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Catch up with the new host of FOX's Name That Tune- airing Wednesdays at 9pm ET.
By: Backstage With Richard Ridge Jan. 09, 2021
Seeing your favorite Broadway stars live on a Broadway stage may not be a reality in 2020, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy them live from your screen. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge is keeping up with all of their latest projects on Backstage Live, bringing you in-depth interviews twice weekly.
Watch as he chats with beloved star of stage and screen Jane Krakowski, who hosts FOX's all-new updated musical game show NAME THAT TUNE, airing Wednesday nights.
"I can't believe it's coming out tonight already because two weeks ago I was in Australia filming it. It was a very quick turnaround," explained Jane. "It was one of those shows that I watched in my childhood home and always played along with. Then when I heard that they were doing I reboot of it, I thought, 'I want to be a part of this!'"
It wasn't just Jane's history with the original show that had her most excited about the project. "I was very drawn to doing something in front of a live audience, which as you know, all of us in the community are missing at the moment."
watch as she teases even more about the exciting new reboot, reminisces about her past Broadway roles, and so much more!
FOX hits the right note with the all-new rendition of beloved musical game show NAME THAT TUNE- the one-hour game show that tests contestants' music knowledge, as they battle it out in an assortment of challenging musical games for cash and prizes. Tony Award winner Jane Krakowski ("Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt") will host, and Grammy Award winner Randy Jackson ("American Idol") will serve as band leader.
Each one-hour episode of NAME THAT TUNE is comprised of two stand-alone half-hour contests, each pitting two players against each other as they race against the clock to test their knowledge of songs, performed by the live band. Each contest features a rotating variety of games from the original format, before the iconic Bid-a-Note round. The player with the most money at the end of Bid-a-Note wins the game and takes his or her bank into the Golden Medley bonus round, for a chance to win additional cash and potentially the $100,000 grand prize.
Jane Krakowski received four Emmy Award nominations for her role as "Jenna Maroney" on the Emmy Award-winning network comedy "30 Rock." She was first introduced to TV audiences in her breakout role on FOX's "Ally McBeal"; spent four seasons on the Emmy Award-nominated streaming series "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," which earned her an Emmy nomination and a Critics' Choice Award; and she currently can be seen opposite Hailee Steinfeld in the streaming series "Dickinson." Her other television credits include "Modern Family," THE SIMPSONS, "American Dad," "Younger" and "Sesame Street." Krakowski brought her triple-threat Broadway talent to TV, in her critically acclaimed turn as "(Miss) Shields" in FOX's "A Christmas Story LIVE." She also played "Mrs. Potts" in the Hollywood Bowl's production of "Beauty and the Beast." Krakowski starred in the critically acclaimed and award-winning Broadway production of "She Loves Me," for which she was nominated for a 2016 Tony Award. In 2003, she received a Tony Award for her portrayal of "Carla" in the Broadway musical "Nine" and earned her first Tony Award nomination for her work in the original Broadway production of "Grand Hotel." Other Broadway credits include "Company," "Once Upon a Mattress," "Tartuffe" and "Starlight Express." She also starred in the "Encores!" revival of "Damn Yankees," opposite Sean Hayes; and "Guys and Dolls," with Ewan McGregor, in London's West End, for which she earned an Olivier Award. In 2012, Krakowski released her solo debut album, "The Laziest Gal in Town," and performed a one-woman cabaret act at New York's legendary Town Hall Theater. Her film credits include "National Lampoon's Vacation," "Alfie," "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas," "Pretty Persuasion," "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," "Adult Beginners," "Big Stone Gap" and "Pixels."
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