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'''"The Star of Backstage"''' is the scheduled 1st episode of [[season 33]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It is scheduled to air on September 26, [[2021]].<ref name="QABF17"/><ref name="S33SPD"/><ref name="TSOBAD"/><ref name="TSOBname">[https://directories.wga.org/project/192800/simpsons-the "The Star of Backstage name change"]</ref>
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'''"The Star of the Backstage"''' is the upcoming 1st episode of [[season 33]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It will air on September 26, [[2021]].<ref name="QABF17"/><ref name="S33SPD"/><ref name="TSOBAD"/><ref name="TSOBname">[https://directories.wga.org/project/192800/simpsons-the "The Star of the Backstage name change"]</ref>
  
 
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It will be a musical episode with all original Broadway caliber songs.<ref name="TSoB_musical">[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/1336692166718967808 Michael Price's Twitter - "The Star of Backstage Musical"]</ref> [[Laney Fontaine]] won't be in it.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/1337446432102498306 Michael Price's Twitter - "The Star of Backstage Laney Fontaine"]</ref> It will be a flashback, taking place in the time when [[Helen Lovejoy]] was teenager.<ref>[https://www.stitcher.com/show/steal-a-moment-an-interview-podcast/episode/sam-ep25-maggieroswell-80864102 Steal a Moment (An interview Podcast) - "Maggie Roswell on Musical Flashback"]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/1389323395855130627 Michael Price's Twitter - "The Star of Backstage Helen Lovejoy role 1"]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/1389328541989236736 Michael Price's Twitter - "The Star of Backstage Helen Lovejoy role 2"]</ref> [[Barney]] will be in it in a high school musical.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/1403730068279414785 Michael Price's Twitter - "The Star of Backstage Barney"]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/1406732022643449857 Michael Price's Twitter - "The Star of Backstage Barney 2"]</ref>
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{{Desc|A musical comes to life in Springfield as [[Marge]] stages a revival of her beloved high school show - but her wonderful memories are threatened by the return of a rival from the past.<ref name="TSOBTFC"/>}}
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It will be a musical episode with all original Broadway caliber songs.<ref name="TSoB_musical">[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/1336692166718967808 Michael Price's Twitter - "The Star of the Backstage Musical"]</ref> [[Laney Fontaine]] won't be in it.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/1337446432102498306 Michael Price's Twitter - "The Star of the Backstage Laney Fontaine"]</ref> It will be a flashback, taking place in the time when [[Helen Lovejoy]] was teenager.<ref>[https://www.stitcher.com/show/steal-a-moment-an-interview-podcast/episode/sam-ep25-maggieroswell-80864102 Steal a Moment (An interview Podcast) - "Maggie Roswell on Musical Flashback"]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/1389323395855130627 Michael Price's Twitter - "The Star of the Backstage Helen Lovejoy role 1"]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/1389328541989236736 Michael Price's Twitter - "The Star of the Backstage Helen Lovejoy role 2"]</ref> [[Barney]] will be in it in a high school musical.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/1403730068279414785 Michael Price's Twitter - "The Star of the Backstage Barney"]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/1406732022643449857 Michael Price's Twitter - "The Star of the Backstage Barney 2"]</ref>
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Marge has amazing memories of being the stage manager of her high school musical, Y2K: The Millennium Bug, and decides to restage it with everyone 20 years later for one last show. But when her old high school nemesis comes to town, she realizes that her high school memories aren't what she thought they were. The only place Marge sang beautifully was in her head, so she has a magical inside singing voice that only we can hear. When she sings, it comes out beautiful, like [[Kristen Bell]].<ref name="EWComicCon">[https://ew.com/events/comic-con/the-simpsons-first-all-musical-episode-kristen-bell/ EW - "The Simpsons to do first-ever all-musical episode in season 33 premiere"]</ref>
  
 
== Production ==
 
== Production ==
 
The episode was originally named "No Day but Yesterday".<ref name="QABF17"/><ref name="TSOBname"/>
 
The episode was originally named "No Day but Yesterday".<ref name="QABF17"/><ref name="TSOBname"/>
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During the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] At Home [[2021]] panel, a preview of one of the songs was shown. The image has Homer in his underpants singing whilst Marge looks annoyed. Later it was revealed that 7 songs will be present in the episode and that one of the song is named ''A Delicate Approach''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBJXjcPRlIY YouTube - "The Simpsons Season 33 and Beyond! | Comic-Con@Home 2021"]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/mattselman/status/1436483050947244033 Matt Selman - "7 songs and A Delicate Approach"]</ref>
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CXG composer Jack Dolgen wrote the music for this episode.<ref name="EWComicCon"/>
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== Promo videos ==
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*{{youtube|ZzX7dCMvjG4|Preview: Don't Cry Anymore}}
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*{{youtube|aZb_bsa6azE|Preview: All-Musical Event Starring Kristen Bell}}
  
 
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Episode Information
Episode number: 707
Season number: S33 E1
Production code: QABF17[1]
Original airdate: September 26, 2021[2][3][4]
Guest star(s): Kristen Bell as Marge's singing voice
Sara Chase as female voice and Sasha Reed[4][5][6]
Showrunner(s): Al Jean
Matt Selman[7]
Written by: Elisabeth Kiernan Averick[1]
Directed by: Rob Oliver[8]


"The Star of the Backstage" is the upcoming 1st episode of season 33 of The Simpsons. It will air on September 26, 2021.[1][2][3][9]

Synopsis

"A musical comes to life in Springfield as Marge stages a revival of her beloved high school show - but her wonderful memories are threatened by the return of a rival from the past.[4]"


It will be a musical episode with all original Broadway caliber songs.[10] Laney Fontaine won't be in it.[11] It will be a flashback, taking place in the time when Helen Lovejoy was teenager.[12][13][14] Barney will be in it in a high school musical.[15][16]

Marge has amazing memories of being the stage manager of her high school musical, Y2K: The Millennium Bug, and decides to restage it with everyone 20 years later for one last show. But when her old high school nemesis comes to town, she realizes that her high school memories aren't what she thought they were. The only place Marge sang beautifully was in her head, so she has a magical inside singing voice that only we can hear. When she sings, it comes out beautiful, like Kristen Bell.[17]

Production

The episode was originally named "No Day but Yesterday".[1][9]

During the San Diego Comic-Con At Home 2021 panel, a preview of one of the songs was shown. The image has Homer in his underpants singing whilst Marge looks annoyed. Later it was revealed that 7 songs will be present in the episode and that one of the song is named A Delicate Approach.[18][19]

CXG composer Jack Dolgen wrote the music for this episode.[17]

Gallery

Promo videos

References


Season 33 Episodes
The Star of the Backstage Bart's in Jail! Treehouse of Horror XXXII The Wayz We Were Lisa's Belly A Serious Flanders (Part 1) A Serious Flanders (Part 2) Portrait of a Lackey on Fire Mothers and Other Strangers A Made Maggie The Longest Marge Pixelated and Afraid Boyz N the Highlands You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About – Act Three Will Shock You! Bart the Cool Kid Pretty Whittle Liar The Sound of Bleeding Gums My Octopus and a Teacher Girls Just Shauna Have Fun Marge the Meanie Meat Is Murder Poorhouse Rock