Netflix has just teased one of its tentpole projects for the winter: Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of the Tony Award-nominated musical The Prom.
The Prom debuted on Broadway in 2018 where it won rave reviews, eventually running for 309 performances. The story takes inspiration from the real-life case of Constance McMillen, a gay senior at Itawamba High School in Fulton, Mississippi who wanted to take her girlfriend to prom. When the administration barred her from attending, McMillen took her case to the school board, which opted to cancel the prom rather than side with either party. McMillen and the ACLU sued the school district, attracting international attention from celebrities and queer rights advocates.
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The musical version of the story fictionalizes the characters and resets the action from Mississippi to Indiana, and adds a subplot involving two out-of-work actors who inject themselves into the case with disastrous–if hilarious–results.
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Broadway lover Ryan Murphy will direct the new film version of the musical, which also features an all-star cast including Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Keegan-Michael Key, Kerry Washington, and Andrew Rannells.
Have a look. We feel a song coming on.
succubus
set you VCR to NOT see this trash!
Cam
LOL!!!
The Russian Troll just exposed itself. Sweetie, in America not too many people have VCR’s anymore, and our cable boxes record shows we want to see.
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mailliw110
I prefer BETA over VHS. I think Sony still has a few. Goodluck!
andy_d
I would have preferred to see the ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST get the NATIONAL RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE!
controversial2019
I wish people would stop putting Corden in films, especially musicals.
The guy has a so-so voice. You wouldn’t say he CAN’T sing but he’s not the best and his acting is pretty wooden.
It will be good to see Kidman again, and of course Meryl is Meryl!
Cam
Why move it from Mississippi? Put the blame squarely where it belongs.
exgoalie
That was my question when i read this.
Karrnal
I worked with Brooks Ashmanskas on a show, and I adore him, but get real, you critics of this film version of The Prom. His is just not (yet, I hope) a bankable Hollywood name. Were it not for the Hollywood names, this film version of a musical would not have gotten made. I’m sorry some of the OBC weren’t cast, but I’m glad the show is getting put on film. Hey, you trolls! Don’t bitch when a movie musical gets made. Say “Thank You!”
Woteva
So why’s it taking so bloody long to make the movie musical of Sunset Boulevard? Jeez…