"Columbia is the ultimate superfan."From: NewNowNext
Fox’s upcoming Rocky Horror Picture Show reboot has some inspired casting—including Laverne Cox as Dr. Frank N. Furter, Adam Lambert as Eddie, and Broadway belle Annaleigh Ashford as Columbia.
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Ashford has starred in Great White Way musicals including Wicked, Legally Blonde, and Kinky Boots, but playing that “Number One Frankie Fan” meant shaking up her image.
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Columbia isn’t just in love with Eddie and Dr. Frank N. Furter, says William Ivey Long, the show’s Tony-winning costume designer, she’s the world’s biggest Rocky Horror devotee, complete with a homemade costume that pays homage to the original.
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“Columbia is the ultimate superfan,” says Long. “She’s sort of our spirit guide into this world.”
Watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do The Time Warp Again, October 20 at 8/7c on Fox.
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