Two of the country’s major theatrical venues announced reopening plans today, with the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. set to house Broadway productions beginning in November and October, respectively.
In Los Angeles, the Ahmanson’s 2021-22 season will start later than previously announced – instead of an August opening with Daniel Fish’s Tony Award-winning reimagining of Oklahoma!, the venue will now reopen on Nov. 30 with the Jack Thorne-Matthew Warchus staging of A Christmas Carol. (Oklahoma! is now scheduled for September 2022).
Other productions planned for the Ahmanson’s upcoming season are Hadestown, The Lehman Trilogy, and The Prom, among others.
In D.C., the Kennedy Center announced that its new season will kick off on Oct. 13 with Hadestown in the Opera House, followed in December by Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. At the Center’s Einsenhower Theater,...
In Los Angeles, the Ahmanson’s 2021-22 season will start later than previously announced – instead of an August opening with Daniel Fish’s Tony Award-winning reimagining of Oklahoma!, the venue will now reopen on Nov. 30 with the Jack Thorne-Matthew Warchus staging of A Christmas Carol. (Oklahoma! is now scheduled for September 2022).
Other productions planned for the Ahmanson’s upcoming season are Hadestown, The Lehman Trilogy, and The Prom, among others.
In D.C., the Kennedy Center announced that its new season will kick off on Oct. 13 with Hadestown in the Opera House, followed in December by Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. At the Center’s Einsenhower Theater,...
- 4/13/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Marking Matthew Libatique’s entrée into the world of musicals, The Prom required the cinematographer to develop two distinct visual languages, in concert with his fellow department heads, which would meld over time.
Based on the acclaimed musical of the same name—with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Beguelin and Bob Martin—Ryan Murphy’s star-studded comedy centers on a group of narcissistic Broadway actors who have found themselves at a low point in their careers. In an attempt to generate publicity that will put them back on the map, they travel to a conservative Indiana town, advocating on behalf of a high school girl who has been banned from attending the prom with her girlfriend.
The languages in question were designed for the contrasting worlds of Broadway and Indiana, and while the film featured over a dozen visually distinct musical numbers, Libatique...
Based on the acclaimed musical of the same name—with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Beguelin and Bob Martin—Ryan Murphy’s star-studded comedy centers on a group of narcissistic Broadway actors who have found themselves at a low point in their careers. In an attempt to generate publicity that will put them back on the map, they travel to a conservative Indiana town, advocating on behalf of a high school girl who has been banned from attending the prom with her girlfriend.
The languages in question were designed for the contrasting worlds of Broadway and Indiana, and while the film featured over a dozen visually distinct musical numbers, Libatique...
- 2/5/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Of course, 2020 was a year like no other when it came to screen entertainment. As the coronavirus pandemic shut down productions across the U.S., it allowed Netflix to continue churning out content from its deep arsenal of movies and series.
Last year, Netflix put forth no fewer than eight original song contenders, including contributions from Taylor Swift and John Legend. What are the chances the streamer will dominate, and ultimately win, in the category? Two words: Diane Warren.
The legendary songwriter has been nominated for original song 11 times, but never won. If the Academy feels she’s long overdue, “Io Si (Seen),” her contribution to Netflix’s “The Life Ahead,” the Sophia Loren starrer whose song is performed in Italian by Laura Pausini, is as deserving as they come. Warren wrote the lyrics in English before it was translated. As she explains of the film’s two main characters,...
Last year, Netflix put forth no fewer than eight original song contenders, including contributions from Taylor Swift and John Legend. What are the chances the streamer will dominate, and ultimately win, in the category? Two words: Diane Warren.
The legendary songwriter has been nominated for original song 11 times, but never won. If the Academy feels she’s long overdue, “Io Si (Seen),” her contribution to Netflix’s “The Life Ahead,” the Sophia Loren starrer whose song is performed in Italian by Laura Pausini, is as deserving as they come. Warren wrote the lyrics in English before it was translated. As she explains of the film’s two main characters,...
- 1/27/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay and Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
A version of this story about “The Prom” first appeared in the Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
When Ryan Murphy announced that he wanted to make a movie adaptation of the Broadway musical “The Prom,” that show’s songwriters, Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin, immediately began trying to figure out which of the show’s many musical numbers would be left out of the film. We were sitting around and trying to figure out, ‘Oh, that song won’t make it’ or ‘That one won’t make it,'” Sklar said. “So we were stunned when Ryan said, ‘No, we’re putting every single song in.'”
Not only did Murphy want to keep every existing song – some of them, they admit, trimmed for time – he wanted Sklar and Beguelin to add a couple of new songs to boot, including a number that would serve as a grand finale and end-credits song.
When Ryan Murphy announced that he wanted to make a movie adaptation of the Broadway musical “The Prom,” that show’s songwriters, Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin, immediately began trying to figure out which of the show’s many musical numbers would be left out of the film. We were sitting around and trying to figure out, ‘Oh, that song won’t make it’ or ‘That one won’t make it,'” Sklar said. “So we were stunned when Ryan said, ‘No, we’re putting every single song in.'”
Not only did Murphy want to keep every existing song – some of them, they admit, trimmed for time – he wanted Sklar and Beguelin to add a couple of new songs to boot, including a number that would serve as a grand finale and end-credits song.
- 1/13/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of “The Prom” is now streaming on Netflix, bringing the songs of Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin to the screen in all their glittered glory. Producer Adam Anders, whose work with Murphy traces back to “Glee,” was tasked with recording the soundtrack. He spoke to Variety about adding a creative stamp to an existing recording, becoming a producer on the film and how Meryl Streep recorded her rap for “Wear Your Crown,” the film’s closing credits song.
“Wear Your Crown” wasn’t in the original show. Where did the idea to add it originate?
We wanted to write something new, and the obvious place was in the end titles. We had this party scene and Ryan said we needed a girl empowerment anthem that you can dance to and take the film out on a high. He was clear he wanted it to be Adam Anders,...
“Wear Your Crown” wasn’t in the original show. Where did the idea to add it originate?
We wanted to write something new, and the obvious place was in the end titles. We had this party scene and Ryan said we needed a girl empowerment anthem that you can dance to and take the film out on a high. He was clear he wanted it to be Adam Anders,...
- 12/11/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Meryl Streep was always on Ryan Murphy’s bucket list of people he wanted to work with, but the prolific producer and director didn’t have a role for her until he went to a Broadway performance of the musical “The Prom” in January of 2019. But when he saw the show by Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin, Murphy immediately wanted to turn it into a film, and to cast Streep in the lead role of Dee Dee Allen, a fading Broadway star who cynically tries to revive her career by heading to Indiana to lobby for a teenage girl who was barred from taking her girlfriend to the high school prom.
“I went to see it as a fan and walked out of there saying, ‘Wow, I really want to make this,'” Murphy told TheWrap. “So I came up with a murderer’s row of people I...
“I went to see it as a fan and walked out of there saying, ‘Wow, I really want to make this,'” Murphy told TheWrap. “So I came up with a murderer’s row of people I...
