The producers of Broadway’s Hadestown and Jujamcyn Theaters have apologized to an audience member with hearing loss whose use of a captioning device drew repeated onstage reprimands from one of the musical’s stars who mistakenly assumed the device was recording the performance.
Audience member Samantha Coleman posted a tearful Instagram video last night describing the “horrifying and embarrassing experience” of being called out by Lillias White from the stage “not once but twice, at least.” She said the incident was both hurtful and “super embarrassing” and left her feeling “ostracized and publicly ridiculed.”
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Coleman, who was seated in the front row at the Jujamcyn-owned Walter Kerr Theatre, acknowledged that she...
Audience member Samantha Coleman posted a tearful Instagram video last night describing the “horrifying and embarrassing experience” of being called out by Lillias White from the stage “not once but twice, at least.” She said the incident was both hurtful and “super embarrassing” and left her feeling “ostracized and publicly ridiculed.”
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Coleman, who was seated in the front row at the Jujamcyn-owned Walter Kerr Theatre, acknowledged that she...
- 10/13/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Jay Binder, whose more than four decades as a prominent Broadway casting director included finding just the right talent for such productions as The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, among many others, died peacefully today at his home. He was 71.
His death was announced by a press spokesperson.
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A founder and driving force behind the popular and acclaimed Encores! Great American Musicals in Concert series at New York City Center, Binder cast that series’ Chicago revival, which went on to Broadway and a Tony Award.
In all, Binder cast nearly 100 Broadway productions, including A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Dames At Sea, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Gypsy, and The King and I. He cast Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers and every other production of the playwright’s work from 1990 through 2009.
“I worked hand-in-glove with Jay for two decades,...
His death was announced by a press spokesperson.
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A founder and driving force behind the popular and acclaimed Encores! Great American Musicals in Concert series at New York City Center, Binder cast that series’ Chicago revival, which went on to Broadway and a Tony Award.
In all, Binder cast nearly 100 Broadway productions, including A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Dames At Sea, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Gypsy, and The King and I. He cast Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers and every other production of the playwright’s work from 1990 through 2009.
“I worked hand-in-glove with Jay for two decades,...
- 4/15/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Jack Viertel, whose 34 years with Broadway’s Jujamcyn Theaters included stints as both the Creative Director and, more recently, Senior Vice President, announced his retirement today, effective as of the end of 2021.
In a statement, Viertel said, in part, “as the song says, the days grow short when you reach September, although I feel like I’m really only in mid-August. Still, it was time to move along, with gratitude for everything Jujamcyn has given me.” Viertel said he is working on a new book and will continue to serve as a freelance creative consultant on other projects.
See his full statement below.
Viertel joined Jujamcyn in 1987, launching his career there that would include involvement in numerous award-winning and acclaimed productions, including such era-defining stagings as Into The Woods, M. Butterfly, Angels in America, Jelly’s Last Jam and The Secret Garden. He’d also play an instrumental role in...
In a statement, Viertel said, in part, “as the song says, the days grow short when you reach September, although I feel like I’m really only in mid-August. Still, it was time to move along, with gratitude for everything Jujamcyn has given me.” Viertel said he is working on a new book and will continue to serve as a freelance creative consultant on other projects.
See his full statement below.
Viertel joined Jujamcyn in 1987, launching his career there that would include involvement in numerous award-winning and acclaimed productions, including such era-defining stagings as Into The Woods, M. Butterfly, Angels in America, Jelly’s Last Jam and The Secret Garden. He’d also play an instrumental role in...
- 1/11/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Jen Namoff, whose 15-year career has included casting, artist representation, talent management and production in both New York and Los Angeles, is launching Namoff & Company, a bi-coastal, full-service talent management and production company representing clients across television, film, music, and theater with a client roster that includes Tituss Burgess, Tammy Blanchard, Katrina Lenk and others.
Joining Namoff in the new venture, which was announced today, are John Bautista as Director of Operations/Talent Manager and Doug Middlebrook as Creative Director/Producer.
In a statement describing the new company’s mission statement, the three principals sid, “We are inspired by artists who push boundaries, guiding them to reach their creative potential in every arena. We are committed to telling stories that are relevant, inclusive, and forward-thinking.”
In addition to Burgess, Blanchard and Lenk, Namoff & Company’s current roster of clients includes Gabrielle Carrubba, Julia Mattison, Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, Solea Pfeiffer, Ben Ahlers,...
Joining Namoff in the new venture, which was announced today, are John Bautista as Director of Operations/Talent Manager and Doug Middlebrook as Creative Director/Producer.
