EW has shared an exclusive first look 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. Victoria Justice, Adam Lambert, Christina Milian and Annaleigh Ashford will also star. Check out the first look below and click here for a second image from the show featuring Reeve Carney and more!
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. 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.
Ben Vereen recently co-starred with Richard Gere in Time Out Of Mind, which opened last fall. A Tony and Drama Desk Award winner for his renowned performance in Bob Fosse's Pippin, Mr. Vereen's Broadway credits include Wicked, I'm Not Rappaport, Chicago, Hair, Fosse, Jelly's Last Jam, Jesus Christ Superstar, and A Christmas Carol. In 2010, Ben completed a successful run in the world premiere of Fetch Clay, Make Man, directed by Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys) at theMcCarter Theatre. Film: Idlewild, All That Jazz, Sweet Charity, Funny Lady (Golden Globe nomination), Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Once Upon a Forest. Television: The legendary television miniseries Roots, How I Met Your Mother (recurring), Grey's Anatomy (Prism Award), Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Hallmark's An Accidental Friendship (NAACP nomination), Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style, Ellis Island (Golden Globe Nomination), Anne Rice's Feast of All Saints, Zoobilee Zoo, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He recently co-starred in Paramount Studios' Top Five with Chris Rock.
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