Jessie J's "Who You Are" was also in the episode. Only "History is Made at Night" was made available as a single on iTunes.^[6]

References

1. Holbrook, Damian (March 9, 2012). "First Look: Smash's Ivy Cracks Under Pressure". TV Guide. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
2. "'Smash' Stars Megan Hilty And Katharine McPhee Talk Uma Thurman, Future Musical Numbers And More". The Huffington Post. February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
3. Gayles, Contessa (March 6, 2012). "'Smash,' 'Shake It Out': Katharine McPhee Covers Florence + the Machine Hit (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved March 6, 2012.
4. Goldberg, Lesley (March 9, 2012). "'Smash': Julia and Michael Can't Deny Their 'History' (Exclusive Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
5. "Smash : Chemistry". Zap2it. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
6. "New Song From Tonight's March 12 Episode of NBC's Critically Acclaimed Musical Drama "Smash" Available Today on iTunes". The Futon Critic. March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.