Smash (TV Series)

On Broadway (2013)

Katharine McPhee: Karen Cartwright

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Quotes 

• Eileen Rand : Jordan Roth isn't coming. Something must have happened.

  Tom Levitt : Maybe he heard about Rebecca?

  Derek Wills : Maybe he read Julia's reviews?

  [raises eyebrows] 

  Eileen Rand : The press are here, waiting for an announcement. If he doesn't show, they're gonna notice. I need something to distract them... while I get to the bottom of this.

  Veronica Moore : [pointing at Karen ascending stairs in their direction, in dazzling red low-cut evening dress]  Why not use her?

  Karen Cartwright : Hey.

  [gazing at everybody] 

  Eileen Rand : Good thinking.

  [rushes off] 

• Derek Wills : [leads Karen by hand after her performance]  Bravo.

  [kisses her hand] 

  Karen Cartwright : Thank you.

  Derek Wills : I wasn't doing so well, but... I feel better.

  [smiles] 

  Derek Wills : How did you do that?

  [causing her to giggle] 

  Karen Cartwright : [nods]  I'm your muse. It's what we do.

  [smiles] 

• Ivy Lynn : Karen...

  Karen Cartwright : [scoffs]  Look, I...

  [Ivy comes nearer] 

  Karen Cartwright : After you.

  Ivy Lynn : Having me fired...

  Karen Cartwright : Ivy...

  Ivy Lynn : ...was absolutely right. You hate me. You should.

  [shakes her head] 

  Ivy Lynn : But even you can't hate me as I hate myself for what I did. And the crazy part,

  [breathes in sharply] 

  Ivy Lynn : is that you don't even know how bad it got. That night of your first preview in Boston,

  [shakes her head] 

  Ivy Lynn : I was a mess. I almost...

  [falters] 

  Ivy Lynn : I almost did something... really stupid. And for what? Because I was jealous? Because of a part in some show? I'm truly sorry... that I ever got in your way. Good luck. You deserve it.

  [turns around, leaves]