'Smash' Star Debra Messing Hasn't 'Recovered' From Not Having Scenes With Sean Hayes

Debra Messing Is Angry About Not Working With Sean Hayes On 'Smash'
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 06: Actress Debra Messing speaks onstage during the 'Smash' panel during the NBCUniversal portion of the 2012 Winter TCA Tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on January 6, 2012 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 06: Actress Debra Messing speaks onstage during the 'Smash' panel during the NBCUniversal portion of the 2012 Winter TCA Tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on January 6, 2012 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

A "Will And Grace" reunion on "Smash"? Not so fast.

Though there is a lot of star power in Season 2 of "Smash," fans were particularly excited to learn that Sean Hayes would be making an appearance on the NBC drama to inevitably reunite with his "Will And Grace" co-star Debra Messing.

Although Messing was told that she and Hayes would have scenes together, the actress -- who plays Broadway writer Julia on the series -- told "Entertainment Weekly" that no such thing happened.

"I still have not recovered from that. [NBC Entertainment Chairman] Bob Greenblatt came to set and looked me in the eye and said, 'I promise you will definitely interact with him at some point.' And then [Hayes] was gone," she said. "I mean, come on. Even if I ran into him at the local Starbucks, a scene that has nothing to do with moving the plot along, just having us bump into each other and say hi, that's all I wanted."

In an interview with HuffPost in August, Messing still had high hopes for scenes that never came to fruition.

"I asked for [scenes with Hayes!] I'm hoping the writers will accommodate," she said. "They promised me I would have scenes with him, so I think they know I'll have a horrible temper tantrum if I don't get to act with him."

Season 2 of "Smash" returns on Tues., February 5 at 9 p.m. EST with a two-hour premiere and moves to 10 p.m. EST on February 12.

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