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If you are scrolling through Netflix, looking for a new movie to entertain you for the night, I would keep scrolling if you see “The Prom.” Although Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of the stage show version by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin includes important messages about intolerance and brings out the Broadway glamor that many have missed out on this year, Murphy’s attempt to blend these two components together has, unfortunately, been unsuccessful.
The curtain opens with glitzy actress Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and campy, openly gay actor Barry Glickman (James Corden) on the opening night of the fictional Broadway musical “Eleanor!”: an Eleanor Roosevelt musical. A scathing press review that characterizes Dee Dee and Barry as aging narcissists, leads the Broadway stars, along with long-time chorus girl Angie Dickinson (Nicole Kidman) and Julliard graduate Trent Oliver (Andrew Rannells), to take on a cause to redeem themselves.
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By Alice Reese
Herald-Banner Contributor Dec 19, 2020
Meryl Streep and James Corden in âThe Prom.â Courtesy photo
âThe Promâ is available on Netflix, and âWander Darklyâ is in theaters and on Amazon Prime (for a fee).
THE PROM
The Broadway musical comedy âThe Promâ makes a lively and entertaining transition to the screen with sparkling musical numbers and stunning choreography.
Directed by Ryan Murphy (the man behind TVs âGleeâ), the filmâs absolutely perfect cast is led by the incomparable Meryl Streep as beguiling Broadway star Dee Dee Allen, a not-so-young diva whose career is slumping. Streep matches well with British stage star and late night TV talk show host James Corden, who plays Barry Glickman.
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