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"Nikki Blonsky has landed a recurring role in Smash. Blonsky&amp;#039;s casting was first revealed by Smash co-star Wesley Taylor on his Twitter and later confirmed by TVLine. Blonsky is one of the many stars who have been announced to join the second season of the NBC musical-drama, which already features Debra Messing, Katharine McPhee and Megan Hilty. Last week, it was revealed that Law &amp;amp; Order actor Jesse L Martin will play an artistic director of a theatre company. Meanwhile, former Rescue Me star Daniel Sunjata will play a new love interest for Messing&amp;#039;s Julia character. Messing&amp;#039;s Will &amp;amp; Grace co-star Sean Hayes and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson will also appear in Smash. Season two of Smash will air midseason on NBC. Watch a clip of Smash below (US only):  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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