American Idol alum Katharine McPhee will be making her Broadway debut this week as the leading role in Waitress, a show adapted from the 2007 film starring Keri Russell — however, this is certainly not McPhee’s first foray into musical theater.
McPhee’s breakout role was in NBC’s musical series Smash, a show which received immense praise for its initial pilot, but which lost favor with many critics when subsequent episodes exhibited a sharp drop in quality. McPhee was apparently fully aware of the show’s critics and didn’t hesitate to dish out a sick Smash burn during a recent promotion for her upcoming Broadway debut.
In the spirit of the latest trend to rock Twitter, McPhee made it clear where she stood on Smash versus Waitress with the “If you don’t love me at my … ” meme.
If you then you don’t
don’t love deserve
me at my me at my pic.twitter.com/SoUOkhhy81— Kat McPhee (@katharinemcphee) April 9, 2018
Naturally, some Smash fans were OFFENDED on behalf of the canceled series.
Smash was God’s gift to US television don’t @ me https://t.co/YUzKGjpVTs
— sami (@SamiUlin13) April 9, 2018
do NOT slander miss karen cartwright like this. https://t.co/sMUTOuiWM3
— lavender gooms (@femmehouseplant) April 9, 2018
The Smash stans are not standing for this slander https://t.co/Jjowx69LgT
— Sadie Gennis (@sadiegennis) April 9, 2018
stop this simulation I want to get off https://t.co/YhEqHq63kE
— Jackson McHenry (@McHenryJD) April 9, 2018
However, plenty of people also applauded McPhee (mouths agape) for straight-up roasting one of her more uninspiring resume items.
This is… like… TOO self-aware? https://t.co/nhfMGqDgTf
— Comrade Half-Steppin (@csilverandgold) April 9, 2018
Oh she went there https://t.co/kAV4I1RYXl
— Garrett James Wyatt (@garrettwhyit) April 9, 2018
Kat sweetie you’re doing amazing https://t.co/iMuTmJjqOR
— rocio (@queenclace) April 9, 2018
Wig is across the room https://t.co/TY1WMteHVx
— Eric Gelb (@DirectorGelb) April 9, 2018
this is the only version of this meme that i will get behind https://t.co/uB4AwpMjSv
— jim jelly (@jamesjmnz) April 9, 2018
she SNAPPED https://t.co/EO41HghILQ
— michelle (@michthebay) April 9, 2018
Girl knows what’s up https://t.co/pDMqyGVU3W
— Sandra (@SandraK113) April 9, 2018
Hahahahaha
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) April 9, 2018
Hopefully Waitress curries favor with critics, otherwise, Kat might be out here making more theatre memes yet again. (Honestly, I wouldn’t complain.)