- 12/4/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
I approached Ryan Murphys film adaptation of The Prom, expertly crafted for the stage by writers Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin and composer Matthew Sklar, with a lot of trepidation. Fortunately, most of my fears were misplaced and the final product is a joyous, technicolor celebration of living authentically that tugs all the right heartstrings while tickling every funny bone.
- 12/3/2020
- by David Clarke
- BroadwayWorld.com
Now that we’re in the last month of the year, let’s take a look back at how the horror genre helped us cope with 2020.
“It’s tempting to think that since 2020 was basically one real-life nightmare after another, the last thing anyone would want to do is engage with fictional horror on top of that. But that would be discounting the positive power of certain horror movies, TV shows, and video games that helped us navigate through the year’s darkest times.”
Read more at Gizmodo.
YouTube is bigger than ever in 2020. Here are the top trending videos on the platform this year.
“People spend a lot of time on YouTube—falling down rabbit holes, searching for how-tos, checking out music videos, and laughing at funny clips—but we found our entertainment there more than ever this past year spent at home.”
Read more at Thrillist.
As if...
“It’s tempting to think that since 2020 was basically one real-life nightmare after another, the last thing anyone would want to do is engage with fictional horror on top of that. But that would be discounting the positive power of certain horror movies, TV shows, and video games that helped us navigate through the year’s darkest times.”
Read more at Gizmodo.
YouTube is bigger than ever in 2020. Here are the top trending videos on the platform this year.
“People spend a lot of time on YouTube—falling down rabbit holes, searching for how-tos, checking out music videos, and laughing at funny clips—but we found our entertainment there more than ever this past year spent at home.”
Read more at Thrillist.
As if...
- 12/2/2020
- by Ivan Huang
- Den of Geek
It’s every teenage girl’s dream: The high school PTA has just announced they’d rather cancel prom than let you bring your girlfriend, when a gaggle of garishly dressed Broadway stars you’ve never heard of storms in singing, “We are gonna help that little lesbian…”
Although these colorful coastal elites cause quite a stir while managing to muddle everything up, they give you a mall shopping spree, a sequined shoulder to cry on — and some killer song and dance routines. That’s “The Prom.”
Aside from its impassioned overtures for LGBTQ+ rights, “The Prom” has all the makings of a classic Hollywood musical: Haughty urbanites descend reluctantly on a small provincial town seeking validation and instead find love, connection, and renewed life’s purpose. It’s like if the strivers from “The Philadelphia Story” went to Allentown to help Peggy Sawyer find her way to “42nd Street.
Although these colorful coastal elites cause quite a stir while managing to muddle everything up, they give you a mall shopping spree, a sequined shoulder to cry on — and some killer song and dance routines. That’s “The Prom.”
Aside from its impassioned overtures for LGBTQ+ rights, “The Prom” has all the makings of a classic Hollywood musical: Haughty urbanites descend reluctantly on a small provincial town seeking validation and instead find love, connection, and renewed life’s purpose. It’s like if the strivers from “The Philadelphia Story” went to Allentown to help Peggy Sawyer find her way to “42nd Street.
- 12/1/2020
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Among the shiny, bouncy, madly infectious musical numbers that are a big part of what make Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom” such an old-fashioned newfangled blast, one of the show-stopping highlights is “Love Thy Neighbor,” which Trent (Andrew Rannells), a struggling Broadway drama queen who has landed on the distant planet known as small-town Indiana, sings to a bunch of clean-cut and pious Middle American teenagers from James Madison High School. They’re at a shopping-mall food court, where one of the students tells Trent, “We don’t have a drama program,” causing Trent to snap, “That explains your general lack of empathy.”
He’s not kidding. The kids are united in having banned Emma (Jo Ellen Pellman), their fellow senior, from taking her girlfriend, Alyssa (Ariana DeBose), to the prom; he’s about to give them a supremely catchy lesson in tolerance. The students insist that they’re good,...
He’s not kidding. The kids are united in having banned Emma (Jo Ellen Pellman), their fellow senior, from taking her girlfriend, Alyssa (Ariana DeBose), to the prom; he’s about to give them a supremely catchy lesson in tolerance. The students insist that they’re good,...
- 12/1/2020
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
‘The Prom’ Film Review: Ryan Murphy Revisits a Midwest High School for a Musical Lesson in Tolerance
Ryan Murphy returns to his roots with his new big-screen feature, “The Prom.” The adaptation of a Tony-nominated Broadway musical that opened two years ago combines many of the director-producer’s passions: musical theater, high school, the small-town Midwest and A-list stars acting fabulous.
As with many a Murphy production, the fabulous focus features a bright jelly-bean palette that extends to the costumes and even the lighting of the many high-energy musical numbers (it’s a wonder you can make out the famous faces and Casey Nicholaw’s choreography through all the teal and purple filters).
The star power comes primarily from a quartet of Hollywood stars playing Broadway veterans who are down on their luck. Dee Dee and Barry (Meryl Streep and James Corden) have just starred in a musical flop about Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt that closed on opening night (“Was it the hip-hop?” he wonders). They’re...
As with many a Murphy production, the fabulous focus features a bright jelly-bean palette that extends to the costumes and even the lighting of the many high-energy musical numbers (it’s a wonder you can make out the famous faces and Casey Nicholaw’s choreography through all the teal and purple filters).
The star power comes primarily from a quartet of Hollywood stars playing Broadway veterans who are down on their luck. Dee Dee and Barry (Meryl Streep and James Corden) have just starred in a musical flop about Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt that closed on opening night (“Was it the hip-hop?” he wonders). They’re...
- 12/1/2020
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
The world has finally seen “The Prom,” Ryan Murphy’s star-studded Netflix musical led by Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Kerry Washington, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, and newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman. Select audiences, industry, and press were treated to the world premiere of the film on Netflix on Sunday, and a wide range of first reactions from the screening are emerging. See below.
“The Prom” is the film version of Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin and Matthew Sklar’s award-winning, Tony-nominated Broadway musical. “The reason that [the musical] spoke to me is I wished when I was young I had a film like this to see,” Murphy said in a Q& after the film. “I wished that when I was growing up, I did not feel so alone in my life. Like Jo Ellen’s character, I am also from Indiana. It was a very similar feeling where I was searching for...
“The Prom” is the film version of Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin and Matthew Sklar’s award-winning, Tony-nominated Broadway musical. “The reason that [the musical] spoke to me is I wished when I was young I had a film like this to see,” Murphy said in a Q& after the film. “I wished that when I was growing up, I did not feel so alone in my life. Like Jo Ellen’s character, I am also from Indiana. It was a very similar feeling where I was searching for...
- 11/29/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Netflix has debuted the full trailer for Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of ‘The Prom’ starring Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman.
Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (James Corden) are New York City stage stars with a crisis on their hands: their expensive new Broadway show is a major flop that has suddenly flatlined their careers.
Meanwhile, in small-town Indiana, high school student Emma Nolan (Jo Ellen Pellman) is experiencing a very different kind of heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal (Keegan-Michael Key), the head of the PTA (Kerry Washington) has banned her from attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa (Ariana DeBose).
