You’ve got to hand it to Ryan Murphy and his deal with Netflix. Some creators sign deals and nothing happens (the “Game Of Thrones” showrunners who turned up with nothing when they were supposed to start a “Star Wars” trilogy). The ultra prolific Murphy, however, he’s had a glut of shows (and movies) already, “Ratched,” “Hollywood,” “The Politician,” “Boys In The Band” and more coming. And you’ve also got to hand it to Murphy given that most of these shows receive critical drubbings, but he always attracts talent and big names to his works.
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His latest film is a musical called “Prom” and it stars three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, Tony Award-winner James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Ariana DeBose, Keegan-Michael Key, and newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman. “The Prom” a film adaptation of Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin, and Matthew Sklar‘s award-winning, Tony-nominated Broadway musical and centers on a troupe of hilariously self-obsessed theater stars swarm into a small conservative Indiana town in support of a high school girl who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom.
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Directed by Ryan Murphy himself, the films also stars Tracey Ullman, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary Kay Place, Logan Riley, Nico Greetham, Sofia Deler, and Nathaniel J. Potvin. The screenplay is by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin; the film is produced by Ryan Murphy, Dori Berinstein, Bill Damaschke, Alexis Martin Woodall, and Adam Anders. Here’s the official synopsis:
Dee Dee Allen (three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (Tony Award winner James Corden) are New York City stage stars with a crisis on their hands: their expensive new Broadway show is a major flop that has suddenly flatlined their careers. Meanwhile, in small-town Indiana, high school student Emma Nolan (newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman) is experiencing a very different kind of heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal (Keegan-Michael Key), the head of the PTA (Kerry Washington) has banned her from attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa (Ariana DeBose). When Dee Dee and Barry decide that Emma’s predicament is the perfect cause to help resurrect their public images, they hit the road with Angie (Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman) and Trent (Andrew Rannells), another pair of cynical actors looking for a professional lift. But when their self-absorbed celebrity activism unexpectedly backfires, the foursome finds their own lives upended as they rally to give Emma a night where she can truly celebrate who she is.
“The Prom” lands in select theaters in TBD December and on Netflix, December 11. Watch the first trailer here:
