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Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesUma Thurman Uma Thurman remains useful for any major arc on NBC's midseason musical drama Smash. The Oscar-nominated actress will guest star in five cases of the series, playing a personality who's known to love a "famous and somewhat difficult celebrity who flirts with the idea of starring in Marilyn," the musical about Marilyn Monroe. Thurman, most broadly noted for toplining Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction, has recently starred inside the Producers, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, My Zinc Bed mattress and Motherhood, and comes in the arrival Eloise in Paris. Thurman won a Golden Globe for turning up in 2002's television movie Hysterical Blindness. Smash follows the procress of creating a Broadway musical using the information on Monroe, put together by effective songwriting duo Tom (Christian Borle) and Julia (Debra Playing), who influences process of applying a youthful child with husband Frank (John d'Arcy James). Youthful Midwesterner Karen (Katharine McPhee) and theater vet Ivy (Megan Hilty) soon finish up competing for your starring role. Anjelica Huston, Jack Davenport, Jaime Cepero and Raza Jaffrey co-star. The series came from from the concept originated from from Steven Spielberg. The pilot was put together by Theresa Rebeck. David Marshall Grant, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey work as executive producers. Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who work as executive producers too, pen the first tunes. The pilot was directed by Michael Mayer. Smash is scheduled to debut carrying out a Voice on Monday, Feb. 6 at 10 p.m. Smash