Netflix has released photos from “The Prom,” their new Ryan Murphy-directed feature adaptation of the Broadway musical.
In the story the head of the PTA at a small-town Indiana high school has banned a young female student from attending the prom with her girlfriend. A famed NYC stage couple, whose latest flop has flatlined their careers, offer to help the girl and potentially help resurrect their public images.
When their self-absorbed celebrity activism unexpectedly backfires, the foursome find their own lives upended as they rally to give Emma a night where she can truly celebrate who she is. Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Keegan-Michael Key, Kerry Washington, Andrew Rannells and newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman lead the cast.
Of her role, Streep tells THR: “This is based on a real thing that happened to kids in Indiana, and has a happy ending, everything we dream of in 2020. I wanted to do it. So, the character is a big assh-le. I tried very hard to bring that part of me forward.”
“The Prom” hits the streamer on December 11th.