It looks like Netflix is pulling it out of the bag again! Ryan Murphy, the mega producer who brought us The Politician , Hollywood and Ratched , is bringing another gem to our screens as part of his Netflix deal. It’s called The Prom, a broadway musical that’s been transformed for the small screen with a truly epic cast - including Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington and James Corden. Gah, we are SO in need of a musical we cannot wait after seeing the newly-dropped trailer...
So, what’s The Prom about?
The musical follows four out-of-work four Broadway actors lamenting their days of fame who decide to champion a good cause to help their reputations. Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (James Corden) find themselves unemployed after the show they're starring in closes after just one night. The duo decide to join up with fellow actors Angie Dickson (Nicole Kidman) and Trent Oliver (Andrew Rannells) and end up travelling to Indiana to help a lesbian student banned from bringing her girlfriend to high school prom.
The original hit broadway show made its world premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia in 2016 and premiered on Broadway in October 2018.
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Who stars in Netflix's The Prom?
This cast line-up for this is all kinds of epic. We have Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells and Ariana DeBose, who replaced Ariana Grande. Newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman also makes her debut as Emma, the high school student.
What is the release date for The Prom?
Like everything, the timelines for this were shaken up after the pandemic. It was scheduled to land earlier this year but Ryan Murphy has announced The Prom will be released on Netflix on 11 December.
Is there a trailer yet?
Yes, it just landed and we dare you to watch it without getting goosebumps...
