Jo Ellen Pellman as Emma and Ariana Debose as Alyssa in The Prom (Netflix/Melinda Sue Gordon)
The Prom star Ariana DeBose has spoken about bringing a girl to her real-life prom and feeling “ashamed.”
The Broadway actor, who previously took on roles in
Hamilton and
The Prom.
Her character in the musical is uneasy about the prospect of coming out to the world by going to prom with her girlfriend, even as a large-scale battle unfolds for their right to go together.
It’s a plotline that DeBose, who is queer, connects to in real life as well.
Speaking to