What American idol runner-up stars on Smash?
Katharine McPhee Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She gained fame in May 2006 as the runner-up on the fifth season of "American Idol."
The Song (Smash) "The Song" is the nineteenth episode of the American television series "Smash". It was written by Bathsheba Doran and directed by Michael Morris. The episode premiered on NBC on February 26, 2013, the fourth episode of Season 2. Derek and Tom help Veronica with her one-night-only concert, while Jimmy and Kyle, with Karen's encouragement, try to get a song submitted for the concert, and Julia and Peter struggle to work together to fix "Bombshell's" script.