Let's Be Bad
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Episode 5
- "Let's Be Bad"
- "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"[1]
- "A Song for You"[2]
| "Let's Be Bad" | |
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| Smash episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Jamie Babbit |
| Written by | Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky |
| Featured music |
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| Original air date | March 5, 2012 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Let's Be Bad" is the fifth episode of the American television series, Smash. The episode aired on March 5, 2012.
Karen (Katharine McPhee) performs at a government party; tensions between Michael (guest star Will Chase) and Julia (Debra Messing) increase; Eileen (Anjelica Huston) becomes associated with Ellis (Jamie Cepero); Ivy's (Megan Hilty) romantic relationship with Derek (Jack Davenport) hits a bump in the road.
Production
Recurring guest stars include Neal Bledsoe as Tom's boyfriend John Goodwin, Will Chase as actor Michael Swift,[3] Leslie Odom, Jr. as Ivy's ensemble friend Sam Strickland, and Emory Cohen as Julia and Frank's son Leo Houston.
Among the songs appearing in the episode are the original title number from the episode performed by Megan Hilty and the cast of Marilyn, Katharine McPhee's cover of James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"[1] and Donny Hathaway's[4] "A Song for You" performed by Chase.[2] All three songs were released as singles on March 5, 2012.
