Rachel Bloomis a kid of the nineties.
Frasieralways held a special place in her heart because of the show’s inherent theatricality.
But then a few years ago, the show became something of a security blanket.
Kelsey Grammer as Frasier and Rachel Bloom as Phoebe in ‘Frasier,’ episode 5, season 2.Chris Haston/Paramount+
Chris Haston/Paramount+
And then there’s the character she gets to portray.
“I play Phoebe Glazer and I couldn’t be more thrilled,” Bloom tellsEntertainment Weekly.
I think I was very intensely fangirling around her, and she’s just such wonderful performer."
Kelsey Grammer as Frasier and Rachel Bloom as Phoebe in ‘Frasier,’ episode 5, season 2.Chris Haston/Paramount+
“It just feels like it’s such agift,” theCrazy Ex-Girlfriendstar says.
“There’s a palpable energy when people are justthatgoodat what they do.
it’s possible for you to just tell they’re listening and they’re spontaneous.”
Kelsey Grammer as Frasier and Rachel Bloom as Phoebe in ‘Frasier,’ episode 5, season 2.Chris Haston/Paramount+
who contributed to the overall “wonderful” vibe of the set.
And I was just a working waiter at the time.
Who has to be kind to the staff writer’s waitress girlfriend?"
For the eternal theater kid, it was a “really nice hybrid” of two worlds.
So it’s like a mix of theater and being on set.
It’s theater in that you’re free to bebigger.
Frasierreturns for season 2 on Thursday, Sept. 19 on Paramount+.
