NBC, Celebs to Film in Nyack Friday

Debra Messing and Anjelica Huston will be in Nyack Friday, Dec. 16, along with a band of cameramen, makeup professionals and directors.

Smash, a new NBC television show that chronicles the making of a Broadway production, will film in the village Friday, using the and as settings.

"We want to film in a small town, and the river view is perfect," said Frank Covino, a NBC representative and location manager who cleared the project with village officials.

The show stars Messing, Houston and Uma Thurman, among others, and will begin rolling at 8 a.m. Filming may not finish until midnight, Covino said.

The music-based show will utilize the inside of the BOCES structure, which was once , for several shots. There will also be a scene of Messing in a downtown eatery. The shot will show her through the window of Wasabi on Main Street.

Covino said NBC is giving a donation to Nyack High School, as well. "They're willing to work with us," he said.

Trustees looked over the details and OK'd the project. In January of this year, the village passed a new law that regulations that kept most camera crews at bay.

"We've been off the radar for a while," said Richard Kavesh, Nyack's mayor. The filming will net Nyack an initial $500, plus $250 per hour. Nearby businesses who lose parking spaces and possible business will be reimbursed, too.

The show is set to air on Feb. 6 at 10 p.m.