UPDATE: BOMBSHELL Kickstarter SMASH Reunion Concert Passes $314,000

BOMBSHELL is huge smash!

NBC's musical dramedy series SMASH ended after two seasons earlier this decade, but the Broadway-centric series will feature in a new reunion concert set to highlight material from the musical-within-the-series BOMBSHELL, inspired by the life of Marilyn Monroe, later this year at a star-studded concert announced last week and the Kickstarter campaign begun for the project has already surpassed its goal of $50,000 and now boasts roughly $314,000 collected in only a week and a half as of Friday afternoon.

Of note, the initial goal of the BOMBSHELL Kickstarter was $50,000 in order to secure the theater and various production costs associated with the show.

The official description of the BOMBSHELL Kickstarter is as follows: "We are raising money to put on the show of your dreams: A once-in-a-lifetime concert presentation of BOMBSHELL to benefit The Actors Fund. The cast is donating their time, as is the whole creative team.* But we do need to raise $50,000 to cover the costs of the production and to assure that 100% of the proceeds will go to The Actors Fund to help people in the creative community who are in need, crisis or transition. If you love this show - and you know you do - please consider a contribution large or small to help bring this evening to life. We have a great list of rewards at different tax-deductible donation levels to say THANK YOU for your support. On Monday, June 8, 2015, at the Minskoff Theater, in New York City, we will present: CHRISTIAN BORLE, WILL CHASE, MEGAN HILTY, KATHARINE MCPHEE and DEBRA MESSING in BOMBSHELL. Music by MARC SHAIMAN. Lyrics by MARC SHAIMAN and SCOTT WITTMAN. This event is Produced in Association with CRAIG ZADAN and NEIL MERON. BOMBSHELL will be co-directed by SCOTT WITTMAN and JOSH BERGASSE with Musical Numbers Choreographed by JOSH BERGASSE. BOMBSHELL is the Marilyn Monroe musical created in NBC's Golden Globe-nominated television series hit SMASH. The original songs were written by the Tony and Grammy award-winning duo, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (HAIRSPRAY). This one-night-only event will feature the talents of Christian Borle, Will Chase, Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee and Debra Messing.* Completing the cast will be a starry collection of Broadway favorites. BOMBSHELL features the Emmy nominated songs "Let Me Be Your Star" and "Hang the Moon." This is a night not be missed. And with your tax deductible donation, you will put yourself in the select group to be first to hear how to get tickets!"

Visit the official BOMBSHELL Kickstarter page here.

Also, check out my InDepth InterView series with the creative team of the BOMBSHELL concert event, including The Actors Fund president Joe Benincasa, available here, producer Tim Pinckney, available here, and songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, available here.