STAGE TUBE: Fran Drescher and More Celebrate CINDERELLA's Opening at the Ahmanson

Two-time Emmy Award- and Golden Globe-nominee Fran Drescher joined the cast of "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" for the Los Angeles engagement of the 2013 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Drescher reprises the role of the wicked stepmother, 'Madame', a role she played in 2014, making her Broadway debut. At the opening night performance, Drescher and the company took time to celebrate the show's LA opening! Click below to watch interviews, footage and opening night festivites!

From the creators of "South Pacific" and "The Sound of Music," "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" began performances on March 17 and continues through April 26, 2015, at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre.

"Cinderella" has music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, a new book by Douglas Carter Beaneand original book by Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is directed by Mark Brokaw and choreographed by Josh Rhodes. Music adaptation, supervision and arrangements are by David Chase and orchestrations are by Danny Troob.

Beloved by millions as "The Nanny" on the long-running CBS TV comedy, Fran Drescher received two Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe nominations for the series, which she also created, wrote, directed and executive produced. Most recently, she starred in TV Land's sitcom "Happily Divorced" as Fran, a Los Angeles florist whose 18-year marriage ends after her husband announces he's gay, yet they continue to live together under the same roof. Her numerous film credits include "This is Spinal Tap"(for which she won Esquire Magazine's "Five Minute Oscar"); "The Beautician and the Beast," which she also executive produced; and countless films with the likes of Robin Williamsand Tim Robbins ("The Cadillac Man"), Dan Aykroyd and Billy Crystal, and with such directors as Rob Reiner, Milos Forman ("Ragtime") and Francis Ford Coppola. She is no stranger to the stage, having made her debut in thePasadena Playhouse world premiere of Ronald Ribman's "Rug Merchants of Chaos"; she has appeared off-Broadway in Neil LaBute's "Some Girl(s)," "The Exonerated" and Nora Ephron's "Love, Loss, and What I Wore." Her Broadway appearance in "Cinderella" was originally scheduled for a limited run, but her engagement was extended three times. She also performed in a special production of "Camelot" at Lincoln Center.

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