SMASH Star Christian Borle & More Set for Nyack Center Holiday Show

Broadway veteran and star of NBC's upcoming show SMASH will appear at Nyack Center's 16th Annual Holiday Show, according to LoHud.com.

In NBC's SMASH, there's nothing more exciting than the opening night of a hit Broadway musical, except maybe what happens getting there. While Wicked and The Lion King pack audiences in on the Great White Way, Julia and Tom, a successful songwriting team played by Debra Messing and Christian Borle, begin work on a new musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. When a tenacious producer (Anjelica Houston) jumps aboard, so begins the difficult task of casting the silver screen icon.

Ivy Lynn, a tough Broadway veteran, seems like the obvious choice. But enter Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee), a young girl from Iowa with a dream of making it on Broadway who walks in and blows everyone away. So who will get the part and begin a journey that will change their lives? It's an age-old story, but a star just might be born once again.

While everyone is consumed with putting the show together, real life has a tendency of getting in the way. Julia and her husband are in the middle of a complicated adoption; the producer's husband begins divorce proceedings which could threaten the finances of the show; and the brilliant but womanizing director could derail everything if he puts the young star in a compromising position. This will be a rollercoaster ride that culminates on opening night when the audience gets to determine whether or not the show is a smash!

Borle appeared on Broadway in SPAMALOT, LEGALLY BLONDE, MARY POPPINS and more. He most recently appeared on stage at New York Theatre Workshop, performing to critical acclaim in PETER AND THE STARCATCHER.

Tickets, $20 for adults and $7 for children, are available at Nyack Center. Playwright Tom Dudzick, cellist David Gerber and Sean Fleming are set to appear as well.