NBC's "Smash" will continue to live on as Universal Stage Productions has begun development on "Bombshell," the fictional musical at the center of the short-lived drama, as a musical for the stage.

What stands out about Theodore Shapiro’s score for “Bombshell” is that the music isn’t frantic despite being set in a fast-paced environment — Roger Ailes’ newsroom at Fox News. Instead, the score ...