Pilot
The hit-making Broadway writing team of Julia Houston (Debra Messing) and Tom Levitt (Christian Borle) unites with producer Eileen Rand (Anjelica Huston) to create a new musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe.
In the search for a Marilyn, seasoned chorus girl Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) vies with newcomer Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee) for the dream role, meanwhile the shows new producer attempts to get successful director Derek Wills (Jack Davenport) on board with the project despite the objections of Tom. Raza Jaffrey, Brian d’Arcy James and Jaime Cepero also star.
Music from this episode includes “Beautiful”, “Happy Birthday to you”, “Let me Be Your Star”, and “Over The Rainbow”.