In a statement describing the new company’s mission statement, the three principals sid, “We are inspired by artists who push boundaries, guiding them to reach their creative potential in every arena. We are committed to telling stories that are relevant, inclusive, and forward-thinking.”
In addition to Burgess, Blanchard and Lenk, Namoff & Company’s current roster of clients includes Gabrielle Carrubba, Julia Mattison, Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, Solea Pfeiffer, Ben Ahlers,...
- 1/11/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s every teenage girl’s dream: The high school PTA has just announced they’d rather cancel prom than let you bring your girlfriend, when a gaggle of garishly dressed Broadway stars you’ve never heard of storms in singing, “We are gonna help that little lesbian…”
Although these colorful coastal elites cause quite a stir while managing to muddle everything up, they give you a mall shopping spree, a sequined shoulder to cry on — and some killer song and dance routines. That’s “The Prom.”
Aside from its impassioned overtures for LGBTQ+ rights, “The Prom” has all the makings of a classic Hollywood musical: Haughty urbanites descend reluctantly on a small provincial town seeking validation and instead find love, connection, and renewed life’s purpose. It’s like if the strivers from “The Philadelphia Story” went to Allentown to help Peggy Sawyer find her way to “42nd Street.
Although these colorful coastal elites cause quite a stir while managing to muddle everything up, they give you a mall shopping spree, a sequined shoulder to cry on — and some killer song and dance routines. That’s “The Prom.”
Aside from its impassioned overtures for LGBTQ+ rights, “The Prom” has all the makings of a classic Hollywood musical: Haughty urbanites descend reluctantly on a small provincial town seeking validation and instead find love, connection, and renewed life’s purpose. It’s like if the strivers from “The Philadelphia Story” went to Allentown to help Peggy Sawyer find her way to “42nd Street.
- 12/1/2020
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
It’s time to go to prom.
On Thanksgiving, Netflix debuted the first trailer for Ryan Murphy’s movie adaptation of the Broadway musical “The Prom,” set for release on Dec. 11.
The 2018 Broadway musical is based on an original concept from Jack Viertel with music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin. The performance follows four Broadway actors who travel to a conservative Indiana town to help a lesbian teenager who is banned from bringing her girlfriend to her high school prom. The show was nominated for six Tony Awards, including best musical, original score and lead actor and lead actress in a musical.
“There is so much passion and warmth in the movie,” Murphy told Variety in an interview. “I think the reason everyone said ‘Yes’ so quickly was because of the message. The passionate idea at the core of the movie is ‘Everyone should be able to...
On Thanksgiving, Netflix debuted the first trailer for Ryan Murphy’s movie adaptation of the Broadway musical “The Prom,” set for release on Dec. 11.
The 2018 Broadway musical is based on an original concept from Jack Viertel with music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin. The performance follows four Broadway actors who travel to a conservative Indiana town to help a lesbian teenager who is banned from bringing her girlfriend to her high school prom. The show was nominated for six Tony Awards, including best musical, original score and lead actor and lead actress in a musical.
“There is so much passion and warmth in the movie,” Murphy told Variety in an interview. “I think the reason everyone said ‘Yes’ so quickly was because of the message. The passionate idea at the core of the movie is ‘Everyone should be able to...
- 11/26/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix just dropped the trailer for its ensemble musical “The Prom.”
Based on the Broadway production of the same name, “The Prom” follows an Indiana teenager who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school’s prom. After they are banned from attending, a group comes together to fight the injustice.
Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana Debose, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary Kay Place, Nico Greetham, Logan Riley, Nathaniel J. Potvin, Sofia Deler and Kerry Washington star.
Ryan Murphy will direct and produce. Other producers include Alexis Woodall and the Broadway musical’s producers, Bill Damaschke and Dori Berinstein. More of the stage show’s creative team is coming over to help on the TV movie adaptation, with Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin writing the script and Beguelin and Matthew Sklar handling music and lyrics, which are based on an original concept by Jack Viertel.
Based on the Broadway production of the same name, “The Prom” follows an Indiana teenager who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school’s prom. After they are banned from attending, a group comes together to fight the injustice.
Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana Debose, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary Kay Place, Nico Greetham, Logan Riley, Nathaniel J. Potvin, Sofia Deler and Kerry Washington star.
Ryan Murphy will direct and produce. Other producers include Alexis Woodall and the Broadway musical’s producers, Bill Damaschke and Dori Berinstein. More of the stage show’s creative team is coming over to help on the TV movie adaptation, with Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin writing the script and Beguelin and Matthew Sklar handling music and lyrics, which are based on an original concept by Jack Viertel.
