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11:15 AM 1/22/2021
by
Naveen Kumar
Netflix s musical comedy about a group of self-centered actors who descend upon small-town Indiana to support a teenager banned from bringing her girlfriend to the dance required its A-list stars to step out of their comfort zones.
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Step One: Teach Nicole Kidman to Move Like a Chorus Girl
Nicole Kidman is no stranger to musicals, having won a Golden Globe for her star-making performance in 2001 s
Moulin Rouge! and later appearing in Rob Marshall s 2009 adaptation of the Broadway musical
Nine. Angie, Kidman s character in
The Prom, is a seasoned Broadway chorus girl, the type whose hope of catching a big break may have dimmed, but who still relishes a career hoofing in the footlights. It s this spirit of perseverance and wonder that drives Kidman s big solo, in which she encourages young Emma (Jo Ellen Pellman) to put some pep in her step and ultimately triumph over the bullies at school (and in the PTA) wit
Updated: 6:17 AM PST, December 26, 2020
Originally hired as a dancer in the movie musical on Netflix, Vasthy Mompoint was pulled from its chorus to lead choreography for several days during the height of racial justice protests.
For Vasthy Mompoint, the Black Lives Matter movement hit her heart the moment she walked onto the set of The Prom” over the summer. She was the only person of color there, and for the first time in her life, she had authority. That simple realization raised her consciousness and her self-esteem. That is what this movement is all about, she said to herself.
Originally hired as a dancer in the movie musical on Netflix, the Haitan-American dancer was pulled from its chorus to lead choreography for several days during the height of racial justice protests. Production on the film had just picked up again in Los Angeles using strict COVID-19 safety protocols. The movie’s choreographer, Casey Nicholaw, and his associates could not be there. So he asked