Article posted: 2/5/2013 6:00 AM

Not the same old song-and-dance as ‘Smash’ returns

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Katharine McPhee, left, and Megan Hilty join forces for a full-out rendition of the pop standard "That's Life" on "Smash," which premieres with a two-hour episode at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, on NBC.

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On with the show! "Smash" is back for its second season of sassy, sexy (and musical!) Broadway derring-do, both on stage and behind the scenes. Last season this series dramatized the blossoming of "Bombshell," a new musical about Marilyn Monroe. As the action resumes (with a two-hour "Smash" at 8 p.m. Tuesday on NBC), "Bombshell" is headed for the Great White Way. Or is it?