Murphy told The Hollywood Reporter that the movie was about 25 percent different from the Broadway show, with a larger backstory devoted to Streep, Kidman, and Corden's trio of roles and a "sympathetic grandma" character for Emma. I think a lot of people will love it."Īs with any big screen adaptation, fans can expect some changes. "That was really fun to work on and it’s a great ballad, and it’s really a moving song about acceptance and prejudice. "We used all the songs and then we’ve written one new song for it, one new original piece for The Prom," Murphy revealed. He also announced the addition of a new original song. During an interview with Collider, Murphy confirmed that all the musical's original tracks will be in the movie. There will be a new original song in the movie.īroadway purists, fret not. “But I was talking to the producer after the show, and I said, ‘I wish there had been something like this for me when I was that age so that I didn’t feel so alone.’” “I went with my best female friend, and as a protest I wore six-inch yellow platform boots as a tribute to Bananarama, so I got a little radical renegade-ness in,” he revealed. Murphy opened up to Varietyabout his unconventional prom experience. I related to it, so I believed in the message." And I’m from Indiana and I wasn’t allowed to take a man or a male compadre to my prom. "Emma is from Indiana and is not allowed to go to her prom because she’s gay. I really related to the protagonist," Murphy told Collider about the movie. Murphy has spoken about his personal connection to the project.Īlthough Murphy has more than 10 projects in development, including Ratched, American Horror Story season 10, and Pose season 3, The Prom is especially personal for the producer.
But when their self-absorbed celebrity activism unexpectedly backfires, the foursome find their own lives upended as they rally to give Emma a night where she can truly celebrate who she is.
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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. 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). A standout moment from the trailer? Streep's Dee Dee Allen attempting to bribe a hotel clerk by showing off her two Tony Awards.Īn official description of the plot, per Netflix, reads: 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. On October 22, Netflix dropped the first footage from The Prom, which sees the film's star-studded cast sporting eccentric costumes, performing musical numbers, and traveling to the Midwest. The first trailers are colorful odes to acceptance. And Streep calling the movie "everything we dream of in 2020" is all the endorsement we need.Īhead, what we know about the upcoming release, including why Ariana Grande's role had to be recast and a look at the first trailers. Now, the high-profile project is scheduled to make a splash on December 11, 2020. The Hollywood Reporterconfirmed in July that filming had resumed, making it one of the first productions to return amid pandemic safety concerns. Varietyfirst reported in April 2019 that Ryan Murphy would adapt the musical as part of his reportedly $300 million deal with Netflix.īut after amassing a star-studded cast, including Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and Kerry Washington, production paused with mere days left on the shooting schedule. The Prom, a Tony-nominated musical about four Broadway stars' mission to help a high school girl bring her girlfriend to prom, is becoming a movie. The real Broadway may be closed indefinitely, but Netflix and Ryan Murphy are aiming to fill the void.
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