SMASH: Cast Season 2

SMASH Cast Season 2 (2013)

Debra Messing as Julia Houston

A successful Broadway lyricist and the musical's co-writer. She is married with a son, but had an affair with Michael Swift, who played Joe DiMaggio in the initial Marilyn workshop. Houston is based on creator Theresa Rebeck.

SMASH - Cast Season 2 - Debra Messing as Julia Houston - NBC - 2013.

Jack Davenport as Derek Wills

The director of the musical, who will stop at nothing to make the show a success. He has an on-and-off relationship with Marilyn workshop star Ivy Lynn, though he has also shown interest in Karen Cartwright and had a physical relationship with Rebecca Duvall during the Boston preview before she left the show.

SMASH - Cast Season 2 - Jack Davenport as Derek Wills - NBC - 2013.

Katharine McPhee as Karen Cartwright

An ingenue from Iowa, who lands a successful audition and becomes a serious contender for the role of Monroe. Somewhat new to show business, her naiveté is generally scorned by her peers, though her talent is rarely called into question. She played Marilyn for the Boston preview, when Rebecca Duvall left.

SMASH - Cast Season 2 - Katharine McPee as Karen Cartwright - NBC - 2013.

Christian Borle as Tom Levitt

A theatrical composer and Julia's longtime songwriting partner. He and Derek Wills have an acrimonious relationship stemming from a business fallout 11 years ago. Tom briefly dates a Republican lawyer but later becomes attracted to Sam Strickland, a dancer in the ensemble of Bombshell.

SMASH - Cast Season 2 - Christian Borle as Tom Levitt - NBC - 2013.

Megan Hilty as Ivy Lynn

A seasoned performer who, at the beginning of the series, is working in the ensemble of Heaven On Earth, another Broadway musical that Tom and Julia wrote. Ivy is favored by nearly everyone on board with the production to play Marilyn Monroe, but after the workshop flops, she is replaced by a big movie star. Throughout the show, she's in an on-and-off relationship with the Bombshell director Derek Wills and finds herself constantly competing with Karen in many different situations, eventually losing the role of Marilyn to her for the Boston preview.

SMASH - Cast Season 2 - Megan Hilty as Ivy Lynn - NBC - 2013.

Anjelica Huston as Eileen Rand

The musical's tenacious producer, who is dealing with divorce proceedings from her husband, Jerry, which could threaten the musical and forces her to think outside the box in securing funds for the show. A running gag throughout the series is Eileen throwing drinks into Jerry's face.

SMASH - Cast Season 2 - Anjelica Huston as Eileen Rand - NBC - 2013.

Leslie Odom, Jr.as Sam Strickland

An ensemble member, a good friend of Ivy who is gay and very much into sports. Due to their mutual friendship with Ivy, he forms a connection with Tom.