As president and later owner of Jujamcyn Theaters, the third largest of Broadway's big theater companies, he put on smash hits like "The Producers" and influential dramas like Tony Kushner's "Angels in America".
On "Smash," for example, NBC has already paid for 16 of the 17 planned episodes — at a huge cost estimated at $4 million an episode.
For Hudson, appearing on "Smash" could potentially bring her one step closer to an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony).
There's one glaring misstep here, the springy "Summer on Smash," which is part of a long tradition of clunky radio-friendly crossover Nas tracks that place the perceived demands of the marketplace in front of what he's naturally best at.
In 1966 he had a hit on Smash Records, "Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You".
Estimated expenditures for outside media on "Smash" have reached as high as $25 million.
But we've had a lot of great moments like that on "Smash".
(If you've only seen him on "Smash," get thee to the Brooks Atkinson).
And there had been an appearance on "Smash," an NBC series that was just canceled.
He asks her what the winning song is and adds, "My money's on Smash Mouth.
