![]() ![]() They both dream that they can change their lives, but know they truly can't ("Rewrite This Story").Īmanda gets a big meeting with a record label and plays them one of her songs ("Good For You") – while fantasizing about performing in a club – but they don’t like the song. Amanda is a poor little rich girl from the Upper East Side who dreams of being a pop star, but doesn't have enough of a defined look or style in both herself and her songs. Who does she hit? We flash back to the beginning of the story, where we meet Jesse, a struggling songwriter (and recovering addict) in Greenpoint with a dead-end life and no hope of getting out. ![]() When she reaches the front, she points her gun and shoots. She moves through the throngs, singing a haunting song a cappella (“Broadway Here I Come (Pre-Reprise)"). The Diva comes to Amanda’s concert, just another fan in the crowd. Scott Nichols - Producer (Manhattan Theatre Workshop).Craig Henningsen - Ensemble Dancer / Singer.5.2 Tony Awards - 13 Nominations for 7 Awards.5.1 Outer Critics Circle - 11 Nominations for 10 Awards.Andy Mientus played a new character, Nick, Jesse's supportive and long-suffering childhood best friend slash roommate, as well as a narrator for the stage directions. Additional songs added to the concert production have been "Haddonfield, 15 Years Later", "The Guide to Success", and "Anymore" by Joe Iconis, "If I Had You" by Drew Gasparini, "Swim" by Andrew McMahon, and "Calling Out My Name" by Lucie Silvas - a total of 19 songs for the concert. Originally a one-night event, the concert sold out in 30 minutes and extra dates were added. The show began previews at the Ethel Barrymore theatre with most of the cast making their Broadway debut.Ī concert production of Hit List was produced at 54 Below on December 8th and 9th, 2013. Previews for the show will start February 5 (in the show's universe), ironically the same date Season Two premiered. The musical tells a story about reaching fame in this era, and what it takes to get there. It is to be penned by Jimmy Collins and Kyle Bishop and is described to have a " Rent meets Spring Awakening" vibe. If you can’t get to see the show live, a studio cast recording is available to download, stream and on CD here.Hit List is a new up and coming musical that is featured in Smash's second season. Realising how their lives have been defined by their relationship with the King, the Six queens decide to cancel the contest as they come together to focus on themselves (Song: I Don’t Need Your Love (Remix)).Ĭlosing the show, the Queens rewrite their stories, singing a fictional account of how their lives panned out (Song: Six) before ending with an encore medley (Song: Megasix) performance. The last queen to perform is Catherine Parr who begins to sing about having to leave her true love for an arranged marriage Henry (Song: I Don’t Need Your Love) before speaking about her life after his death. ![]() Next into the spotlight is Katherine Howard, who sings about her past relationships leading up to Henry (Song: All You Wanna Do) and the emotional abuse she suffered ahead of her beheading at just 19-years-old. Rather than being upset, Anna celebrates her newly single life with her riches. The Queens come together for the next song (Haus of Holbein) which introduces Henry’s next wife, Anna of Cleves, chosen by Henry based on her painting by German artist Hans Holbein.Īnna of Cleves then shares what happened next (Song: Get Down), telling how Henry rejected her after being unhappy with how she looked in real life versus the painting. Next up, Jane Seymour performs an emotional ballad (Song: Heart of Stone) in which she sings about giving Henry his much-wanted son but never saw him grow up having died two weeks after childbirth. Catherine of Aragon kicks things off singing about how Henry wanted to annul their marriage (Song: No Way) in order to marry Anne Boleyn.Īnne quickly gives her side of things (Song: Don’t Lose Ur Head) before sharing the story of her bloody death. ![]()
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