The Fringe (Smash)

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6th episode of the 2nd season of Smash

"The Fringe"

Smash episode
Episode no.| Season 2
Episode 6
Directed by| Dan Lerner
Written by| Julia Brownell
Featured music|

* "Never Give All the Heart"
* "This Will Be Our Year"
* "A Letter From Cecile"
* "Heart Shaped Wreckage"

Production code| 206
Original air date| March 12, 2013 (2013-03-12)
Guest appearances

* Sean Hayes as Terry Falls
* Jesse L. Martin as Scott Nichols
* Daniel Sunjata as Peter Gillman
* Michael Cristofer as Jerry Rand
* Nikki Blonsky as Margo

Episode chronology
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"Musical Chairs"

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"The Fringe" is the twenty first episode of the American television series Smash. It was written by Julia Brownell and directed by Dan Lerner. The episode premiered on NBC on March 12, 2013, the sixth episode of Season 2. In this episode, Derek reaches his breaking point and quits Bombshell, Kyle and Jimmy struggle to show Hit List at the Fringe Festival, and Ivy works up the courage to tell Terry what she thinks of Liaisons.

## Plot[edit]

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## Production[edit]

There were four songs featured in the episode, three originals (one a reprise) and one cover ("This Will Be Our Year" by The Zombies). Of the originals, the show's in-house songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman wrote "A Letter From Cecile" and the reprised "Never Give All the Heart", while "Heart Shaped Wreckage" was written by Julian Emery, Jon Green, James Lawrence Irvin and Lucie Silvas.

"A Letter From Cecile", "This Will Be Our Year" and "Heart Shaped Wreckage" were released as singles for sale from iTunes and Amazon.com's MP3 store. "Never Give All the Heart" is available on the cast album Bombshell.

## Critical reception[edit]

Sara Brady from Television Without Pity gave the episode a C+ rating.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/smash/the-fringe-smash.php

## External links[edit]

* "The Fringe" at the Internet Movie Database
* "The Fringe" at NBC.com

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Smash

Episodes|

| Season 1|

* "Pilot"
* "The Callback"
* "Enter Mr. DiMaggio"
* "The Cost of Art"
* "Let's Be Bad"
* "Chemistry"
* "The Workshop"
* "The Coup"
* "Hell on Earth"
* "Understudy"
* "The Movie Star"
* "Publicity"
* "Tech"
* "Previews"
* "Bombshell"

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Season 2|

* "On Broadway"
* "The Fallout"
* "The Dramaturg"
* "The Song"
* "The Read-Through"
* "The Fringe"
* "Musical Chairs"
* "The Bells and Whistles"
* "The Parents"
* "The Surprise Party"
* "The Dress Rehearsal"
* "Opening Night"
* "The Producers"
* "The Phenomenon"
* "The Transfer"
* "The Nominations"
* "The Tonys"

Music albums|

* The Music of Smash
* Bombshell

Original songs|

* "Never Give All the Heart"
* "The National Pastime"
* "Let Me Be Your Star"
* "The 20th Century Fox Mambo"
* "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"
* "History Is Made at Night"
* "I Never Met a Wolf Who Didn't Love to Howl"
* "Let's Be Bad"
* "On Lexington & 52nd Street"
* "Touch Me"
* "Don't Say Yes Until I Finish Talking"
* "Dig Deep"
* "A Thousand and One Nights"
* "Second Hand White Baby Grand"
* "Don't Forget Me"
* "I Can't Let Go"
* "Heart Shaped Wreckage"
* "Rewrite This Story"
* "I Heard Your Voice In a Dream"

Other|

* Smash (novel)
* Bombshell (musical)
* Hit List (musical)
* Characters

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