Special Guest Stars

Nick Jonas As Lyle West Recurring

Guest Stars

Leslie Odom, Jr. As Sam Strickland Recurring	Neal Bledsoe As John Goodwin Recurring
Will Chase (1) As Michael Recurring

Main Cast

Debra Messing As Julia Houston	Jack Davenport As Derek Wills
Katharine McPhee As Karen Cartwright	Christian Borle As Tom Levitt
Megan Hilty As Ivy Lynn	Anjelica Huston As Eileen Rand
Brian d'Arcy James As Frank Houston

Recap

The episode begins; with rehearsals for Marilyn finally getting underway. After Julia endures an unwelcome encounter with Ellis and an incredibly awkward conversation with ex-lover Michael. Ivy enters. After Derek announces her arrival, Marilyn's cast erupts in an ovation. After the gang runs through "20th Century Fox Mambo," chorus member Sam tells Karen that she's got a great voice. She humbly explains that she already knows the song, since she sang it in her Marilyn callback. Then Ivy swoops up behind Sam and says, in a faux-sweet voice, "Well, I'm singing it now." That evening, Julia gives Eileen a rundown of what happened on Day One. ..

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