- 10/22/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven and Brian Welk
- The Wrap
It’s time to go to prom later this year.
Ryan Murphy’s upcoming Netflix adaptation of “The Prom” will release on Dec. 11, the acclaimed creator announced on Instagram on Sunday.
“On December 11, let Netflix take you to the Prom you didn’t get this year,” Murphy wrote on Instagram with a flashy sign highlighting its star-studded cast including Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman and Kerry Washington.
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On December 11, let Netflix take you to The Prom you didn't get this year.
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“The Prom” was originally a Broadway musical that debuted in 2018. It was based on an original concept by Jack Viertel with music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin. The musical follows four Broadway actors who travel to a conservative Indiana town to help a lesbian student who is...
Ryan Murphy’s upcoming Netflix adaptation of “The Prom” will release on Dec. 11, the acclaimed creator announced on Instagram on Sunday.
“On December 11, let Netflix take you to the Prom you didn’t get this year,” Murphy wrote on Instagram with a flashy sign highlighting its star-studded cast including Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman and Kerry Washington.
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On December 11, let Netflix take you to The Prom you didn't get this year.
A post shared by Ryan Murphy (@mrrpmurphy) on Sep 13, 2020 at 8:00am Pdt
“The Prom” was originally a Broadway musical that debuted in 2018. It was based on an original concept by Jack Viertel with music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin. The musical follows four Broadway actors who travel to a conservative Indiana town to help a lesbian student who is...
- 9/13/2020
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
On January 31, 2020, Theatre Forward presented its 17th Annual Broadway Roundtable at Ubs, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York City, focused on the question, 'How Does Theatre Mirror Society' with Broadway luminaries on the panel including Blair Underwood, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jacob G. Padrn, Lois Smith and Jack Viertel and moderated by Theatre Forward Executive Director Bruce E. Whitacre. Panelists shared their personal experiences and perspectives on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Topics covered a wide range of opinions and comments in an open-ended dialogue about opportunity, access, education and social justice. Panelists all shared a passion for the power of storytelling and how it reflects and influences our world. Special thanks to Gregory S. Hurst, Ubs and Theatre Forward Board of Directors, for hosting the panel at Ubs.
- 2/7/2020
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Exclusive: After a nationwide search, up-and-coming actress Jo Ellen Pellman (The Deuce) has landed the lead role in The Prom, Ryan Murphy’s feature adaption of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical. In addition, Logan Riley Hassel, Sofia Deler, Nico Greetham, and Nathaniel J. Potvin have also been tapped to join the supporting cast of the film, which is slated to begin shooting next month.
The newcomers will play opposite Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, and Ariana DeBose in the pic, which will be released in Fall 2020 on Netflix.
Pellman will star as Emma, a high school senior in Indiana who is banned from taking her girlfriend to the prom. Following the controversial decision, four Broadway stars, in an attempt to champion a good cause and not-so-coincidentally rehabilitate their careers, head to the small town to support Emma.
Bob Martin...
The newcomers will play opposite Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, and Ariana DeBose in the pic, which will be released in Fall 2020 on Netflix.
Pellman will star as Emma, a high school senior in Indiana who is banned from taking her girlfriend to the prom. Following the controversial decision, four Broadway stars, in an attempt to champion a good cause and not-so-coincidentally rehabilitate their careers, head to the small town to support Emma.
Bob Martin...
- 11/25/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Ariana Debose has been cast in The Prom, Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical which will be released on Netflix sometime in the Fall of 2020. This is the second major casting for Debose, who also landed the role of Anita in the Steven Spielberg-directed West Side Story remake.
The stage actress and So You Think You Can Dance alum is joining an impressive cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington, Awkwafina, James Corden, Keegan-Michael Key, and Andrew Rannells.
Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin penned the screenplay. It’ll follow four Broadway stars who, to champion a good cause and not-so-coincidentally rehabilitate their careers, head to a small-town to support Emma, a high school senior in Indiana who isn’t allowed to take her girlfriend to the prom. DeBose will star as Alyssa, a popular daughter of the head of the Parent Teacher Association.
The stage actress and So You Think You Can Dance alum is joining an impressive cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington, Awkwafina, James Corden, Keegan-Michael Key, and Andrew Rannells.
Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin penned the screenplay. It’ll follow four Broadway stars who, to champion a good cause and not-so-coincidentally rehabilitate their careers, head to a small-town to support Emma, a high school senior in Indiana who isn’t allowed to take her girlfriend to the prom. DeBose will star as Alyssa, a popular daughter of the head of the Parent Teacher Association.
