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The Prom – All Glitz & Glamour, No Heart & Soul | Video Review

December 9, 2020 by EJ Moreno

The Prom, 2020.

Directed by Ryan Murphy.
Starring Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, Ariana DeBose, Kerry Washington, and Jo Ellen Pellman.

Ryan Murphy tackles the Broadway musical The Prom in a brand-new Netflix film. Join our host EJ Moreno as he dives into the newcomers’ talented performances and names two actors who shouldn’t do musicals.

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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 find their own lives upended as they rally to give Emma a night where she can truly celebrate who she is.

The Prom will stream on Netflix from December 11th 2020.

 

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Flickering Myth TV, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Andrew Rannells, Ariana DeBose, James Corden, Jo Ellen Pellman, Keegan Michael Key, Kerry Washington, Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Ryan Murphy, The Prom

About EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno is a film and television critic and entertainment writer who joined the pop culture website Flickering Myth in 2018 and now serves as the executive producer of Flickering Myth TV, a YouTube channel with over 27,000 subscribers. With over a decade of experience, he is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic who is also part of the Critics Choice Association and GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

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