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Casting Scoop: Krysta Rodriguez Cast As ‘Smash’ Regular & More

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Smash casts Krysta Rodriguez

“Smash” casts another Theater Vet.

Krysta Rodriguez,  has joined “Smash” as Karen’s (Katharine McPhee) roommate. The actress is joining the NBC drama as Ana, Karen’s fun and spunky new roommate who is looking for her big break on Broadway. She has been cast as a series regular.

Related: Jennifer Hudson Joins ‘Smash’

More “Smash” casting news!

Tom’s boyfriend, Sam has been bumped to a regular on “Smash.” Leslie Odom Jr. recurred as Sam, a dancer/Ivy’s friend during the first season. As the season progressed, Sam became a love interest for Tom (Christian Borle).

So far Jennifer Hudson, Jermey Jordan, Krysta Rodriguez and Andy Mientus have been cast for the second season of “Smash.” While Jamie Cepero (Ellis), Raza Jaffrey (Dev), Brian D’Arcy James (Frank) and Will Chase (Michael) have been dropped.

Meanwhile, “Up All Night’”s Regan is getting a younger brother. The brother, Scott will be played by Luka Jones (Best Friends Forever). According to EW, Scott, a divorced, laid back construction worker, comes to town with his unruly 5-year old son. Jones joins the cast as a series regular.

“Up All Night” second season premieres Thursday, Sept. 20.

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‘Smash’ Casts ‘Newsies’ Star, And More Casting News

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“Smash” casts Jeremy Jordan as a series regular.

The “Newsies” star will join the cast for second season of NBC’s musical drama. Jeremy Jordan, who is currently starring on Broadway, has been cast as a singer from Brooklyn.

“Smash” is looking to fill several roles with Dev (Raza Jaffrey), Ellis (Jaime Cepero), Frank (Brian d’Arcy James) and Micheal (Will Chase) gone.

“Smash” returns mid-season on NBC.

More casting news, NBC’s new comedy “Go On” has promoted John Cho to a series regular. The comedy series starring Matthew Perry (Friends) will premiere in August 8 following the NBC’s Olympics coverage.