The Prom (film)

The Prom
Official release poster
Directed by	Ryan Murphy
Screenplay by	Bob Martin Chad Beguelin
Based on	The Prom by Chad Beguelin Bob Martin Matthew Sklar
Produced by	Ryan Murphy Alexis Martin Woodall Adam Anders Dori Berinstein Bill Damaschke
Starring	Meryl Streep James Corden Nicole Kidman Keegan-Michael Key Andrew Rannells Jo Ellen Pellman Ariana DeBose Tracey Ullman Kevin Chamberlin Mary Kay Place Kerry Washington
Cinematography	Matthew Libatique
Edited by	Peggy Tachdjian Danielle Wang
Music by	Matthew Sklar David Klotz
Production company	Ryan Murphy Productions
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	December 11, 2020 (2020-12-11)
Running time	131 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$187,430[1]

The Prom is a 2020 American musical comedy film directed by Ryan Murphy from a screenplay by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin, based on the 2018 Broadway musical of the same name by Martin, Beguelin, and Matthew Sklar. The film stars Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, Ariana DeBose, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary Kay Place, and Kerry Washington, and introduces Jo Ellen Pellman in her film debut as Emma Nolan. Logan Riley Hassel, Sofia Deler, Nico Greetham, and Nathaniel J. Potvin also appear in supporting roles.

A film adaptation of The Prom was announced to be in development in April 2019, with Murphy confirming himself to be director and also serving as a co-producer along with Alexis Martin Woodall, Adam Anders, Dori Berinstein, and former DreamWorks Animation chief creative officer Bill Damaschke. Beguelin and Martin were soon after announced to be adapting their book into the screenplay, with Beguelin working with Sklar to rework their songs from the musical for the film. Additionally, Sklar also composed the film's incidental score with David Klotz, while Murphy, Anders, and Peer Åström served as music producers. The cast was filled out starting in June 2019, including Pellman, Streep, Corden, Kidman, Key, DeBose, Hassel, Deler, Greetham, Potvin, Rannells, Ullman, Chamberlin, Place, and Washington. Principal photography took place beginning in December 2019, but was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before resuming that July.

The Prom had a limited theatrical release on December 4, 2020, prior to streaming on Netflix on December 11.^[2] The film received mixed reviews by critics, who praised the message, musical numbers and ensemble cast, but criticized the narrative and stereotypes, as well as Corden's performance.^[3]