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"Smash has been renewed for a second season by NBC. The musical drama, starring Debra Messing, Jack Davenport and Katharine McPhee has averaged a 2.6 demo rating so far in its debut season. Created by Theresa Rebeck, Smash follows a group of people working to produce a Broadway musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. It becomes the network&amp;#039;s second scripted renewal this season after fantasy series Grimm. Recently, guest star Bernadette Peters confirmed that she will appear in the season finale. She added: &amp;quot;The show&amp;#039;s going to go on that night, so she comes to see the show, basically. But I don&amp;#039;t want to give anything away.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Read Digital Spy&amp;#039;s recap of &amp;#039;The Workshop&amp;#039; Photo gallery - move through pictures from Smash episode &amp;#039;The Workshop&amp;#039; below: "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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