FREE HIT LIST PDF Laurell K Hamilton | 321 pages | 29 May 2012 | Penguin Putnam Inc | 9780515150896 | English | New York, United States Hit List (Stone Barrington, #53) by Stuart Woods Hit List centers around three characters, Amanda, Jesse and "The Diva", as they seek to attain and hold onto fame. The musical's original concert production opened on December 8, and closed December 9, after 3 regular performances. Hit List was created for season two of Smashintended to be a rival production to Bombshellthe Marilyn Monroe biographical musical created for season one. Safran wanted the sound of the second musical to completely contrast with that of Bombshell so he turned to rising theater writers. He described Hit List as being about "really deal[ing] with the power of fame these days in the music industry or the arts. And the idea that in order Hit List be somebody, you have to pretend to be somebody else. Safran initially expressed interest in staging a Hit List version of Hit List during the second season. On October 15,it was announced that Hit List would be staged in concert format at 54 Below for Hit List performances on December 9. Tickets for both shows sold out in under an hour. Because of the high demand, an additional performance was scheduled for December 8. Both Jordan and Rodriguez noted that the Hit List material when it appeared in Smash was more geared to Hit List the Smash stories and characters rather than those of Hit List. With the live staging some songs were Hit List by different characters from those who performed them for the series. After creating a cult-like following from the television show, Hit List opened for a three show engagement at 54 Below on December 8, through December 9, As "poor little rich girl" Amanda Brown performs for a record producer, she hopes that this is finally her time to make it as a pop star "Good For You". Jesse returns home to his dirty Brooklyn apartment Hit List he is greeted by his roommate Nick. After a brief discussion with Hit List roommate, Jesse Hit List to bed, but Hit List before a quick smoke "Rewrite This Story". Following a confrontation with her family, who threaten to cut her off financially if she pursues her pop star dreams, Amanda, depressed and lonely heads to a deserted Brooklyn pier, where she contemplates suicide "Broadway, Here I Come! Jesse seeing that Amanda is about to kill herself, intervenes by singing to her "Anymore". Jesse confused as to why Amanda would Hit List to be a fake sell out like The Diva, sits while she explains what it takes to be original "Original". After making love, Amanda sneaks out of bed, steals all of Jesse's Hit List music and disappears into the night. Days later Nick sits in the apartment writing when Jesse enters, they discuss Amanda's disappearance. Jesse, the only one convinced Amanda didn't kill herself doubts that she will return. Two months later Jesse and Nick are closing up the bar in which they work at when Jesse takes interest in the radio. A familiar song echoes through the speakers as Jesse realizes it's Amanda singing one of his songs "Anymore Reprise". The radio DJ announces that the song is the newest single by up and rising pop-star Nina Hope. Outside a small club Jesse comes face to face with Amanda transformed Hit List Nina Hope. Jesse goes to Nina's hotel room, where he is coaxed into writing more music to help Nina's Hit List. As Nina career ascends, Jesse falls back into drug abuse. Nina takes over the party of Hit List manager JB Hit List and forces an audition onto him, he agrees to represent her "Pretender". Jesse looms over Nina, JB informs him that it doesn't matter if Nina lies about writing her own music Hit List records will sell, Hit List all it is a business "Guide To Success". JB loving Nina wants to market her to the world, what better Hit List then a duet performance on the international television broadcast of the VMAs between Nina and his currently biggest star The Diva "I'm Not Sorry". As Nina's career Hit List The Diva has a public breakdown. Nina goes on a publicity tour, advertising her new cd "Hopeful". Jesse appalled that Nina would throw The Hit List under the bus on Conan, pleads for her to join him on a trip back to New York. Nina tells JB of her plans to return home for a brief trip when he kisses her, they make love. Jesse and The Diva stand in Hit List of two different doors, Jesse knocks first, Nick answers. Nick takes Jesse inside and gives him some advice "Swim". The Diva knocks on the door hoping to find her parents, she resumes her original identity, "Sara Smith". No one believes she was once The Diva and she spirals deeper into despair "Haddonfield 15 Years Later ". Nina headed in a downward spiral breaks things off with JB, she returns to Jesse, now clean and sober, and expresses her desire to return to being the Amanda she used to be, with him at her side "Heart-Shaped Hit List. Amanda, her work now polished by her experience as Nina, auditions again for the same record company executives who, along Hit List the rest of the world, have no idea she used to be Nina Hit List has vanished without trace. She performs her first concert as herself and it is a moderate success. Reprise ". Sara Smith jumps on stage trying to promote her new song. The internet goes crazy over the news of The Diva's arrest, her mediocre single rises to the top, becoming bigger than she ever was. Jesse depressed, at the pier writes in his notebook "Rewrite This Story Reprise ". The musical closes Hit List Jesse once again bidding Amanda Hit List while The Diva is returned to her former glory despite the possibility that the next "Amanda" is out there ready to challenge her supremacy "The Goodbye Song". Jimmy initially refuses but at Kyle's urging he relents. Derek agrees to help shape the musical, to be called Hit List. They do a Hit List for friends, which is a disaster because of Kyle's weak book. The first staging is poorly received but Karen clandestinely appears in the second staging, which is applauded. With the success Derek sees the potential and attaches himself to the show as director. Martin offers to stage Hit List on his venue's "underground" stage. Hit List opens on the main stage at the Manhattan Theatre Project to excellent reviews. The company then launches into the fully staged show. With Hit List running on Broadway, a member of the company named Daisy Parker Mara Davi blackmails Derek with threats of a sexual harassment lawsuit unless he gives her the role of The Diva. To avoid scandal, Derek capitulates, [20] leading Ana to threaten legal action. Hit List Hit List nominated for 13 Tony Awardsfacing off against rival show Bombshell nominated in 12 categories. Like Hit ListRent premiered in a workshop setting Hit List transferred although Rent went first to an Off-Broadway venue before going to Broadway. The morning before the show's Off-Broadway premiere, Larson died suddenly but the cast opened the show as scheduled. These parallels were intentional. Two recurring cast members of SmashJesse L. Martin and Daphne Rubin-Vegawere also in the original cast of Rent. Joshua Safranwho was associated with Rent through his ex-boyfriend Anthony Rappconsulted with both actors to be sure they felt that the story was appropriate and not exploitative. Also, because I know them from back in the day — I lived with them I think they also felt like I had a connection to that history, and what I was doing Hit List writing my life, in a way. Andy Mientus has Hit List in Rent and was also aware of the parallels between his character and Larson. Times Square Chronicles described Hit List as "a show for anyone whose dreams are on Hit List edge". Calling Hit List show's sound "great" and its cast "energetic and vocal", the site declared that Hit List should come to Broadway or at least Off- Broadway but that the book should have explored a theme that its fictional writers proposed when pitching the show in Smashthat the songs be an actual "hit list" for people who had wronged the character Jesse. Jeff Lunden for NPR concurred in part and dissented to an extent. Calling the concert "energetic", the cast "superb" and the music "genuinely impressive", he nonetheless expressed some doubt whether the show itself could be a hit. He would, however, buy a cast recording. Citing the "workable book" as a "happy surprise", the Post praised the "energized" cast, singling Hit List Jordan for special commendation, calling him "relaxed, charming and funny". Hit Listthe Post concluded, may prove to be Smash Hit List legacy. No plans to continue Hit List have been announced. The property is under the control of NBC. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Archived from the original on Retrieved The Music of Smash Bombshell. Smash novel Bombshell musical Hit List musical Characters. Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata. Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. Original poster for Hit List.