When Dee Dee and Barry decide that Emma’s predicament is the perfect cause to help resurrect their public images, they hit the road with Angie (Nicole Kidman) and Trent (Andrew Rannells), another pair of cynical actors looking for a professional lift.
Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (James Corden) are New York City stage stars with a crisis on their hands: their expensive new Broadway show is a major flop that has suddenly flatlined their careers.
Meanwhile, in small-town Indiana, high school student Emma Nolan (Jo Ellen Pellman) is experiencing a very different kind of heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal (Keegan-Michael Key), the head of the PTA (Kerry Washington) has banned her from attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa (Ariana DeBose).
When Dee Dee and Barry decide that Emma’s predicament is the perfect cause to help resurrect their public images, they hit the road with Angie (Nicole Kidman) and Trent (Andrew Rannells), another pair of cynical actors looking for a professional lift.
- 11/27/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"We're not monsters... We're cultural disruptors!" Netflix has unveiled the full-length trailer for the movie musical The Prom, directed by Ryan Murphy, based on the hit Broadway musical. This debuts on Netflix in December in just a few weeks. A troupe of hilariously self-obsessed theater stars (after their latest show has flopped) swarm into a small conservative Indiana town in support of a high school girl who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom. The extravagant ensemble cast includes Jo Ellen Pellman, Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, Ariana Debose, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary Kay Place, Nathaniel J. Potvin, Logan Riley, Nico Greetham, Sofia Deler, & Kerry Washington. The original show premiered in 2016, and opened on Broadway in NYC in 2018. A "spectacular, big-hearted film adaptation of Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin and Matthew Sklar's award-winning, Tony-nominated Broadway musical." And it looks amazing!! With this cast of course it does.
- 11/26/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
It’s time to go to prom.
On Thanksgiving, Netflix debuted the first trailer for Ryan Murphy’s movie adaptation of the Broadway musical “The Prom,” set for release on Dec. 11.
The 2018 Broadway musical is based on an original concept from Jack Viertel with music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin. The performance follows four Broadway actors who travel to a conservative Indiana town to help a lesbian teenager who is banned from bringing her girlfriend to her high school prom. The show was nominated for six Tony Awards, including best musical, original score and lead actor and lead actress in a musical.
“There is so much passion and warmth in the movie,” Murphy told Variety in an interview. “I think the reason everyone said ‘Yes’ so quickly was because of the message. The passionate idea at the core of the movie is ‘Everyone should be able to...
On Thanksgiving, Netflix debuted the first trailer for Ryan Murphy’s movie adaptation of the Broadway musical “The Prom,” set for release on Dec. 11.
The 2018 Broadway musical is based on an original concept from Jack Viertel with music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin. The performance follows four Broadway actors who travel to a conservative Indiana town to help a lesbian teenager who is banned from bringing her girlfriend to her high school prom. The show was nominated for six Tony Awards, including best musical, original score and lead actor and lead actress in a musical.
“There is so much passion and warmth in the movie,” Murphy told Variety in an interview. “I think the reason everyone said ‘Yes’ so quickly was because of the message. The passionate idea at the core of the movie is ‘Everyone should be able to...
- 11/26/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV
The latest trailer for director Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom,” the star-stuffed movie musical adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical, has landed from Netflix. Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Keegan-Michael Key, and many more headline this splashy song-and-dance movie, which arrives on the streaming platform and in select theaters on December 11. Watch the new trailer below.
One of the year’s buzziest late-breaking awards season contenders, and already anticipated for its infectious soundtrack, “The Prom” is the film adaptation of Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin and Matthew Sklar’s award-winning, Tony-nominated Broadway musical. Here’s the synopsis courtesy of Netflix:
Dee Dee Allen (three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (Tony Award winnerJames Corden) are New York City stage stars with a crisis on their hands: their expensive new Broadway show is a major flop that has suddenly flatlined their careers.
Meanwhile, in small-town Indiana,...
One of the year’s buzziest late-breaking awards season contenders, and already anticipated for its infectious soundtrack, “The Prom” is the film adaptation of Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin and Matthew Sklar’s award-winning, Tony-nominated Broadway musical. Here’s the synopsis courtesy of Netflix:
Dee Dee Allen (three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (Tony Award winnerJames Corden) are New York City stage stars with a crisis on their hands: their expensive new Broadway show is a major flop that has suddenly flatlined their careers.
Meanwhile, in small-town Indiana,...
- 11/26/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Netflix has debuted a number of character posters for Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of ‘The Prom’ starring Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman.
Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (James Corden) are New York City stage stars with a crisis on their hands: their expensive new Broadway show is a major flop that has suddenly flatlined their careers.
Meanwhile, in small-town Indiana, high school student Emma Nolan (Jo Ellen Pellman) is experiencing a very different kind of heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal (Keegan-Michael Key), the head of the PTA (Kerry Washington) has banned her from attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa (Ariana DeBose).
Also in news- Glenn Close, Naomie Harris and Awkwafina board sci-fi drama ‘Swan Song’
When Dee Dee and Barry decide that Emma’s predicament is the perfect cause to help resurrect their public images, they hit the road with Angie...
Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (James Corden) are New York City stage stars with a crisis on their hands: their expensive new Broadway show is a major flop that has suddenly flatlined their careers.
Meanwhile, in small-town Indiana, high school student Emma Nolan (Jo Ellen Pellman) is experiencing a very different kind of heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal (Keegan-Michael Key), the head of the PTA (Kerry Washington) has banned her from attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa (Ariana DeBose).
Also in news- Glenn Close, Naomie Harris and Awkwafina board sci-fi drama ‘Swan Song’
When Dee Dee and Barry decide that Emma’s predicament is the perfect cause to help resurrect their public images, they hit the road with Angie...
- 11/24/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It’s been a very rough year. We’re almost at the end, folks, but if you thought we were going to make it to 2021 without having to hear Meryl Streep rap, you were sorely mistaken. Streep is one of the cast members of The Prom, Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin, and Matthew Sklar‘s award-winning, […]
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- 11/20/2020
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Netflix and Sony Music Masterworks have announced the release date for The Prom (Music From the Netflix Film), the soundtrack for Ryan Murphy’s cinematic Broadway adaptation of the same name. The album will be available digitally on December 4th and on CD on December 18th, following the film’s release date on December 11th only on Netflix.
The soundtrack for The Prom includes all 16 songs from the original musical written by Matthew Sklar with lyrics by Chad Beguelin, each newly recorded by the film’s cast including Meryl Streep,...
The soundtrack for The Prom includes all 16 songs from the original musical written by Matthew Sklar with lyrics by Chad Beguelin, each newly recorded by the film’s cast including Meryl Streep,...
- 11/20/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Director Ryan Murphy’s upcoming adaptation of the Broadway musical “The Prom” is timely, making strides for diversity and inclusion. With an all-star ensemble and two breakout stars in Jo Ellen Pellman and Ariana DeBose, the Netflix feature is in prime position to hit the zeitgeist when viewers begin streaming it in December.
