The Morning Fix: Facebook IPO! Viacom earnings take a hit.

Thursday's headlines include analysis of Facebook's IPO plan, Viacom's earnings drop and how TV networks try to pull fast ones on each other.

NBC hopes for 'Smash' hit with drama

PASADENA -- Today , amid all of the multi-million dollar commercials for beer, cars and snacks during NBC's Super Bowl broadcast, look for a heavy barrage of promotional advertising for the new NBC series "Smash."

Debra Messing on 'Smash': Don't have to like musicals to enjoy it

"I read it and the second I finished it, I called my representatives and said I have to be a part of it. I was so giddy," Messing said. "I mean, my first dream was to be in musical theater." "I read it and the second I finished it, I called my representatives and said I have to be a part of it. I was so giddy," Messing said. "I mean, my first dream was to be in musical theater."

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APPLAUDED AUDITIONS. Romeo High School's Theatre Company sent 40 students to the Michigan Thespian Festival in November, with 27 earning top ratings in their categories. Above left, senior Andrew Lanctot was offered scholarships by multiple colleges for his acting auditions.

Michael Giltz: Theater: "Road To Mecca" Proves Bigger Is Not Always Better

THE ROAD TO MECCA ** 1/2 out of **** ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY It's so difficult not to lose your shirt when producing theater that one...