- 11/1/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Actress Kerry Washington has joined the big-ticket cast of Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman in Ryan Murphys "The Prom".
The Netflix project is a film adaptation of the stage musical, based on an original concept by Jack Viertel, and a book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
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"The Prom" focuses on the experiences of an Indiana lesbian teenager who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school's big dance. Instead, they are banned from attending as a couple, prompting a cast of Broadway eccentrics to descend on the small-town home to help fight the injustice.
Streep is set to play two-time Tony winner Dee Dee Allen and James Corden will play Barry Glickman. They are Broadway co-stars who see their Eleanor Roosevelt musical get bashed by The New York Times, sparking a crisis that prompts them to try...
The Netflix project is a film adaptation of the stage musical, based on an original concept by Jack Viertel, and a book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
Also Read:?Nicole Kidman's kids chose Scientology over her
"The Prom" focuses on the experiences of an Indiana lesbian teenager who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school's big dance. Instead, they are banned from attending as a couple, prompting a cast of Broadway eccentrics to descend on the small-town home to help fight the injustice.
Streep is set to play two-time Tony winner Dee Dee Allen and James Corden will play Barry Glickman. They are Broadway co-stars who see their Eleanor Roosevelt musical get bashed by The New York Times, sparking a crisis that prompts them to try...
- 10/12/2019
- GlamSham
In today’s film news roundup, Kerry Washington gets a musical role, Marvel’s production chief and Naomi Watts are honored and an app offers a Spanish-language version of “The Addams Family.”
Casting
Kerry Washington has joined the star-studded cast for the upcoming Netflix movie “The Prom,” an adaptation of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical.
The cast includes Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Awkwafina, James Corden, Ariana Grande, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells. The musical “The Prom,” an original concept by Jack Viertel, received seven Tony Award nominations, including one for best musical
“The Prom” follows a lesbian student in the fictional conservative town of Edgewater, Ind., who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school’s dance. When the two are banned from attending, a cast of Broadway luminaries band together to fight against the injustice. It’s the first movie project announced under Ryan Murphy’s Netflix deal.
Washington previously...
Casting
Kerry Washington has joined the star-studded cast for the upcoming Netflix movie “The Prom,” an adaptation of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical.
The cast includes Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Awkwafina, James Corden, Ariana Grande, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells. The musical “The Prom,” an original concept by Jack Viertel, received seven Tony Award nominations, including one for best musical
“The Prom” follows a lesbian student in the fictional conservative town of Edgewater, Ind., who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school’s dance. When the two are banned from attending, a cast of Broadway luminaries band together to fight against the injustice. It’s the first movie project announced under Ryan Murphy’s Netflix deal.
Washington previously...
- 10/11/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Kerry Washington is heading to The Prom. The Emmy-nominated Scandal star has joined the A-list cast of Ryan Murphy’s feature adaptation for Netflix. Deadline broke the news in June about the casting of Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Awkwafina, James Corden, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells.
Streep will star as Dee Dee Allen, a two-time Tony winner who teams with Corden’s Barry Glickman in a flop musical about Eleanor Roosevelt. After career-ending reviews, they decide — along with Broadway babies Angie Dickinson (Kidman) and Trent Oliver (Rannells) — to champion a cause to rehabilitate their careers. They find one in Emma, a high school senior in Indiana who isn’t allowed to take her girlfriend to the prom.
Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin wrote the screenplay, which Murphy, Alexis Woodall, Bill Damaschke and Dori Berinstein are producing. Music and lyrics are by Beguelin and Matthew Sklar, based on the original concept by Jack Viertel.
Streep will star as Dee Dee Allen, a two-time Tony winner who teams with Corden’s Barry Glickman in a flop musical about Eleanor Roosevelt. After career-ending reviews, they decide — along with Broadway babies Angie Dickinson (Kidman) and Trent Oliver (Rannells) — to champion a cause to rehabilitate their careers. They find one in Emma, a high school senior in Indiana who isn’t allowed to take her girlfriend to the prom.
Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin wrote the screenplay, which Murphy, Alexis Woodall, Bill Damaschke and Dori Berinstein are producing. Music and lyrics are by Beguelin and Matthew Sklar, based on the original concept by Jack Viertel.
- 10/10/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Kerry Washington has joined Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman in Ryan Murphy's upcoming movie version of the Broadway musical The Prom for Netflix, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Washington joins the film adaptation of the stage musical based on an original concept by Jack Viertel and a book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin.
