Musical in TV's Smash be made into a real stage show

The glitzy, fictional Broadway musical featured in the TV show Smash might actually find its way to a stage.

Universal Stage Productions said on Monday it will develop Bombshell, a musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe, into a live show. No casting was announced, and a book writer will be announced shortly.

The original songs on the TV show by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, whose credits include the Tony-winning score for the 2007 musical Hairspray, will continue on the stage adaptation, as will original choreographer Joshua Bergasse, who has gone on to choreograph On The Town and Gigi.