“The Prom” can easily be envisioned as the movie that runs on repeat by high schoolers everywhere. If it were released in theaters under normal circumstances, it would have all the makings of a $150 million hit for a studio. From an awards season perspective, the movie is an obvious frontrunner for the Golden Globes comedy or musical races. Still, it can also make serious headway with the Academy voters, including best picture. Clearly Murphy’s best directing effort yet, it will be fascinating to see how the Academy, along with the general public, respond. I would expect...
“The Prom” can easily be envisioned as the movie that runs on repeat by high schoolers everywhere. If it were released in theaters under normal circumstances, it would have all the makings of a $150 million hit for a studio. From an awards season perspective, the movie is an obvious frontrunner for the Golden Globes comedy or musical races. Still, it can also make serious headway with the Academy voters, including best picture. Clearly Murphy’s best directing effort yet, it will be fascinating to see how the Academy, along with the general public, respond. I would expect...
- 11/16/2020
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has debuted the first teaser trailer for Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of ‘The Prom’ starring Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman.
Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (James Corden) are New York City stage stars with a crisis on their hands: their expensive new Broadway show is a major flop that has suddenly flatlined their careers.
Meanwhile, in small-town Indiana, high school student Emma Nolan (Jo Ellen Pellman) is experiencing a very different kind of heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal (Keegan-Michael Key), the head of the PTA (Kerry Washington) has banned her from attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa (Ariana DeBose).
When Dee Dee and Barry decide that Emma’s predicament is the perfect cause to help resurrect their public images, they hit the road with Angie (Nicole Kidman) and Trent (Andrew Rannells), another pair of cynical actors looking for a professional lift.
Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (James Corden) are New York City stage stars with a crisis on their hands: their expensive new Broadway show is a major flop that has suddenly flatlined their careers.
Meanwhile, in small-town Indiana, high school student Emma Nolan (Jo Ellen Pellman) is experiencing a very different kind of heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal (Keegan-Michael Key), the head of the PTA (Kerry Washington) has banned her from attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa (Ariana DeBose).
When Dee Dee and Barry decide that Emma’s predicament is the perfect cause to help resurrect their public images, they hit the road with Angie (Nicole Kidman) and Trent (Andrew Rannells), another pair of cynical actors looking for a professional lift.
- 10/23/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Give it some Zazz! Netflix has finally dropped the first trailer for Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of “The Prom” ahead of its December 11, 2020 premiere. Watch the colorful clip above.
Based on the Broadway musical of the same name, “The Prom” begins with a quartet of self absorbed actors from New York. When their latest Broadway show closes after being ravaged by critics, they need a boost to their career and images. Enter Emma (newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman), a high school senior from a small Midwest town, who makes national headlines when her school forbids her from attending prom with her girlfriend. The big city actors descend on the town in hopes of changing minds and generating positive press. And they do it with good old fashioned song and dance. The movie also features performances from Ariana DeBose, Kerry Washington, Keegan-Michael Key, Tracey Ullman, and Kevin Chamberlin.
See ‘The Prom’: Meryl Streep,...
Based on the Broadway musical of the same name, “The Prom” begins with a quartet of self absorbed actors from New York. When their latest Broadway show closes after being ravaged by critics, they need a boost to their career and images. Enter Emma (newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman), a high school senior from a small Midwest town, who makes national headlines when her school forbids her from attending prom with her girlfriend. The big city actors descend on the town in hopes of changing minds and generating positive press. And they do it with good old fashioned song and dance. The movie also features performances from Ariana DeBose, Kerry Washington, Keegan-Michael Key, Tracey Ullman, and Kevin Chamberlin.
See ‘The Prom’: Meryl Streep,...
- 10/22/2020
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Broadway actors have a long history of moonlighting – sunlighting? – on daytime soaps, at least they did in decades past when New York City still had soaps. With theaters now dark, what better time to resurrect the tradition? Tune in today to…As The Curtain Rises.
An ongoing fiction podcast set in backstage Broadway, As The Curtain Rises has recruited a stellar cast from top Broadway productions past and, well, more recently past: Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice), Ariana Debose, Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen), Tony-winning James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin), Ilana Levine, Lesli Margherita (Matilda The Musical), Mauricio Martinez (On Your Feet!), Ashley Park, George Salazar (Be More Chill), Sarah Stiles, Michael Urie (Grand Horizons) and Tony-winner Lillias White (The Life).
The first episode is available today,...
An ongoing fiction podcast set in backstage Broadway, As The Curtain Rises has recruited a stellar cast from top Broadway productions past and, well, more recently past: Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice), Ariana Debose, Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen), Tony-winning James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin), Ilana Levine, Lesli Margherita (Matilda The Musical), Mauricio Martinez (On Your Feet!), Ashley Park, George Salazar (Be More Chill), Sarah Stiles, Michael Urie (Grand Horizons) and Tony-winner Lillias White (The Life).
The first episode is available today,...
- 10/22/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The hit Broadway musical The Prom is coming to Netflix, courtesy of Ryan Murphy.
In this adaptation, coming to the streaming platform on December 11th, Meryl Streep and James Corden star as Dee Dee Allen and Barry Glickman, two New York City stage stars whose big, expensive Broadway show was a major flop. With their careers taking a turn for the worse, they learn the story of Emma Nolan (Jo Ellen Pellman), a high school student in a conservative town in Indiana who, despite the support of her school principal...
In this adaptation, coming to the streaming platform on December 11th, Meryl Streep and James Corden star as Dee Dee Allen and Barry Glickman, two New York City stage stars whose big, expensive Broadway show was a major flop. With their careers taking a turn for the worse, they learn the story of Emma Nolan (Jo Ellen Pellman), a high school student in a conservative town in Indiana who, despite the support of her school principal...
- 10/22/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix just dropped the trailer for its ensemble musical “The Prom.”
Based on the Broadway production of the same name, “The Prom” follows an Indiana teenager who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school’s prom. After they are banned from attending, a group comes together to fight the injustice.
Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana Debose, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary Kay Place, Nico Greetham, Logan Riley, Nathaniel J. Potvin, Sofia Deler and Kerry Washington star.
Ryan Murphy will direct and produce. Other producers include Alexis Woodall and the Broadway musical’s producers, Bill Damaschke and Dori Berinstein. More of the stage show’s creative team is coming over to help on the TV movie adaptation, with Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin writing the script and Beguelin and Matthew Sklar handling music and lyrics, which are based on an original concept by Jack Viertel.
Based on the Broadway production of the same name, “The Prom” follows an Indiana teenager who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school’s prom. After they are banned from attending, a group comes together to fight the injustice.
Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana Debose, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary Kay Place, Nico Greetham, Logan Riley, Nathaniel J. Potvin, Sofia Deler and Kerry Washington star.
Ryan Murphy will direct and produce. Other producers include Alexis Woodall and the Broadway musical’s producers, Bill Damaschke and Dori Berinstein. More of the stage show’s creative team is coming over to help on the TV movie adaptation, with Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin writing the script and Beguelin and Matthew Sklar handling music and lyrics, which are based on an original concept by Jack Viertel.
- 10/22/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven and Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The first trailer for Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom,” the star-stuffed movie musical adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical, has landed from Netflix. Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Keegan-Michael Key, and many more headline this flashy song-and-dance movie, which arrives on the streaming platform December 11. Watch the new look at the film below.
