The popular '90s sitcom 'The Nanny,' which originally starred comedian Fran Drescher, is being turned into a Broadway musical.
Actress Fran Drescher participates in a photo call and press conference for the film"Hotel Transylvania" at TIFF Bell Lightbox during the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday Sept. 8, 2012 in Toronto. TORONTO -- She was out on her fanny … became the nanny and, now, the flashy girl from Flushing named Fran is headed to Broadway.
The actress said she and fellow TV series creator Peter Marc Jacobson were “so excited” to be working on the project, according to a press release. And because the musical is still in the early stages of development, no actress has currently been cast as cosmetics saleswoman Fran Fine yet. Drescher and Jacobson also said they were equally excited to be working alongside “My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” actress Rachel Bloom who’ll be writing the lyrics and co-writing the music with Tony Award nominee Adam Schlesinger.she was “so excited that I can finally talk about this.” And in the release, Bloom praised the TV sitcom, calling it a “fundamental part of my childhood because it was the first time I saw an openly Jewish female protagonist on television.
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