"What is the ""national pastime"" of the United States?"
The National Pastime The National Pastime "The National Pastime" is an original song introduced in the first episode of the first season of the musical TV series "Smash", entitled "Pilot". The song was written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, but in the show's universe, it was written by songwriting duo Tom Levitt (Christian Borle) and Julia Houston (Debra Messing) for their Marilyn Monroe musical "Bombshell". In the episode, Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) performs this baseball number, choreographed by director and choreographer Derek Wills (Jack Davenport), with a male ensemble in front of producer Eileen Rand (Anjelica Huston), Derek, Tom and Julia as
The National Pastime test and what the Broadway show might look like when fully lit and costumed." Although Dodger Thoughts describes the performers as "enthusiastic" and full of "barely bridled sexuality," it notes that "corny doesn’t begin to describe [the number]," and concludes by saying "'The National Pastime' is a big fat swing, leg-kick and a miss." Dan from TV Fanatic named the song as his favourite from the pilot, saying it "blew [him] away". Brittany Frederick of Starpulse.com comments that she "can't warm to [the song] for some reason." Andy Swift of HollywoodLife describes The National Pastime as a "show-stopping number." DFW.com