The Prom focuses on the experiences of an Indiana lesbian teenager who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school's big dance. Instead, they're banned from attending as a couple, prompting a cast of Broadway eccentrics to descend on the teens' small-town home to help ...
Washington joins the film adaptation of the stage musical based on an original concept by Jack Viertel and a book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin.
The Prom focuses on the experiences of an Indiana lesbian teenager who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school's big dance. Instead, they're banned from attending as a couple, prompting a cast of Broadway eccentrics to descend on the teens' small-town home to help ...
- 10/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Kerry Washington has joined Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman in Ryan Murphy's upcoming movie version of the Broadway musical The Prom for Netflix, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Washington joins the film adaptation of the stage musical based on an original concept by Jack Viertel and a book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin.
The Prom focuses on the experiences of an Indiana lesbian teenager who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school's big dance. Instead, they're banned from attending as a couple, prompting a cast of Broadway eccentrics to descend on the teens' small-town home to help ...
Washington joins the film adaptation of the stage musical based on an original concept by Jack Viertel and a book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin.
The Prom focuses on the experiences of an Indiana lesbian teenager who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school's big dance. Instead, they're banned from attending as a couple, prompting a cast of Broadway eccentrics to descend on the teens' small-town home to help ...
- 10/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ryan Murphy is working to earn that reported $300 million Netflix shelled out to sign the prolific producer to an overall deal last year, luring him away from his longtime home at 20th Century Fox Television.
At the Time 100 Summit in April, the “American Horror Story” creator said he has 10 projects in the works at the streaming service: three documentaries, four TV shows and three movies.
While the details about the majority of those films and series are being kept under wraps in the most Murphy-like way, TheWrap has rounded up everything we currently know about the projects that have been formally announced.
See our list below, which we will continue to update as more information becomes available.
Also Read: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman to Star in Ryan Murphy's 'The Prom' Musical Movie at Netflix
TV Series
“The Politician”
Cast: Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton,...
At the Time 100 Summit in April, the “American Horror Story” creator said he has 10 projects in the works at the streaming service: three documentaries, four TV shows and three movies.
While the details about the majority of those films and series are being kept under wraps in the most Murphy-like way, TheWrap has rounded up everything we currently know about the projects that have been formally announced.
See our list below, which we will continue to update as more information becomes available.
Also Read: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman to Star in Ryan Murphy's 'The Prom' Musical Movie at Netflix
TV Series
“The Politician”
Cast: Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton,...
- 6/25/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Ryan Murphy enlisted a star-studded cast for his upcoming Netflix movie “The Prom,” an adaptation of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical.
Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Awkwafina, James Corden, Ariana Grande, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells are among the A-listers bringing “The Prom” to screens.
“The Prom” follows a lesbian student in the fictional conservative town of Edgewater, Ind., who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school’s dance. When the two are banned from attending, a cast of Broadway luminaries band together to fight the injustice. It’s the first movie project announced under Murphy’s Netflix deal.
“The Prom,” an original concept by Jack Viertel, has been a fan-favorite this season on Broadway. It received six Tony Award nominations, including one for best musical. It’s set to end its Broadway run on Aug. 11.
Murphy, the super-producer known for TV shows such as “Pose,” “Glee,” and “American Horror Story,...
Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Awkwafina, James Corden, Ariana Grande, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells are among the A-listers bringing “The Prom” to screens.
“The Prom” follows a lesbian student in the fictional conservative town of Edgewater, Ind., who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school’s dance. When the two are banned from attending, a cast of Broadway luminaries band together to fight the injustice. It’s the first movie project announced under Murphy’s Netflix deal.
“The Prom,” an original concept by Jack Viertel, has been a fan-favorite this season on Broadway. It received six Tony Award nominations, including one for best musical. It’s set to end its Broadway run on Aug. 11.
Murphy, the super-producer known for TV shows such as “Pose,” “Glee,” and “American Horror Story,...
- 6/25/2019
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman are set to lead the cast of Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom” at Netflix, an individual with knowledge of the casting tells TheWrap.
James Corden, Ariana Grande, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells are also joining the movie, an adaptation of the hit musical of the same name, which made it to Broadway last year.
Streep will play Dee Dee Allen, a two-time Tony winner who partners with Barry Glickman (Corden) in a musical about Eleanor Roosevelt that turns out to be a flop. After disastrous reviews, the pair teams with fellow Broadway vets Angie Dickinson (Kidman) and Trent Oliver (Rannells) to find a cause to get behind in order to revive their careers. They end up rallying around Emma, an Indiana teenager who is banned from attending her high school prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa.
