Pose, making him a sought-after director to work with. But
The Prom was also a successful Broadway musical long before Streep stepped into the glittering shoes of Dee Dee Allen. The story follows a troupe of Broadway actors who, after a catastrophic review tanks one of their productions, decide to indulge in a little reputation-building activism. They take on the case of Emma Nolan, whose small Indiana town has decided she can t go to prom with her girlfriend. Sure, perhaps
The Prom paints Middle America with a bit of a broad, homophobic brush, but it also depicts a reality all too familiar for so many young queer people, and the zany journey Emma and co. embark on is charming, funny, and meaningful in equal measure.