Earlier today, EW shared an exclusive first look (click here!) at Emmy Award-nominated actress Laverne Cox (ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK) as Dr. Frank-N-Furter and Tony Award winner Ben Vereen as Dr. Scott in THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, which is set to air Fall 2016 on FOX.
The two-hour event is a reimagining of the cult classic, which is celebrating 40 years of theatrical distribution -- longer than any other film in history. One of the most popular films of all time, it still plays in movie theaters around the world. Victoria Justice, Adam Lambert, and Annaleigh Ashford will also star.
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW follows sweethearts Janet Weiss and Brad Majors, who stumble upon Dr. Frank-N-Furter's bizarre abode. Frank-N-Furter, a sexually ambiguous flirtatious alien mad-scientist, is holding an annual, Transylvanian Science convention to showcase the birth of 'Rocky Horror' -- a fit, attractive man created solely to fulfill Frank's desires.Annaleigh Ashford is best known for her outstanding work on stage. Most recently, Ashford starred in the title role of the revival of playwright A.R. Gurney's "Sylvia," opposite Matthew Broderick. She recently won a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics' Circle Award for her portrayal of "Essie Carmichael" in the Broadway revival of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's "You Can't Take It With You." Ashford received her first Tony Award nomination for the role of "Lauren" in "Kinky Boots," the Tony Award-winning musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and book by Harvey Fierstein. In addition to her stage work, Ashford is set to reprise her role as "Betty DiMello" on cable's critically acclaimed "Masters of Sex." She made her film debut in "Sex and the City: The Movie" and will next be seen in the independent film "Franny."
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