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James Corden, Ariana Grande, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells are also joining the movie, an adaptation of the hit musical of the same name, which made it to Broadway last year.
Streep will play Dee Dee Allen, a two-time Tony winner who partners with Barry Glickman (Corden) in a musical about Eleanor Roosevelt that turns out to be a flop. After disastrous reviews, the pair teams with fellow Broadway vets Angie Dickinson (Kidman) and Trent Oliver (Rannells) to find a cause to get behind in order to revive their careers. They end up rallying around Emma, an Indiana teenager who is banned from attending her high school prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa.
Also Read: Everything We Know About Ryan Murphy's Netflix...
- 6/25/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
After pushing hard for Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma” last year, which won three Oscars for the streamer, Netflix will swing big again with a star-studded fall 2020 release of the Tony-nominated musical “The Prom.” Less than one year into his massive five-year deal with the streamer, Ryan Murphy has landed significant star power for his adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, which preaches a message of Lgbtq inclusion. Meryl Streep will star alongside James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan Michael Key, Awkwafina, and Ariana Grande. Netflix is eyeing a fall 2020 awards season theatrical release before “The Prom” hits Netflix. (Via Deadline).
Written by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin from a story by Jack Viertel, with lyrics by Beguelin and music by Matthew Sklar, “The Prom” follows a group of Broadway actors who help a teenage lesbian attend her prom as a PR stunt. After getting particularly bad reviews for their latest show,...
Written by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin from a story by Jack Viertel, with lyrics by Beguelin and music by Matthew Sklar, “The Prom” follows a group of Broadway actors who help a teenage lesbian attend her prom as a PR stunt. After getting particularly bad reviews for their latest show,...
- 6/25/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Not yet a year into his expensive five-year deal with Netflix, Ryan Murphy is about to deliver his biggest get for the streamer. Deadline hears he will direct and produce the feature adaptation of the Tony-nominated stage musical The Prom and has secured a cast that puts Netflix in new starpower territory.
Meryl Streep will star alongside James Corden, Nicole Kidman and Ariana Grande, with Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells playing key roles. Sources said Murphy will get underway directing the film adaptation of the Broadway hit in December, for a fall 2020 awards season release in theaters before it airs on the streamer.
Murphy adds this to three series he is delivering — The Politicians, Ratched and Hollywood — with two yet to be announced documentaries and another movie stage adaptation coming. Latter is The Boys in the Band, directed by Joe Mantello with the recent Broadway 50th anniversary revival cast.
Meryl Streep will star alongside James Corden, Nicole Kidman and Ariana Grande, with Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells playing key roles. Sources said Murphy will get underway directing the film adaptation of the Broadway hit in December, for a fall 2020 awards season release in theaters before it airs on the streamer.
Murphy adds this to three series he is delivering — The Politicians, Ratched and Hollywood — with two yet to be announced documentaries and another movie stage adaptation coming. Latter is The Boys in the Band, directed by Joe Mantello with the recent Broadway 50th anniversary revival cast.
- 6/25/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Ryan Murphy has set the key roles for his upcoming movie version of the Broadway musical The Prom for Netflix, including Oscar- and Emmy-winning actresses Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The film adaptation of The Prom, based on an original concept by Jack Viertel and a book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, will also star Awkwafina, James Corden, Ariana Grande, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells.
Streep is set to play two-time Tony winner Dee Dee Allen and Corden will play Barry Glickman, both of whom see their play on Eleanor Roosevelt bashed by the New York Times. Elsewhere,...
The film adaptation of The Prom, based on an original concept by Jack Viertel and a book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, will also star Awkwafina, James Corden, Ariana Grande, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells.
Streep is set to play two-time Tony winner Dee Dee Allen and Corden will play Barry Glickman, both of whom see their play on Eleanor Roosevelt bashed by the New York Times. Elsewhere,...
- 6/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ryan Murphy has set the key roles for his upcoming movie version of the Broadway musical The Prom for Netflix, including Oscar- and Emmy-winning actresses Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The film adaptation of The Prom, based on an original concept by Jack Viertel and a book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, will also star Awkwafina, James Corden, Ariana Grande, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells.
The Prom dances around the experiences of an Indiana lesbian teenager who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school's big dance. Instead, they're banned from attending as a couple, prompting a ...
The film adaptation of The Prom, based on an original concept by Jack Viertel and a book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, will also star Awkwafina, James Corden, Ariana Grande, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells.
The Prom dances around the experiences of an Indiana lesbian teenager who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school's big dance. Instead, they're banned from attending as a couple, prompting a ...
