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The slow, lingering demise of "Smash" has felt more like a punch to the gut to the folks on Broadway.

NEW YORK The slow, lingering demise of 'Smash' has felt more like a punch to the gut to the folks on Broadway.

A ctress Debra Messing required medical attention backstage at the New York Drama League A wards on Friday after suffering an allergic reaction.

Emmy winner Debra Messing, who can be seen on the NBC musical series "Smash," and Tony and Emmy winner David Hyde Pierce , back on Broadway in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike , co-host the 79th Annual Drama League Awards May 17 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square.

The TV series about the making of a big stage musical came with a flurry of attention and some big names: Steven Spielberg, Debra Messing and Anjelica Huston.

Sorry, show queens, but it's official : NBC's Smash will end its run with a two-hour series finale airing May 26.

The musical series has long had the axe hovering as ratings continued to fall during its second season, but US network NBC has finally called curtains on the musical drama.

In the SMASH two-hour series finale on May 26th on NBC, "The Nominations" and "The Tonys", it's a crucial moment for both shows as Tony nominations loom, but keeping your eye on the prize can be hard.

Messing tells More magazine her NYU grad program helped prep her for a life of uncertainty.

"Sure, I wish that it could have five more seasons, but we had two great seasons and all I can say is I loved every moment of it," said McPhee, whose costars included Debra Messing, . "I loved getting to the set, I loved the people, I loved my crew.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC has officially dropped SMASH after two seasons.

NBC has opted to cancel the much maligned Broadway musical drama starring Debra Messing, Katherine McPhee and Megan Hilty.

In final episode of NBC's SMASH's sophomore season titled 'The Tonys', the teams of Bombshell and Hit List head to Broadway's biggest night.

Emmy winner Debra Messing, who can currently be seen on the NBC musical series "Smash," will join the previously announced Tony and Emmy winner David Hyde Pierce to co-host the 79th Annual Drama League Awards, which will be held May 17 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square.

At 8 p.m. ET, NBC's SMASH scored a 0.5 in the all-important adult 18-49 demographic and delivered its biggest overall audience to date among five Saturday telecasts with 2.3 million viewers .

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Below, get a first look at the May 11th episode of NBC 's SMASH titled "The Transfer". In the episode, with his sights set on the Tony, Tom pulls out all the stops at a Houston & Levitt tribute night, but can Julia turn away from "Hit List" long enough to help? Ivy is afraid of damaging her reputation when Tom asks her to perform a risqu number.

Hundreds of thousands of fans showed up to compete in our annual Save One Show competition, until we were down to two shows left standing and one show voted in with a wild card round.

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First, it was low viewership for the season two premiere at only 4.4 million as compared to 11.4 million for the season one premiere.