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March 22, 2012 / 11:19 PM

NBC renews 'Smash' for second season

Debra Messing attends the NBC Universal Press Tour All-Star Party in Pasadena, California on January 6, 2012. UPI/Phil McCarten

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NEW YORK, March 22 (UPI) -- The Broadway-themed musical drama "Smash" has been renewed for a second season, Robert Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment, said Thursday.

The show premiered last month to good ratings and positive reviews.

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Produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Debra Messing, Christian Borle, Anjelica Huston, Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee and Jack Davenport, the show is about the creative team behind a new musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe and the women competing to play the plum role.

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