The Broadway musical comedy follows a group of washed up Broadway actors who help a lesbian go to prom as part of a PR stunt. Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep), a two-time Tony Award winner, pairs up with Barry Glickman (James Corden) in a musical about First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt that’s a total flop. They each receive career-killing reviews, and decide to revive their reputations by throwing their weight behind a charity cause. They’re joined by veteran Broadway chorus girl Angie Dickinson (Nicole Kidman), along with out-of-luck actor Trent Oliver...
The Broadway musical comedy follows a group of washed up Broadway actors who help a lesbian go to prom as part of a PR stunt. Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep), a two-time Tony Award winner, pairs up with Barry Glickman (James Corden) in a musical about First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt that’s a total flop. They each receive career-killing reviews, and decide to revive their reputations by throwing their weight behind a charity cause. They’re joined by veteran Broadway chorus girl Angie Dickinson (Nicole Kidman), along with out-of-luck actor Trent Oliver...
- 10/22/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Netflix has released the first official trailer for Ryan Murphy’s musical “The Prom.” Showcasing an all-star cast that includes Academy Award winners Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, along with Emmy winner James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Ariana DeBose and newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman, the film looks to bring lots of energy to the holiday season.
“I hope it provides a way back to some normalcy,” Murphy tells Variety. “This is the prom we all get to have this year. It celebrates movies and celebrates Broadway, and it comes at the end of a very hard year. I’m just incredibly thankful.”
In her feature film debut, Jo Ellen Pellman sees her role as “a once in a lifetime experience,” as she shares the screen with so many of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Ariana DeBose says it’s been a “wild year and is not something she’s taking lightly.” Playing...
“I hope it provides a way back to some normalcy,” Murphy tells Variety. “This is the prom we all get to have this year. It celebrates movies and celebrates Broadway, and it comes at the end of a very hard year. I’m just incredibly thankful.”
In her feature film debut, Jo Ellen Pellman sees her role as “a once in a lifetime experience,” as she shares the screen with so many of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Ariana DeBose says it’s been a “wild year and is not something she’s taking lightly.” Playing...
- 10/22/2020
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
After having won six Primetime Emmys for his TV work in the past decade, Ryan Murphy is now aiming for the Oscars with his upcoming Netflix musical “The Prom.” The streaming giant dropped some official — and very glittery — stills from the film on Wednesday, which will be released on Dec. 11. The all star cast includes three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep, 10-time Emmy winner James Corden, Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, Emmy winner Keegan-Michael Key, two-time Tony nominee Andrew Rannells, Tony nominee Ariana DeBose, Emmy winner Kerry Washington and newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman.
An adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical of the same name, the film follows four eccentric Broadway stars who are in desperate need of career revivals. They find a stage and a cause when they hear about Emma Nolan (Pellman), a high school student in a small Indiana town who is forbidden from bringing her girlfriend Alyssa (DeBose) to prom.
An adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical of the same name, the film follows four eccentric Broadway stars who are in desperate need of career revivals. They find a stage and a cause when they hear about Emma Nolan (Pellman), a high school student in a small Indiana town who is forbidden from bringing her girlfriend Alyssa (DeBose) to prom.
- 10/13/2020
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
Netflix has debuted a number of first-look images from Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of ‘The Prom’ starring Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman.
Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (James Corden) are New York City stage stars with a crisis on their hands: their expensive new Broadway show is a major flop that has suddenly flatlined their careers.
Meanwhile, in small-town Indiana, high school student Emma Nolan (Jo Ellen Pellman) is experiencing a very different kind of heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal (Keegan-Michael Key), the head of the PTA (Kerry Washington) has banned her from attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa (Ariana DeBose).
(L to R) Jo Ellen Pellman as Emma, Ariana Debose as Alyssa Greene in The Prom. Cr. Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix © 2020 (clockwise from left): Ariana Debose as Alyssa Greene, Nicole Kidman as Angie Dickinson, Kerry Washington as Mrs. Greene,...
Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (James Corden) are New York City stage stars with a crisis on their hands: their expensive new Broadway show is a major flop that has suddenly flatlined their careers.
Meanwhile, in small-town Indiana, high school student Emma Nolan (Jo Ellen Pellman) is experiencing a very different kind of heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal (Keegan-Michael Key), the head of the PTA (Kerry Washington) has banned her from attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa (Ariana DeBose).
(L to R) Jo Ellen Pellman as Emma, Ariana Debose as Alyssa Greene in The Prom. Cr. Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix © 2020 (clockwise from left): Ariana Debose as Alyssa Greene, Nicole Kidman as Angie Dickinson, Kerry Washington as Mrs. Greene,...
- 10/8/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Since making the big move from FX to Netflix under his sweeping umbrella deal, gay media mogul Ryan Murphy has wasted no time populating the streamer with his distinct brand of bubblegum-flavored LGBTQ media. While he already had many TV projects in the pipeline, Murphy looked to Broadway for film inspiration. He began with “The Boys in the Band,” transferring Joe Mantello’s Tony-winning revival of Mart Crowley’s 1968 play to the platform, which recently premiered to positive reviews. For his next trick, Murphy adapted the 2018 Tony-nominated musical “The Prom,” which follows a group of washed up Broadway actors who help a midwestern teenager take her girlfriend to prom. What begins as a publicity stunt to jumpstart their flailing careers ends up melting their cold, ambitious actor hearts.
Here’s a more detailed synopsis per Netflix: “Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (James Corden) are New York City...
Here’s a more detailed synopsis per Netflix: “Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (James Corden) are New York City...
- 10/7/2020
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
It’s time to go to prom later this year.
Ryan Murphy’s upcoming Netflix adaptation of “The Prom” will release on Dec. 11, the acclaimed creator announced on Instagram on Sunday.
“On December 11, let Netflix take you to the Prom you didn’t get this year,” Murphy wrote on Instagram with a flashy sign highlighting its star-studded cast including Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman and Kerry Washington.
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On December 11, let Netflix take you to The Prom you didn't get this year.
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“The Prom” was originally a Broadway musical that debuted in 2018. It was based on an original concept by Jack Viertel with music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin. The musical follows four Broadway actors who travel to a conservative Indiana town to help a lesbian student who is...
Ryan Murphy’s upcoming Netflix adaptation of “The Prom” will release on Dec. 11, the acclaimed creator announced on Instagram on Sunday.
“On December 11, let Netflix take you to the Prom you didn’t get this year,” Murphy wrote on Instagram with a flashy sign highlighting its star-studded cast including Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman and Kerry Washington.
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On December 11, let Netflix take you to The Prom you didn't get this year.
A post shared by Ryan Murphy (@mrrpmurphy) on Sep 13, 2020 at 8:00am Pdt
“The Prom” was originally a Broadway musical that debuted in 2018. It was based on an original concept by Jack Viertel with music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin. The musical follows four Broadway actors who travel to a conservative Indiana town to help a lesbian student who is...
- 9/13/2020
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Prom season is kicking off a few months early.
