Nikki Glaser Joins the Steps Cast as Priscilla

Emmy, Grammy, and Golden Globe-nominated comedian and actress Nikki Glaser has joined the cast of the new Netflix animated original film, Steps. Glaser will voice Priscilla, a villainous schemer who will stop at nothing to control everyone around her.

“It was a cathartic joy to voice the character of Priscilla – the jealous, try-hard, wannabe Princess, who’s fueled by deep-seated insecurities of unlovability and inadequacy,” said Glaser. “This role was quite a stretch for me because these are all characteristics that I do not at all relate to as a woman who has spent two decades clawing my way through show business.”

Steps will be released on Netflix later this year and is the first film to be fully produced in-house within Netflix Animation Studios.

Think you know Cinderella’s “evil” stepsisters? Think again. Sick of living in Cinderella’s shadow, Lilith (Ali Wong) steals the Fairy Godmother’s (Bette Midler) magic wand and hijacks the Royal Ball with her sister Margot (Stephanie Hsu), breaking the Cinderella story as we know it and dooming the kingdom to the tyrannical rule of Priscilla (Nikki Glaser), a villainous schemer who swoops in and snatches the throne.

Now, Lilith must team up with Cinderella (Amanda Seyfried) to fight biker trolls, outrun evil henchmen, and escape the Screaming Woods on an epic quest to save the kingdom, but most importantly, their relationship.

Alyce Tzue (Student Academy Awards gold medal winner) and John Ripa (co-director on Raya and the Last Dragon) are the directors of Steps, which is produced by Amy Poehler, Jane Hartwell, and Kim Lessing. Poehler and Lessing are producing for Paper Kite Productions.

Ava Tramer, James Madejski, Jen Chuck, Dana Schwartz, and Felicia Ho wrote the screenplay for the film, which is based on a story by Ava Tramer, James Madejski, Dana Schwartz, Felicia Ho, Riki Lindhome, and Kate Micucci.

Nikki Glaser is represented by UTA, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and Ginsburg Daniels Kallis LLP.