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Fran Drescher is always showing love to The Nanny family.
The actress, 67, got together with costars from the beloved sitcom for a very special occasion. Sharing photos on Instagram, Drescher praised Dying Is No Excuse!, written by her sitcom mom Renée Taylor, who wrote the show about the life and love she shared with late husband Joe Bologna.
Taylor is portrayed by Nicholle Tom, who fans of the show will also recognize. Tom played Maggie Sheffield, the oldest of the three Sheffield kids in The Nanny, making the night that much more meaningful for all three ladies.
“Last night at The Unicorn Theater in Stockbridge, MA, a magical night of theater happened,” Drescher captioned the post. “Renee Taylor wrote the play, Dying Is No Excuse! This triumph celebrates the creative and complex love filled marriage & relationship between Renee Taylor & Joe Bologna.”
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Drescher celebrated Taylor, 92, for being “a magical genius who opens and closes the show.”
“The flashback scenes beginning when Renee was 30 and goes through all of their life together thru The Nanny and Joe’s battle with cancer,” Drescher explained of the show before praising Tom’s performance as Taylor.
“The top notch cast is lead by The Nanny costar Nicholle Tom who is both fearless & incredible as Renee and Jack Maxwell of Booze Traveler in a tour de force performance as Joe! The supporting cast are major character actor pros who play multiple characters and breathe life into the many faces throughout their lives. Costumes for Renee, Nicholle & Jack by The Nanny designer & Emmy winner Brenda Cooper! If you’re anywhere near Stockbridge MA., GO! Next stop hopefully Broadway!”
Tom shared her gratitude for Drescher’s kind words, commenting, “Thank you so much for coming! It was amazing to see you and Peter! Your support means the world to me… Xoxox.”
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Back in 2018, Drescher’s costume designer, Brenda Cooper — who worked with her for four seasons of The Nanny in addition to working with her former costars on the play — previously spoke to Hello Giggles about her decision to go with bold colors in patterns on the show.
“I didn’t get any direction, but I knew exactly what to do, and Fran just let me do it … It was very colorful and it was form-fitting,” Cooper told the outlet in 2018. “That was the inspiration to create this character.”
She continued, “I intentionally wanted to make a statement of style, wit, and humor, all combined. So I just started shopping for the show… I wanted color, I wanted it to be sexy. And there was lots of color available in 1993.”
The Emmy-winning costume designer added, “Fran gave me my wings and she trusted me. We were a match made in heaven. She just let me do my thing, and that’s what the result was.”
