I got the call when I was in a thrift store in Bushwick. “I poured my whole heart into it, broke down all the beats. “When I got the audition, I was over the moon,” she remembered. The newcomer later told THR that she secured the role while working three jobs and living in New York City, following her graduation from the University of Michigan. That same month, Deadline reported Jo Ellen Pellman ( The Deuce) had secured the role of Emma following a national search. “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.Ĭorden, Kidman, Streep, and Key in The Prom.
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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). You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Īn official description of the plot, per Netflix, reads:ĭee 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. Murphy will direct and produce, along with producers Alexis Woodall, Bill Damaschke, and Dori Berinstein. With music and lyrics written by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin, the movie’s screenplay will also be penned by book writers Beguelin and Bob Martin. The foursome decides to launch a national campaign in Emma’s honor, even traveling to Indiana for some much-needed publicity. This prompts struggling Broadway actors Barry Glickman and Dee Dee Allen, alongside their fellow performer friends Angie Dickinson and Trent Oliver, to step in. However, the Indiana school’s PTA bans her from doing so. It tells the story of Emma, a queer high school student who wants to bring her girlfriend to senior prom. The Promwas nominated for six Tonys in 2019. The movie is based on a Tony-nominated musical. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. A standout moment from the trailer? Streep’s Dee Dee Allen attempting to bribe a hotel clerk by showing off her two Tony Awards. 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 trailer is a colorful ode to acceptance. Ahead, what we know about the upcoming release, including why Ariana Grande’s role had to be recast and a look at the first trailer.