The singer-actor will reprise his guest starring role as Lyle West in the May 14 season finale of the NBC musical drama, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.

Jonas first appeared on the Feb. 27 episode as Lyle West, a hot sitcom star who started his career as a child actor starring in a Broadway show written by Tom (Christian Borle) and directed by Derek (Jack Davenport). During the episode, he struck a deal with Eileen (Anjelica Huston) to become an investor in the Marilyn Monroe musical at the center of the series.

Jonas told THR last month that there was “definitely” an opportunity for Lyle to return to the series. “Lyle’s in this one episode and maybe he’ll come back in the future and be involved in another episode. You definitely could see Lyle pop up,” he said.

“I think that there has been talk about it, but I haven’t really heard an official word yet,” he said ahead of his guest turn, which was met with positive response from critics. “Hopefully we’ll hear something soon. If they do have me back it really provides an opportunity for him to get deeper into it and kind of dig in and get more involved.”

Smash has been on an upswing of late, most recently delivering its highest ratings in three weeks, nearly returning to is premiere numbers and pulling in a 2.7 in the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic.

What do you think Lyle’s return means for the production? Smash airs Mondays at 10 p.m. on NBC.

Video from People Magazine—it won’t embed, but he talks about family being a blessing, if he has a good luck charm for the show, and NYC:

Watch the video here: http://www.people.com/people/videos/0„20575476,00.html

It’s too bad that Broadway Talks With Jordan Roth: Nick Jonas at 92Y wasn’t sold out tonight, because I believe everyone in the auditorium would have bought a ticket to see him in How To Succeed On Business Without Really Trying. That’s how charming Nick Jonas was (not unlike his predecessor Daniel Radcliffe). Roth, president of Jujamcyn Theaters, is a better interviewer than many professional journalists, and the evening was full of memorable moments. Here is a quick rundown of what I took away from the evening.


-I don’t know when it happened, but Nick Jonas went from being the serious Jonas Brother, to being a totally hilarious and talkative young man. He joked with the audience and went off on some delightful tangents.

-Nick Jonas fans are possibly the loudest in the world. The auditorium was not as full as it was for the Daniel Radcliffe and Billie Joe Armstrong talks, and yet it sounded like there were 10 times as many people. I could have done without the screams and “aaahs” after everything he said, but I must admitted, his fans are pretty adorable. At one point he mentioned Elvis Costello and everyone cheered. He is pretty vocal about his Elvis Costello fandom, and I love that he has turn all his fans into Elvis Costello fans. I was possibly the only non-tween or teen there aside from the mothers.

-Speaking of adorable fan moments, when asked about roles he’d like to tackle on Broadway, he said Frankie Valli and sang a little “My Eyes Adored You.” He also said Fiyero and mentioned some of his favorite songs from the show (“For Good,” “Defying Gravity,” and “As Long As Your Mine.”) When asked to sing some “As Long As You’re Mine,” he said he needed someone to sing the other part, and most of the audience leapt from their seats to be chosen, but none more enthusiastically than the girl sitting across the aisle from me, who I thought might pass out. In the end, he ended up singing a little of it on his own.

-Jonas has some other Broadway aspirations in his five year plan. He would like to originate a role on Broadway, be involved in the Tonys somehow (he didn’t want to be too specific as he didn’t want to assume he’d be good enough to win one), and WRITE A BROADWAY MUSICAL.

-Some of his Broadway idols are Kristen Chenoweth, Stephen Schwartz, and…wait for it… ADAM PASCAL. This obviously made me love Jonas a million times more.

-Jonas is fascinated by aliens. I am clearly not a true fan because I didn’t already know this.

-Jonas is a big fan of Love Never Dies and had a lot of very nice things to say about Ramin Karimloo. He wouldn’t sing “Til I Hear You Sing” because he didn’t think he could do it justice.

-He likes to prepare for How to Succeed… by singing Les Misérables. All the parts. I demand that he record this.


