UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – June 22, 2012 – Oscar, Golden Globe and
Grammy-winning actress-singer Jennifer Hudson (“Dreamgirls”) will appear
in a multi-episode arc on NBC’s “Smash” beginning with the
second-season premiere when the musical drama returns to the NBC
schedule.
Hudson will portray Veronica Moore, a Tony
Award-winning Broadway star who impacts the lives of Karen (Katharine
McPhee) and Ivy (Megan Hilty).
"We're thrilled to have Jennifer
Hudson coming to ‘Smash,’” said Robert Greenblatt, Chairman of NBC
Entertainment. “This series is a showcase for some of the best musical
talent in the business and that's a fitting description for Jennifer
Hudson. Her character will represent someone who reached their Broadway
dream but also paid a price for it."
Executive producer Steven
Spielberg said: “First ‘Dreamgirls,’ now ‘Smash.’ I have no doubt
Jennifer will continue to deliver even more inspiration to the audience
responsible for giving us a second season on NBC. It's wonderful to be
reunited with her at DreamWorks Television and NBC.”
Hudson’s
singing and acting career soared with her starring role as Effie White
in the 2006 feature film “Dreamgirls.” An Academy Award and Golden Globe
for Best Supporting Actress were among the many accolades that she was
awarded. Hudson’s other film credits include “Sex and the City” and “The
Secret Life of Bees.”
She earned a Grammy for her self-titled
debut album “Jennifer Hudson,” which released the single “Spotlight” and
was certified gold by the RIAA. Her sophomore album, “I Remember Me,”
debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Top 200 and R&B Albums charts and has
since been certified gold in the U.S. She recently received a 2012
Billboard Music Award nomination for Top R&B Album and also
collaborated with Ne-Yo and Rick Ross on the title track for the hit
film “Think Like a Man,” which opened in April 2012. Also in 2012,
Hudson became a best-selling author with the release of her
inspirational memoir “I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What
Weighed Me Down.”
This summer, Hudson will begin production on two new films, “Lullaby” and “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete.”
Hudson
also performed at Super Bowl XLIII and at this year’s Grammy Awards,
where she paid tribute to Whitney Houston by singing “I Will Always Love
You.”
“Smash” is a musical drama that celebrates the beauty and
heartbreak of the Broadway theater as it follows a cross-section of
dreamers and schemers who all have one common desire – to be a Broadway
star The series stars Emmy Award winner Debra Messing (“Will &
Grace”), Oscar winner Anjelica Huston (“Prizzi's Honor”), Jack Davenport
(“Pirates of the Caribbean” films), Tony Award winner Christian Borle
(“Peter and the Starcatcher”), Katharine McPhee (“American Idol”), Megan
Hilty (“9 to 5: The Musical”) and Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan
(“Newsies”).
From Universal Television in association with
DreamWorks Television, “Smash” stemmed from an idea of executive
producer and multiple Emmy and Oscar winner Steven Spielberg (“ER,”
“Schindler's List”). The series’ executive producers also include Joshua
Safran (“Gossip Girl”), Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Oscar-winning
“Chicago,” “Hairspray”), Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey (“United States
of Tara,” “The Borgias”), Tony and Grammy Award winners Marc Shaiman and
Scott Wittman (“Hairspray,” “Catch Me If You Can”) and Theresa Rebeck
(“Mauritius,” “NYPD Blue”).
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