Casting Call! Meet the Stars of Smash: Debra Messing as Julia Houston

On Broadway, they say there’s always magic in the air, and Emmy Award-winning actress Debra Messing is ready to put some of that pixie dust in her pocket. As one of the stars of NBC’s highly anticipated musical drama Smash, Messing plays the writer of a new Broadway-bound musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. Each week, Broadway.com will introduce you to one of the characters of this surefire hit. You’ve already met Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) and Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee); now say hello to Julia Houston (Messing), a lyricist who struggles to balance the relentless demands of Broadway with the needs of her family—plus the return of her old flame. Will she get burned? Meet her!

Sponsored by Smash, premiering Monday, February 6 at 10/9c after The Voice on NBC.