-There were quite a few SMASH shoutouts as both he and Roth have made guest appearances. Jonas mentioned that he thinks the show is a realistic portrayal of Broadway. I hope he reads our reality index.

Source: http://pataphysicalscience.blogspot.com/2012/03/nick-jonas-may-steal-most-adorable-man.html?spref=tw

Some other things she didn’t mention:

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Nick tells MTV about living in NYC, his Super Bowl party, and how it has been a time of discovery in his life.

Nick talks to MTV about the writing process for the new Jonas Brothers album, how they have grown, and how they plan to fit in to the new music landscape.

Nick talks about his dream theater project and a couple of movies he wants to adapt into musicals.

In January, Nick Jonas kicked off his run as Finch, the lead role in Broadway’s hit revival of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” With six weeks under his belt (and another few to go before he wraps it up in June), he says that he’s still getting to know the ins and outs of the show, but he’s enjoying every minute of the part, even its eight-shows-a-week schedule.

“It’s interesting. The thing that I think I’ve realized, having played Finch every night, eight shows a week, is that the title of the show is ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,’ however the thing about Finch that’s really exciting and appealing to the audience, and me as actor, is that he does try really hard,” he explained to MTV News.
“Although he does rise to the top really quickly, he never lies, he never cuts anyone down, he never does anything that makes him a bad person,” he continues. “However, he’s just really driven. I think when it says ‘Without Really Trying,’ it’s more just saying how easy it really is when you get into the setup he falls into. It’s fun to dig in and see how quickly and easily you can rise to the top.”

And, the experience of the show has been enriched even more by the folks watching. “It’s a different show every night, a different audience every night and although we’re saying the same thing, it’s so different with each show and the audience plays just a much a part into the way the show runs as with the actors do. We have to pay attention and keep the pace of the show up,” he said. “It’s been fun to have a different show every night and to see the fans, not only Jonas fans, but also fans of ‘How to Succeed’ and theater fans in general.”

Joe Jonas and his band of brothers may already be hinting at a Jonas Brothers reunion, but the new solo artist is definitely doing his thing — and on his own terms. This past fall, the 22-year-old dropped his debut solo album ‘Fastlife,’ a CD full of songs co-written by the singer. To make ‘Fastlife’ a sound all his own, JJ collaborated with the likes of Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and producers like Danja and Rob Knox. The result? An edgy, all-grown-up sound … and the image to go along with it. Have you seen his steamy and mostly shirtless ‘Just in Love’ music video?!

Jonas performed an exclusive Sessions set at AOL Music’s New York studios and afterward, the singer sat down for a candid Q&A about breaking away from his fam, forming his fantasy super group and writing tell-all lyrics about his famous exes. Check out our interview with the JoBro-gone-solo, and watch him perform tracks from his solo album in our Sessions studios below!

What was your biggest fear when it came to leaving your brothers and going solo?

Probably the biggest fear was doing this on my own, taking that step, that leap of faith to try something on my own without them there. Whether it was for writing songs or even performing, I was all by myself … a very vulnerable state. But having their support made it a lot easier and having the fans’ support, knowing that they are excited by the new music and liking the stuff, it’s been a very overwhelming experience.

What creative sacrifices did you have to make as a member of a group that you don’t have to make now as a solo artist?

I think probably the biggest thing is when we write songs, I would say a lot of the time there are three different ideas of what you want the song to be about. For me, I’m able to write about experiences that I’ve gone through personally that my brothers or other writers haven’t really experienced. So I get to really go there and it can be hard too, because you really have to be honest with your lyrics. You can’t really hold anything back. That was probably the biggest difference.

When it comes to being honest with your lyrics, you’ve had some high-profile relationships. Does that affect your songwriting at all?