- 6/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Broadway’s The Prom has a date with the road: The Tony-nominated musical will launch a first national tour in February 2021 in Providence, Rhode Island.
The tour was announced today by producers Bill Damaschke, Dori Berinstein and Jack Lane. Other dates and additional cities will be announced at a later date.
In addition to the tour, producers announced that a worldwide licensing deal has been confirmed with Theatrical Rights Worldwide (Trw).
The Prom opened on Broadway November 15, 2018 at the Longacre Theatre, with direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw, book by Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone) and Chad Beguelin (Aladdin), music by Matthew Sklar (Elf) and lyrics by Chad Beguelin.
J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, president and CEO of the Providence Performing Arts Center, called the show a “real romp” that will deliver “a contemporary, fast-paced, and entertaining musical” to his Providence audience in Winter 2021. Steve Spiegel,...
The tour was announced today by producers Bill Damaschke, Dori Berinstein and Jack Lane. Other dates and additional cities will be announced at a later date.
In addition to the tour, producers announced that a worldwide licensing deal has been confirmed with Theatrical Rights Worldwide (Trw).
The Prom opened on Broadway November 15, 2018 at the Longacre Theatre, with direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw, book by Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone) and Chad Beguelin (Aladdin), music by Matthew Sklar (Elf) and lyrics by Chad Beguelin.
J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, president and CEO of the Providence Performing Arts Center, called the show a “real romp” that will deliver “a contemporary, fast-paced, and entertaining musical” to his Providence audience in Winter 2021. Steve Spiegel,...
- 6/17/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
It might be a bit much to say that Beth Leavel’s roster of Broadway credits – The Drowsy Chaperone, Elf, Young Frankenstein, among many others – has been leading inexorably to the show for which she’s again been Tony nominated, but neither could anyone doubt that the The Prom is anything but a big, fluffy corsage gifted at just the right moment, perfectly chosen. In a part literally written for her, Leavel plays Broadway diva Dee Dee Allen, a showstealer from way back.
By now, you probably know the story. A gang of Broadway veterans, looking for a little good press after a big flop, invade smalltown USA to speak out for a high school girl who has been banned from taking her girlfriend to the high school prom. Cultures clash, lessons are learned, and The Prom has been embraced by audiences and critics alike.
The Prom has become this...
By now, you probably know the story. A gang of Broadway veterans, looking for a little good press after a big flop, invade smalltown USA to speak out for a high school girl who has been banned from taking her girlfriend to the high school prom. Cultures clash, lessons are learned, and The Prom has been embraced by audiences and critics alike.
The Prom has become this...
- 5/29/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
“Original musicals are my favorite thing to do,” gushes Tony winner Casey Nicholaw. He won a Tony Award for directing the Broadway smash “Book of Mormon,” and earned his 11th Tony nomination for this season’s big-hearted original musical “The Prom.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
Though he has had great success with film-to-stage adaptations like “Aladdin” and “Mean Girls,” Nicholaw gravitates towards original works for the freedom they provide. “You don’t have any guidelines,” he says, “so you can kind of go wherever you want.” So when producer Jack Viertel called him with an outrageous idea for a show where vain Broadway actors invade a small mid-western town to help a young lesbian in need, Nicholaw simply thought “Wow, that’s a fun premise” and dove in.
See: Beth Leavel interview: ‘The Prom’
The dueling tones of the narrative proved the most difficult aspect of the show to nail down.
Though he has had great success with film-to-stage adaptations like “Aladdin” and “Mean Girls,” Nicholaw gravitates towards original works for the freedom they provide. “You don’t have any guidelines,” he says, “so you can kind of go wherever you want.” So when producer Jack Viertel called him with an outrageous idea for a show where vain Broadway actors invade a small mid-western town to help a young lesbian in need, Nicholaw simply thought “Wow, that’s a fun premise” and dove in.
See: Beth Leavel interview: ‘The Prom’
The dueling tones of the narrative proved the most difficult aspect of the show to nail down.
- 5/21/2019
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Ryan Murphy is turning the Broadway musical “The Prom” into a feature film adaptation at Netflix, the creator announced on Tuesday.
“I’m thrilled to announce I’m turning it into a Movie Event for Netflix, and I’m bringing producers @billdamaschke and @dori.berinstein and the amazing creative team with me — Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw, Tony Award winner Bob Martin, Tony award nominee @sklarbar73 and Tony Award nominee @Chadbeg,” he wrote on Instagram.
The play opened at New York’s Longacre Theatre last November and made its world premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia in 2016. It follows an Indiana teenager who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school’s prom. They are banned from attending, however, but a group gets together to fight the injustice.
