: Maree Cheatham appears as the Lexington Academy headmistress, Miss Emma Trusdale. Memorable Quotes
: "Where are all the great child actors when you need them?" Fran : "Robbing 7-Elevens." The Show Must Go OnThe Nanny : Season 1 Episode 12
: Maxwell’s professional standards are so high he even tells a child whose mother called her voice a "gift" that she should "return it". : Maree Cheatham appears as the Lexington Academy
In " The Show Must Go On " (Season 1, Episode 12), Fran Fine and Maxwell Sheffield clash over the ultimate theatrical stakes: a first-grade production of Mother Goose’s Broadway . After the PTA fails to convince Maxwell to
After the PTA fails to convince Maxwell to direct the school play, he volunteers Fran for the job. Fran casts Grace in the lead role to boost her self-confidence, but Maxwell—unable to handle Fran's "amateurish" production style—eventually stages a coup and takes over as director. He runs the children's pageant like a high-pressure Broadway show, leading a terrified Grace to develop stage fright and refuse to perform right before the curtain rises.