The Prom | |
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Music | Matthew Sklar |
Lyrics | Chad Beguelin |
Book | Bob Martin Chad Beguelin |
Basis | Original concept by Jack Viertel |
Premiere | August 18, 2016: Alliance Theatre, Atlanta |
Productions | 2016 Atlanta 2018 Broadway 2021 US tour 2022 Mexico City |
Awards | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical |
The Prom is a musical with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Bob Martin and Beguelin, based on an original concept by Jack Viertel.[1] The musical follows four Broadway actors lamenting their days of fame, as they travel to the conservative town of Edgewater, Indiana, to help a lesbian student banned from bringing her girlfriend to high school prom.
The musical had a tryout at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2016 and premiered on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre in October 2018.
A film adaptation, starring Meryl Streep and James Corden, and produced/directed by Ryan Murphy, was released on Netflix on December 11, 2020.
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