PREVIEW: NBC Monday Night Musical Soap SMASH ("Previews")

The Year of the Soap continues on NBC on Monday, May 7 with a new episode of musical soap SMASH, featuring special guest star Uma Thurman.

In "Previews," "Bombshell" faces its first audience just as a major crisis hits Rebecca Duvall (special guest star Uma Thurman).

The team of Tom (Christian Borle) and Julia (Debra Messing) scramble to fix the show when the first preview falls short, and Frank (Brian D'Arcy James) must adjust to the unwelcome return of Michael Swift (Will Chase) to his life.

PREVIEW: NBC Monday Night Musical Soap SMASH ("Tech")

The Year of the Soap continues on NBC on Monday, April 30 with a new episode of musical soap SMASH, featuring special guest star Uma Thurman.

In "Publicity," the "Bombshell" show moves to Boston.

Ivy (Megan Hilty) faces trouble as Derek (Jack Davenport) finds himself drawn ever closer to Rebecca Duvall Thurman), while Karen (Katharine McPhee) reaches a turning point -- she must choose between Dev (Raza Jaffrey) and the show.

PREVIEW: NBC Monday Night Musical Soap SMASH ("Publicity")

Thorsten Kaye & Anjelica Huston

The Year of the Soap continues on NBC on Monday, April 23 with a new episode of musical soap SMASH, featuring special guest star Uma Thurman.

In "Publicity," Eileen (Anjelica Huston) introduces new beau Nick (guest star Thorsten Kaye) to ex-husband Jerry (guest star Michael Cristofer), while Julia (Debra Messing) panics when her son Leo (Emory Cohen) goes missing.

PREVIEW: NBC Monday Night Musical Soap SMASH ("The Movie Star")

The Year of the Soap continues on NBC on Monday, April 15 with a new episode of musical soap SMASH, featuring special guest star Uma Thurman.

In "The Movie Star," the production of "Bombshell" is turned upside-down by the arrival of movie star Rebecca Duvall (Thurman).

Karen (Katharine McPhee) and Ivy (Megan Hilty) are drawn into an uneasy alliance against their new rival -- but can they overcome their history?

The romance between Tom (Christian Borle) and Sam (Leslie Odom, Jr.) heats up, while Julia (Debra Messing) and Frank (Brian D'Arcy James) must put aside their differences to address a family crisis.

Dev (Raza Jaffrey) faces a big decision.

Watch several sneak peeks below:

Top 3 Reasons Why We Love Soaps Loves SMASH

SMASH has gotten off to an enjoyable start. There are many things we like, including the creative way the episode's themes get worked into scenes from the show-within-a-show, and unexpected guest stars like Uma Thurman. There are also some things we love that show great potential since the show has been renewed by NBC and been given a chance to grow. Here are our Top 3:

3. New York City is a star again.

Golden Globe Winner Uma Thurman To Appear On Five-Episode Arc Of SMASH

Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Uma Thurman will have a five-episode guest-starring arc on NBC’s new musical drama SMASH as a famous and somewhat difficult movie star who flirts with the idea of starring in "Marilyn," the musical within the musical.

Thurman also is well-known for her starring role in the cult feature film hit Pulp Fiction (for which she received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations) as well as for Kill Bill Volume I, both directed by Quentin Tarantino.