Yeah, sometimes it’s interesting. You know, I don’t like to say names of who I write songs about just so that way the audience can relate. Though, that said, it’s interesting to hear what other people may think. You know, sometimes they’re totally off. They go, “Is this about this person?” and they try to juggle which song is about whom. But as for me, it’s really satisfying when somebody goes, “I’ve been through that situation. I know where you were when you wrote that song.”

So you leave things anonymous for your fans, not for your own personal privacy … ?

I mean sometimes I try to keep it quiet for myself too, because I just know that I’m still pretty cool with those I’ve been in relationships with. So if it’s a really mean or upsetting song, I don’t want to make anyone upset.

Have any of your exes’ songs made you think, “That’s about me”?

Not really. I’m just more so focused on what I’m doing … It could be flattering if someone wrote a song about you.

What inspired your album title?

‘Fastlife’ was one of the names of the songs on the record and also just this crazy busy life that I live, traveling city to city. I went to Paris like three weeks ago, and the next thing you know you’re in New York, then you’re in Los Angeles the next day. So, it’s a crazy life. It’s busy and it’s exciting too and it’s a lot of fun, so I wanted to bring people into that world that I live to experience it for themselves.

Speaking of living the fast life, do you ever regret that you stepped into the spotlight at such a young age?

The experiences that I’ve had are so amazing, so I don’t know if I really want to give back any of those amazing experiences. At the same time, there are things that I missed. I mean sporting events, being at school — they’re small things, but at the same time, I really love what I’ve been able to do in my career.

Where do you see yourself at one of those slightly arbitrary milestone ages? Let’s say 30.

I would say when I’m 30, I’ll hopefully have done a couple of records, solo records and with my brothers. More acting. I’ve got a couple opportunities coming my way so I’m hoping to further that acting career. And then, who knows, do something different. I love cooking, so open a restaurant or something!

What acting opportunities are you working on?

I’m trying to develop a movie with a buddy of mine back in L.A. We have this idea to create this film. I don’t want to give away the idea too much, because it’s so bare bones, but it’s a very exciting, exciting project. [I’d be] producing and acting in it.

What three songs would be on the soundtrack to your life?

Wow, that could be really difficult. Well I guess there are songs that affected me the most throughout my life. I would say ‘Blackbird’ by the Beatles, ‘Somewhere Only We Know’ by Keane, and then wow, third one. I would probably go with the whole album ‘The Joshua Tree’ by U2 [laughs], if I can do that.

You’ve had a lot of nice things to say about working with Chris Brown. Who else would you like to work with?

I have to say, Chris Brown was a lot of fun to work with. He’s a really talented artist and the music he’s coming out with is incredible. Recently, he has worked with so many different artists, so when I worked with him I was really thankful. And another artist I would love to work with? I mean, I love Adele. I love people like Kid Cudi and Kanye West. There’s something about working with an artist who is totally different from what you do that’s intriguing.

Is collaborating with other artists something that there is more opportunity for now that you’re outside of the group?

It can be easier to work with one person one-on-one rather than one-on-three, so we’ll see.

If you could create a super group, like Mick Jagger’s SuperHeavy, who would you choose to be in your band?

My super group? Chris Martin from Coldplay. The lead singer of Muse, Matthew Bellamy, he plays base so he can play the base in the band. I would say Paul McCartney, and then Tommy Lee on the drums. I mean, we’d all share lead vocals [laughs]!

THE JONAS BROTHERS have paid a touching tribute to two teenage fans who were killed in a car crash in Illinois last week.

Brenda Gutierrez and Thalia C. Arredondo, both 16-year-old cheerleaders, were pronounced dead at the scene after their car collided with another vehicle on Friday (24Feb12).

The two students were on their way to cheer at a basketball game at Belvidere North High School when the accident happened.

The Jonas Brothers were moved by the news and took to their Twitter.com to post a heartfelt tribute.

The message reads, “RIP Brenda and Thalia. We will continue to sing for you while you’re up in heaven. See you in Eternity.”