Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger had previously signed on to work with Bloom on the show's music, but died from complications arising from the coronavirus (COVID-19) at the age of 52 in April 2020. Filmĭrescher is currently working on the show's book with Jacobsen, with Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Rachel Bloom writing the music. RELATED: Friends Reunion Boosted HBO Max More Than Any 2021 Warner Bros.
How cool would that be?"Īnd while the Nanny reboot may be a long way off, Deadline recently reported that the Broadway adaption of the hit television series is "almost ready to launch." Specifically, Drescher said at the time, "It's been very sad to see New York without the theater community, which is really such a pulse for the city, and I'm very, very thrilled we're coming out the other side and that theater is coming back and we'll be almost ready to launch The Nanny musical on Broadway as well." "I know that Cardi B loves The Nanny and she's got the style and she's really funny and she might be really great.
"Contractually, I'm not really allowed to do a reboot on TV, until we get the musical on its feet on Broadway, which is fine," the actor said at the time. Drescher posted the photo just a few weeks after she suggested that a reboot of The Nanny should feature Cardi B in the titular role. In the photo, Drescher is sporting a fitted black dress, black sandals and a straw hat while standing on the home's front steps.