Ryan Murphy took to social media Sunday to announce the official release date for his upcoming film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, The Prom. The movie, which stars Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, will hit the streamer on Friday, Dec. 11.
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The executive producer and director wrote on Twitter, “Let Netflix take you to The Prom...
Ryan Murphy took to social media Sunday to announce the official release date for his upcoming film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, The Prom. The movie, which stars Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, will hit the streamer on Friday, Dec. 11.
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The executive producer and director wrote on Twitter, “Let Netflix take you to The Prom...
- 9/13/2020
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Producer Ryan Murphy drew the curtain back on the cast of Netflix’s The Prom, sharing a first-look photo of the “icon-packed” group on Instagram.
See the entire photo below.
“Meet the incredible icon-packed cast of Netflix’s The Prom,” wrote Murphy, who directs. “A group of true troopers who buckled up and finished shooting during Covid so we could give everybody an inspirational aspirational story that we all need right now. Christmas is right around the corner…”
The photo depicts the starry cast headed by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman in costume as the characters from the film adaptation of the 2018 Broadway production. A premiere date hasn’t been set, but Murphy’s Instagram post suggests a holiday debut.
The Prom tells the comic story of four verging-on-has-been Broadway stars who decide to reinvigorate their careers with a public relations stunt: They arrive, en masse and uninvited, in a...
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“Meet the incredible icon-packed cast of Netflix’s The Prom,” wrote Murphy, who directs. “A group of true troopers who buckled up and finished shooting during Covid so we could give everybody an inspirational aspirational story that we all need right now. Christmas is right around the corner…”
The photo depicts the starry cast headed by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman in costume as the characters from the film adaptation of the 2018 Broadway production. A premiere date hasn’t been set, but Murphy’s Instagram post suggests a holiday debut.
The Prom tells the comic story of four verging-on-has-been Broadway stars who decide to reinvigorate their careers with a public relations stunt: They arrive, en masse and uninvited, in a...
- 8/31/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
But first, the episode starts off with a look at The Wedding Singer, based on the popular Adam Sandler film. It starred newcomer Stephen Lynch and joining him in the role of Julie, the waitress with a heart of gold, was one Broadway's loveliest leading ladies, Laura Benanti. The musical features a score by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin and a book by Begluin and Tim Herlihy. Rounding out the cast was Kevin Cahoon, Matthew Saldivar, Amy Spanger, Rita Gardner, Felicia Finley and Richard H. Blake. Benanti told Ridge, 'I'm really proud of it. It's nice to play the girl next door. I have never done that. This is really my first brand new Broadway musical. So, I have learned a lot.'...
- 5/10/2020
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Exclusive: After a nationwide search, up-and-coming actress Jo Ellen Pellman (The Deuce) has landed the lead role in The Prom, Ryan Murphy’s feature adaption of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical. In addition, Logan Riley Hassel, Sofia Deler, Nico Greetham, and Nathaniel J. Potvin have also been tapped to join the supporting cast of the film, which is slated to begin shooting next month.
The newcomers will play opposite Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, and Ariana DeBose in the pic, which will be released in Fall 2020 on Netflix.
Pellman will star as Emma, a high school senior in Indiana who is banned from taking her girlfriend to the prom. Following the controversial decision, four Broadway stars, in an attempt to champion a good cause and not-so-coincidentally rehabilitate their careers, head to the small town to support Emma.
Bob Martin...
The newcomers will play opposite Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, and Ariana DeBose in the pic, which will be released in Fall 2020 on Netflix.
Pellman will star as Emma, a high school senior in Indiana who is banned from taking her girlfriend to the prom. Following the controversial decision, four Broadway stars, in an attempt to champion a good cause and not-so-coincidentally rehabilitate their careers, head to the small town to support Emma.
Bob Martin...
- 11/25/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Ariana Debose has been cast in The Prom, Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical which will be released on Netflix sometime in the Fall of 2020. This is the second major casting for Debose, who also landed the role of Anita in the Steven Spielberg-directed West Side Story remake.
The stage actress and So You Think You Can Dance alum is joining an impressive cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington, Awkwafina, James Corden, Keegan-Michael Key, and Andrew Rannells.
Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin penned the screenplay. It’ll follow four Broadway stars who, to champion a good cause and not-so-coincidentally rehabilitate their careers, head to a small-town to support Emma, a high school senior in Indiana who isn’t allowed to take her girlfriend to the prom. DeBose will star as Alyssa, a popular daughter of the head of the Parent Teacher Association.
The stage actress and So You Think You Can Dance alum is joining an impressive cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington, Awkwafina, James Corden, Keegan-Michael Key, and Andrew Rannells.
Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin penned the screenplay. It’ll follow four Broadway stars who, to champion a good cause and not-so-coincidentally rehabilitate their careers, head to a small-town to support Emma, a high school senior in Indiana who isn’t allowed to take her girlfriend to the prom. DeBose will star as Alyssa, a popular daughter of the head of the Parent Teacher Association.
- 11/1/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Kerry Washington is in the market for a frilly dress and a corsage: The Scandal veteran has joined the all-star cast of the Netflix movie musical The Prom, produced by Ryan Murphy, according to our sister site Deadline.
Based on the Broadway musical, The Prom centers on four-down-and-out Broadway actors who head to Indiana to help a gay teen whose prom was cancelled when she tried to bring her girlfriend as her date. Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden and Andrew Rannells will star as the four actors; Washington’s role has not yet been revealed.
More from TVLineThe Prom: Meryl Streep,...
Based on the Broadway musical, The Prom centers on four-down-and-out Broadway actors who head to Indiana to help a gay teen whose prom was cancelled when she tried to bring her girlfriend as her date. Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden and Andrew Rannells will star as the four actors; Washington’s role has not yet been revealed.
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- 10/10/2019
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Kerry Washington is heading to The Prom. The Emmy-nominated Scandal star has joined the A-list cast of Ryan Murphy’s feature adaptation for Netflix. Deadline broke the news in June about the casting of Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Awkwafina, James Corden, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells.
Streep will star as Dee Dee Allen, a two-time Tony winner who teams with Corden’s Barry Glickman in a flop musical about Eleanor Roosevelt. After career-ending reviews, they decide — along with Broadway babies Angie Dickinson (Kidman) and Trent Oliver (Rannells) — to champion a cause to rehabilitate their careers. They find one in Emma, a high school senior in Indiana who isn’t allowed to take her girlfriend to the prom.
Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin wrote the screenplay, which Murphy, Alexis Woodall, Bill Damaschke and Dori Berinstein are producing. Music and lyrics are by Beguelin and Matthew Sklar, based on the original concept by Jack Viertel.
Streep will star as Dee Dee Allen, a two-time Tony winner who teams with Corden’s Barry Glickman in a flop musical about Eleanor Roosevelt. After career-ending reviews, they decide — along with Broadway babies Angie Dickinson (Kidman) and Trent Oliver (Rannells) — to champion a cause to rehabilitate their careers. They find one in Emma, a high school senior in Indiana who isn’t allowed to take her girlfriend to the prom.
Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin wrote the screenplay, which Murphy, Alexis Woodall, Bill Damaschke and Dori Berinstein are producing. Music and lyrics are by Beguelin and Matthew Sklar, based on the original concept by Jack Viertel.
- 10/10/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Sony Masterworks Broadway will release Half Time Original Cast Recording, with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Nell Benjamin and additional music by Marvin Hamlisch and Ester Dean tomorrow, August 2. Produced by Scott M. Riesett Ain't Too Proud, The Prom and Matthew Sklar, the album features music from the Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin-written musical, which made its 2018 debut at Paper Mill Playhouse and tells the uplifting true story of ten New Jersey seniors with extraordinary dreams.
- 8/1/2019
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
David Crow Jun 25, 2019
Ryan Murphy's new musical film for Netflix, The Prom, has cast Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Ariana Grande, and more.
The play is the thing, and for Netflix and Ryan Murphy, it’s a musical at that. Murphy, who has signed a major five-year deal for Netflix, is about to mount his first film for the streaming giant: a movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, The Prom. And now they’re revealing to Deadline their star-studded cast, which includes Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Ariana Grande, James Corden, Keegan-Michael Key, and Awkwafina… not bad for a film at a company some in the industry argue can produce only television films.
The project, which is the kickoff of a variety of series and films Murphy is developing for Netflix, is based off a 2018 musical of the same name with music and lyrics by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin.
Ryan Murphy's new musical film for Netflix, The Prom, has cast Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Ariana Grande, and more.
The play is the thing, and for Netflix and Ryan Murphy, it’s a musical at that. Murphy, who has signed a major five-year deal for Netflix, is about to mount his first film for the streaming giant: a movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, The Prom. And now they’re revealing to Deadline their star-studded cast, which includes Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Ariana Grande, James Corden, Keegan-Michael Key, and Awkwafina… not bad for a film at a company some in the industry argue can produce only television films.
The project, which is the kickoff of a variety of series and films Murphy is developing for Netflix, is based off a 2018 musical of the same name with music and lyrics by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin.
- 6/25/2019
- Den of Geek
Ryan Murphy is working to earn that reported $300 million Netflix shelled out to sign the prolific producer to an overall deal last year, luring him away from his longtime home at 20th Century Fox Television.
At the Time 100 Summit in April, the “American Horror Story” creator said he has 10 projects in the works at the streaming service: three documentaries, four TV shows and three movies.
While the details about the majority of those films and series are being kept under wraps in the most Murphy-like way, TheWrap has rounded up everything we currently know about the projects that have been formally announced.
See our list below, which we will continue to update as more information becomes available.
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At the Time 100 Summit in April, the “American Horror Story” creator said he has 10 projects in the works at the streaming service: three documentaries, four TV shows and three movies.
While the details about the majority of those films and series are being kept under wraps in the most Murphy-like way, TheWrap has rounded up everything we currently know about the projects that have been formally announced.
See our list below, which we will continue to update as more information becomes available.
Also Read: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman to Star in Ryan Murphy's 'The Prom' Musical Movie at Netflix
TV Series
“The Politician”
Cast: Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton,...
- 6/25/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman are set to lead the cast of Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom” at Netflix, an individual with knowledge of the casting tells TheWrap.
James Corden, Ariana Grande, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells are also joining the movie, an adaptation of the hit musical of the same name, which made it to Broadway last year.
Streep will play Dee Dee Allen, a two-time Tony winner who partners with Barry Glickman (Corden) in a musical about Eleanor Roosevelt that turns out to be a flop. After disastrous reviews, the pair teams with fellow Broadway vets Angie Dickinson (Kidman) and Trent Oliver (Rannells) to find a cause to get behind in order to revive their careers. They end up rallying around Emma, an Indiana teenager who is banned from attending her high school prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa.
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James Corden, Ariana Grande, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells are also joining the movie, an adaptation of the hit musical of the same name, which made it to Broadway last year.
Streep will play Dee Dee Allen, a two-time Tony winner who partners with Barry Glickman (Corden) in a musical about Eleanor Roosevelt that turns out to be a flop. After disastrous reviews, the pair teams with fellow Broadway vets Angie Dickinson (Kidman) and Trent Oliver (Rannells) to find a cause to get behind in order to revive their careers. They end up rallying around Emma, an Indiana teenager who is banned from attending her high school prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa.
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- 6/25/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Ryan Murphy will be adapting the Tony-nominated Broadway musical The Prom into a film for Netflix, Deadline reports. Filming will begin in December and feature a star-studded cast, including Meryl Streep, Ariana Grande, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Awkwafina and Keegan-Michael Key.
The Prom opened on Broadway last year and will close this August. With a book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguilen, lyrics by Beguilen and music by Matthew Sklar, The Prom follows two veteran Broadway performers (Streep and Corden) who recently endured a major flop. Hoping to...
The Prom opened on Broadway last year and will close this August. With a book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguilen, lyrics by Beguilen and music by Matthew Sklar, The Prom follows two veteran Broadway performers (Streep and Corden) who recently endured a major flop. Hoping to...
- 6/25/2019
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
After pushing hard for Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma” last year, which won three Oscars for the streamer, Netflix will swing big again with a star-studded fall 2020 release of the Tony-nominated musical “The Prom.” Less than one year into his massive five-year deal with the streamer, Ryan Murphy has landed significant star power for his adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, which preaches a message of Lgbtq inclusion. Meryl Streep will star alongside James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan Michael Key, Awkwafina, and Ariana Grande. Netflix is eyeing a fall 2020 awards season theatrical release before “The Prom” hits Netflix. (Via Deadline).
Written by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin from a story by Jack Viertel, with lyrics by Beguelin and music by Matthew Sklar, “The Prom” follows a group of Broadway actors who help a teenage lesbian attend her prom as a PR stunt. After getting particularly bad reviews for their latest show,...
Written by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin from a story by Jack Viertel, with lyrics by Beguelin and music by Matthew Sklar, “The Prom” follows a group of Broadway actors who help a teenage lesbian attend her prom as a PR stunt. After getting particularly bad reviews for their latest show,...
- 6/25/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Not yet a year into his expensive five-year deal with Netflix, Ryan Murphy is about to deliver his biggest get for the streamer. Deadline hears he will direct and produce the feature adaptation of the Tony-nominated stage musical The Prom and has secured a cast that puts Netflix in new starpower territory.
Meryl Streep will star alongside James Corden, Nicole Kidman and Ariana Grande, with Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells playing key roles. Sources said Murphy will get underway directing the film adaptation of the Broadway hit in December, for a fall 2020 awards season release in theaters before it airs on the streamer.
Murphy adds this to three series he is delivering — The Politicians, Ratched and Hollywood — with two yet to be announced documentaries and another movie stage adaptation coming. Latter is The Boys in the Band, directed by Joe Mantello with the recent Broadway 50th anniversary revival cast.
Meryl Streep will star alongside James Corden, Nicole Kidman and Ariana Grande, with Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells playing key roles. Sources said Murphy will get underway directing the film adaptation of the Broadway hit in December, for a fall 2020 awards season release in theaters before it airs on the streamer.
