The Prom (musical)

*The Prom*
The Prom
	Original Broadway Poster
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.

^ Bryant, Kenzie (June 13, 2018). "First Look: The Prom Will Bring Gay Teen Romantic Farce to Broadway This Fall". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

[1] Bryant, Kenzie (June 13, 2018). "First Look: The Prom Will Bring Gay Teen Romantic Farce to Broadway This Fall". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

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