{"id":122054,"date":"2024-08-31T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/31\/katharine-mcphee-on-magical-experience-with-steven-spielberg\/"},"modified":"2024-08-31T12:00:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T12:00:44","slug":"katharine-mcphee-on-magical-experience-with-steven-spielberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/31\/katharine-mcphee-on-magical-experience-with-steven-spielberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Katharine McPhee on \u2018Magical\u2019 Experience With Steven Spielberg"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/p>\n

\n

<\/p>\n

\n
<\/div>

\n Katharine McPhee, Steven Spielberg.<\/span> Getty Images (2)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Katharine McPhee<\/strong><\/a> has had an illustrious career thus far, from music to film and TV to Broadway. Yet the multihyphenate says a highlight of her time in entertainment was working with Steven Spielberg<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cA career highlight was when Steven Spielberg watched [me] film one of my important scenes for the pilot of Smash<\/em> via satellite,\u201d she reveals exclusively in the latest issue of Us Weekly<\/em><\/a>, on newsstands now. \u201cTo know he was watching and giving notes felt like a magical Hollywood experience. I\u2019ll never forget it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The musical drama TV series \u2014 which aired two seasons on NBC from 2012 to 2013 \u2014 featured McPhee, 40, as an aspiring actress seeking to play Marilyn Monroe<\/strong> on Broadway. The Emmy-winning series hit close to home for the actress, who starred in Annie Get Your Gun<\/em> on Broadway in 2005 (and later held a leading role in Waitress<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Spielberg served as a producer on the show, which also starred Debra Messing<\/strong>, Jack Davenport<\/strong>, Anjelica Huston<\/strong> and Leslie Odom Jr<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n
\"Katharine<\/div>
Mark Seliger\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Keep scrolling for more personal anecdotes from McPhee, including her most starstruck moment:<\/p>\n

Smash<\/em> is streaming now on Peacock.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n
\"Smash<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>‘Smash’ Cast: Where Are They Now?<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n\t\t\tLet them be your stars! Smash only lasted for two seasons, but that was enough time for it to develop a cult following \u2014 and a real-life Broadway musical. The musical drama premiered on NBC in February 2012 and followed a group of producers developing a Broadway show titled Bombshell, based on the life of [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

1. I love a dirty martini with blue cheese olives and, in the summer, an Aperol Spritz.<\/p>\n

2. My first car was a Honda Civic in gold. I loved it. It took me to many auditions all over L.A.<\/p>\n

3. Emma Stone<\/strong> is the most famous person in my contacts.<\/p>\n

4. Tom Selleck<\/strong> was my celebrity crush growing up. His charisma is palpable.<\/p>\n

5. My most starstruck moment was meeting C\u00e9line Dion<\/strong>. You see people cry when they meet their idol, and sometimes you wonder why or [think] that\u2019s pretty intense for someone to cry that you don\u2019t know. But I sure got teared up. She\u2019s magical.<\/p>\n

7. The TV series I\u2019m binge-watching right now is Lupin<\/em>. It\u2019s so clever and makes me want to be in Paris right now! And the action and storylines are so intense.<\/p>\n

8. My favorite item in my wardrobe is anything from my Radiance by Absolute x Katharine McPhee line for HSN, but right now, I wear the Butterfly Necklace<\/a> every day in the summer.<\/p>\n

\n
\"Katharine<\/div>
HSN<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

9. My favorite movie is Notting Hill<\/em>, starring the gorgeous Julia Roberts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

10. My alternate profession would be a business owner of a fashion label or jewelry line, to be specific, a creative director. But I\u2019ve already started down the jewelry line! It\u2019s super difficult work building a brand, but it\u2019s also very creative and rewarding and always changing, so I\u2019m learning a lot, and it\u2019s a direction I never saw [coming] when I was younger.<\/p>\n

11. I\u2019m good at cutting hair and giving blowouts, and I find it therapeutic. I loved cutting my husband\u2019s [David Foster<\/strong>] hair during the pandemic, but it did take me forever, so it\u2019s not something I can continue to do on a regular basis. My girlfriends, sister and mom love to come over for a great blowout styling session.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n
\"Katharine<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Katharine McPhee and David Foster’s Relationship Timeline<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n\t\t\tKatharine McPhee and David Foster were friends for years before they were spotted getting cozy in May 2017. By July 2018, Us Weekly confirmed that the pair were engaged. The following year, the twosome exchanged vows in London in June 2019. McPhee and Foster\u2019s whirlwind romance came as the music producer was finalizing his divorce [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

12. My favorite book is The Five Love Languages<\/em>. It\u2019s really true how we all experience love differently from one another and it\u2019s important to know your partner\u2019s love language and that they know yours.<\/p>\n

13. I\u2019ve collected jewelry \u2014 from antique pieces to costume jewelry \u2014 since I was a kid.<\/p>\n

14. The beauty product I swear by is LightStim\u2019s ProPanel. It\u2019s a real investment, [and] keeps my skin looking plump and fresh.<\/p>\n

15. Any song by the Beatles makes me think of my dad. He would take us to school in the morning, play the oldies station and say, \u201cGirls, who\u2019s this?\u201d when a Beatles song came on.<\/p>\n

16. My first job was working at Traxx Restaurant & Bar in L.A. I lived in the Valley, so I took the L.A. metro to get downtown to work and I did that all summer. I took calls organizing catering, hosting and running food. I loved the service industry. The woman who owned the restaurant, Tara, was one of my dad\u2019s friends, and she was a bad ass businesswoman.<\/p>\n

17. I love the \ud83e\udee0 emoji. It represents so many things in one.<\/p>\n

18. Naturally, my favorite subject in school was theatre. No surprise there!<\/p>\n

\n
\"Katharine<\/div>
Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

19. I always wanted to start a jewelry line. It\u2019s difficult work building a brand, but it\u2019s also very creative and rewarding.<\/p>\n

20. A career highlight was when Steven Spielberg watched [me] film one of my important scenes for the pilot of Smash<\/em> via satellite. To know he was watching and giving notes felt like a magical Hollywood experience. I\u2019ll never forget it.<\/p>\n

21. I never leave the house without my wedding ring, sunglasses and phone.<\/p>\n

22. There\u2019s nothing I love more than chicken tenders and french fries, with ranch and barbecue sauce on the side, after a show late at night.<\/p>\n

\n
\n