Sunday’s Broadway on Broadway event in New York City kicked off the new theater season and featured a sneak peek of American Idol alums Katharine McPhee and Jennifer Hudson duetting on a version of The Drifter’s “On Broadway” from the upcoming season of Smash.
Katharine stars in Smash as up-and-coming Broadway star, Karen, who snagged the coveted role of Marilyn Monroe in the musical Bombshell from rival Ivy, played by Megan Hilty.
Jennifer is set to guest star as Veronica Moore, a Tony Award-winning Broadway star, who comes into the lives of Karen and Ivy.
Season two of Smash debuts on NBC in January.
Click to watch Jennifer Hudson and Katharine McPhee sing “On Broadway”