Murphy adds this to three series he is delivering — The Politicians, Ratched and Hollywood — with two yet to be announced documentaries and another movie stage adaptation coming. Latter is The Boys in the Band, directed by Joe Mantello with the recent Broadway 50th anniversary revival cast.
- 6/25/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The Prom, the gutsy little show that won Broadway’s heart, gave the nation something to talk about over Thanksgiving turkey and is heading for the road and Netflix, will play its last Broadway performance on Sunday, Aug. 11.
Producers Bill Damaschke, Dori Berinstein and Jack Lane announced the production’s closing date today. The closing is the most recent of several in the wake of the Tony Awards – or, rather, in the wake of a lack of Tony Awards. Gary: A Sequel To Titus Andronicus and Hillary And Clinton recently posted their closing notices after failing to land a trophy and the audiences that go with it.
When it closes at the Longacre Theatre, The Prom will have played 23 preview and 310 regular performances. The $13.5 million musical will not recoup its money.
“It has been an honor and a privilege to bring this original musical comedy, full of heart and humor,...
Producers Bill Damaschke, Dori Berinstein and Jack Lane announced the production’s closing date today. The closing is the most recent of several in the wake of the Tony Awards – or, rather, in the wake of a lack of Tony Awards. Gary: A Sequel To Titus Andronicus and Hillary And Clinton recently posted their closing notices after failing to land a trophy and the audiences that go with it.
When it closes at the Longacre Theatre, The Prom will have played 23 preview and 310 regular performances. The $13.5 million musical will not recoup its money.
“It has been an honor and a privilege to bring this original musical comedy, full of heart and humor,...
- 6/20/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway’s The Prom has a date with the road: The Tony-nominated musical will launch a first national tour in February 2021 in Providence, Rhode Island.
The tour was announced today by producers Bill Damaschke, Dori Berinstein and Jack Lane. Other dates and additional cities will be announced at a later date.
In addition to the tour, producers announced that a worldwide licensing deal has been confirmed with Theatrical Rights Worldwide (Trw).
The Prom opened on Broadway November 15, 2018 at the Longacre Theatre, with direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw, book by Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone) and Chad Beguelin (Aladdin), music by Matthew Sklar (Elf) and lyrics by Chad Beguelin.
J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, president and CEO of the Providence Performing Arts Center, called the show a “real romp” that will deliver “a contemporary, fast-paced, and entertaining musical” to his Providence audience in Winter 2021. Steve Spiegel,...
The tour was announced today by producers Bill Damaschke, Dori Berinstein and Jack Lane. Other dates and additional cities will be announced at a later date.
In addition to the tour, producers announced that a worldwide licensing deal has been confirmed with Theatrical Rights Worldwide (Trw).
The Prom opened on Broadway November 15, 2018 at the Longacre Theatre, with direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw, book by Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone) and Chad Beguelin (Aladdin), music by Matthew Sklar (Elf) and lyrics by Chad Beguelin.
J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, president and CEO of the Providence Performing Arts Center, called the show a “real romp” that will deliver “a contemporary, fast-paced, and entertaining musical” to his Providence audience in Winter 2021. Steve Spiegel,...
- 6/17/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The new musical “Hadestown” emerged as an early winner at Sunday’s Tony Awards, picking up eight prizes, including for director Rachel Chavkin, composer Anaïs Mitchell and featured actor André De Shields.
Meanwhile, Jez Butterworth’s Irish-set drama “The Ferryman” earned four awards, including Best Play as well as one for director Sam Mendes.
“Glee” alum Ali Stroker made history as the first actor in a wheelchair to win the Tony Award, for her turn as the flirty Ado Annie in the Best Musical Revival winner “Oklahoma!” “This award is for every kid who has a disability, a limitation or a challenge who has been waiting to see themselves represented in this arena,” she said just minutes after belting out “I Cain’t Say No” from the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic.
At 87, Elaine May won her first acting Tony for her lead performance in the Kenneth Lonergan revival “The Waverly Gallery,...
Meanwhile, Jez Butterworth’s Irish-set drama “The Ferryman” earned four awards, including Best Play as well as one for director Sam Mendes.
“Glee” alum Ali Stroker made history as the first actor in a wheelchair to win the Tony Award, for her turn as the flirty Ado Annie in the Best Musical Revival winner “Oklahoma!” “This award is for every kid who has a disability, a limitation or a challenge who has been waiting to see themselves represented in this arena,” she said just minutes after belting out “I Cain’t Say No” from the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic.
At 87, Elaine May won her first acting Tony for her lead performance in the Kenneth Lonergan revival “The Waverly Gallery,...
- 6/9/2019
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
The 2019 Tony Awards are quickly approaching. Before the CBS ceremony hosted by James Corden on June 9, make sure to catch up with all of our interviews with this year’s nominees. Follow the links below to watch our exclusive interviews with these Tony nominated creators.
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Chad Beguelin & Matthew Sklar (“The Prom” songwriting team): Lyricist Chad Beguelin and composer Matthew Sklar picked up their second Tony nomination for Best Score for “The Prom.” The duo previously competed in the same category in 2006 for “The Wedding Singer” and also contributed the score for the Broadway adaptation of “Elf.” Beguelin has an additional Tony nomination this year as the book writer for “The Prom” (shared with Bob Martin) and was previously nominated in the Book of a Musical category for “Aladdin” and “The Wedding Singer.” (Click here to watch the full interview)
Warren Carlyle...
SEETony Awards predictions slugfest: 3 Experts track hottest races [Video & Audio Podcast]
Chad Beguelin & Matthew Sklar (“The Prom” songwriting team): Lyricist Chad Beguelin and composer Matthew Sklar picked up their second Tony nomination for Best Score for “The Prom.” The duo previously competed in the same category in 2006 for “The Wedding Singer” and also contributed the score for the Broadway adaptation of “Elf.” Beguelin has an additional Tony nomination this year as the book writer for “The Prom” (shared with Bob Martin) and was previously nominated in the Book of a Musical category for “Aladdin” and “The Wedding Singer.” (Click here to watch the full interview)
Warren Carlyle...
- 6/5/2019
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
It might be a bit much to say that Beth Leavel’s roster of Broadway credits – The Drowsy Chaperone, Elf, Young Frankenstein, among many others – has been leading inexorably to the show for which she’s again been Tony nominated, but neither could anyone doubt that the The Prom is anything but a big, fluffy corsage gifted at just the right moment, perfectly chosen. In a part literally written for her, Leavel plays Broadway diva Dee Dee Allen, a showstealer from way back.
By now, you probably know the story. A gang of Broadway veterans, looking for a little good press after a big flop, invade smalltown USA to speak out for a high school girl who has been banned from taking her girlfriend to the high school prom. Cultures clash, lessons are learned, and The Prom has been embraced by audiences and critics alike.
The Prom has become this...
By now, you probably know the story. A gang of Broadway veterans, looking for a little good press after a big flop, invade smalltown USA to speak out for a high school girl who has been banned from taking her girlfriend to the high school prom. Cultures clash, lessons are learned, and The Prom has been embraced by audiences and critics alike.
The Prom has become this...
- 5/29/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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