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“The Prom” is based on the original concept by Jack Viertel,...
“I’m thrilled to announce I’m turning it into a Movie Event for Netflix, and I’m bringing producers @billdamaschke and @dori.berinstein and the amazing creative team with me — Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw, Tony Award winner Bob Martin, Tony award nominee @sklarbar73 and Tony Award nominee @Chadbeg,” he wrote on Instagram.
The play opened at New York’s Longacre Theatre last November and made its world premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia in 2016. It follows an Indiana teenager who wants to bring her girlfriend to her school’s prom. They are banned from attending, however, but a group gets together to fight the injustice.
Also Read: 'Pose' Season 2 Gets Summer Premiere Date at FX
“The Prom” is based on the original concept by Jack Viertel,...
- 4/10/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Ryan Murphy is planning to make a feature adaptation of the hit Broadway musical The Prom under his huge deal at Netflix, Deadline has confirmed.
Murphy made the announcement tonight at New York’s Longacre Theatre prior to a charity performance of The Prom which benefited the Hetrick-Martin Institute, GLAAD and the Trevor Project. No word if Murphy will direct or produce, however, he has a canon of inclusive projects including the two-time Emmy winning HBO movie The Normal Heart, FX’s Pose series and the six-time Emmy-winning Fox high school musical series Glee.
From director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw, The Prom is based loosely on a real-life incident. The musical follows a troupe of hilariously self-obsessed theater stars of a certain age who swarm into a small conservative Indiana town in support of a high school girl who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom. The concept is from Jack Viertel...
Murphy made the announcement tonight at New York’s Longacre Theatre prior to a charity performance of The Prom which benefited the Hetrick-Martin Institute, GLAAD and the Trevor Project. No word if Murphy will direct or produce, however, he has a canon of inclusive projects including the two-time Emmy winning HBO movie The Normal Heart, FX’s Pose series and the six-time Emmy-winning Fox high school musical series Glee.
From director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw, The Prom is based loosely on a real-life incident. The musical follows a troupe of hilariously self-obsessed theater stars of a certain age who swarm into a small conservative Indiana town in support of a high school girl who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom. The concept is from Jack Viertel...
- 4/10/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Your prom probably didn’t have a glorious gaggle of Broadway troupers and their trunk loads of self-regard and narcissism gumming things up for your rite of passage – more’s the pity – but in some ways I’d guess Broadway’s musical The Prom isn’t so unlike the one you lived through way back when. The build-up was more fun than the event, right?
Inspired by an actual event – and the inspired is apt – The Prom is the latest razzle-dazzle show-biz love fest from director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw, who applied the same glitz and show-biz glitter to Mean Girls, Aladdin and, more to the point here, Something Rotten!, that great mash-up of the Bard and Broadway. Comparisons won’t do The Prom much good – Something Rotten it isn’t, but it tries.
The Prom begins with a first-act of laughs and a demolition of the type of delicious...
Inspired by an actual event – and the inspired is apt – The Prom is the latest razzle-dazzle show-biz love fest from director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw, who applied the same glitz and show-biz glitter to Mean Girls, Aladdin and, more to the point here, Something Rotten!, that great mash-up of the Bard and Broadway. Comparisons won’t do The Prom much good – Something Rotten it isn’t, but it tries.
The Prom begins with a first-act of laughs and a demolition of the type of delicious...
- 11/16/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Ghostlight Records has announced the release of Lerner amp Loewe's Brigadoon - New York City Center 2017 Cast Recording in physical, digital and streaming formats on Friday, December 7. Brigadoon has book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. Released to celebrate both the 70th anniversary of the original production of the show and the Alan Jay Lerner Centennial, the recording is based on the New York City Center Annual Gala Production, which was directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, with Jack Viertel serving as artistic advisor. Brigadoon stars Kelli O'Hara, Patrick Wilson and Stephanie J. Block, and features the Encores Orchestra led by Music Director Rob Berman...
- 11/9/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Ghostlight Records has announced it will record the New York City Center Arlene Shuler, New York City Center President amp CEO production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical Brigadoon, for a new cast recording to be released this fall. Brigadoon has book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. Starring Kelli O'Hara, Patrick Wilson and Stephanie J. Block, the show features The Encores Orchestra, led by Music Director Rob Berman. The Annual Gala Production was directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, with Jack Viertel serving as artistic advisor. The album is being produced by Kurt Deutsch, Lawrence Manchester, Rob Berman and Emily Altman.
- 5/14/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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