Left to Right: Andrew Rannells, Meryl Streep, James Cordon, and Nicole Kidman in “The Prom.” Photo courtesy of Netflix.
The musical comedy, “The Prom,” directed by Ryan Murphy and adapted to the screen by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin, is now streaming on Netflix. The film is based on the 2018 Broadway musical written by Beguelin and Martin with Matthew Sklar. It won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical as well as garnering multiple Tony nominations. The movie has an all-star cast including Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, Ariana DeBose, Kerry Washington, and introduces new-comer, Jo Ellen Pellman.
3.5 stars
Starring: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, Jo Ellen Pellman, Keegan-Michael Key, Kerry Washington, Ariana DeBose, Mary Kay Place, Tracey Ullman and Kevin Chamberlin
Rating: PG-13, for thematic elements and suggestive/sexual candor
Available via: Netflix
By Derrick Bang
Enterprise film critic
It’s easy to see why director Ryan Murphy was attracted to this Tony-nominated stage musical; it’s basically a double-length episode of his hit TV series, “Glee.”
On steroids. With an A-list cast.
“The Prom” a Netflix original boldly blends serious social commentary with frivolous Broadway razzmatazz, and gets away with it because the Bob Martin/Chad Beuelin script cheekily acknowledges as much.
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