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By Bob Andelman

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(l-r) Debra Messing as Julia Houston, Christian Borle as Tom Levitt (Photo by: Mark Seliger/NBC)

Now that we’ve had a chance to see NBC’s new musical drama “Smash” and now that it lives up to all the hype, all kinds of new questions have popped up:

• Megan Hilty or Katherine McPhee?

• Or both (Somebody’s gotta understudy, right?)

• Will there be many in-jokes about Spider-Man: Turn Out the Dark?

CHRISTIAN BORLE audio excerpt: “We are allowed to say Smash Season One ends with us taking the Marilyn Monroe musical out of town. To Boston.” 

Christian Bohrle interview with Mr. Media, Bob Andelman, February 13, 2012

You can LISTEN to this interview with actor CHRISTIAN BORLE, star of NBC’s SMASH, by clicking the audio player above!

• If there are Broadway in-jokes of any kind, will anyone outside of Manhattan get them?

• How many Broadway songwriters does it take to screw in a light bulb? (Answer below.)

Joining me today to talk about “Smash” is one of its stars, Christian Borle.

Borle plays Tom Levitt, writing partner of Debra Messing’s character, as they create and guide their new musical about Marilyn Monroe through spider’s web of a new Broadway show.

Although his name may be new to most TV viewers, Borle is already a familiar presence on Broadway and the national theater scene.

Christian Borle Facebook

(Answer: It’s not up to the songwriter; it’s the producer who does the screwing around here!)

Bob Andelman is the author or co-author of 12 books, including Mind Over Business with Ken Baum, The Consulate with Thomas R. Stutler, The Profiler with Pat Brown, Built From Scratch with the founders of The Home Depot, The Profit Zone with Adrian Slywotzky, Mean Business with Albert J. Dunlap, and Will Eisner: A Spirited Life. Click here to see Bob Andelman’s Amazon Central author page. He is a member in good standing of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (member page).