Here’s a synopsis: Dee Dee Allen (Streep) and Barry Glickman (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 (Pellman) is experiencing a very different kind of heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal (Key), the head of the PTA (Washington) has banned her from attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa (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 (Kidman) and Trent (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, produced and directed by Ryan Murphy, will premiere on Netflix and in select theaters on December 11th!
Here’s a synopsis: Dee Dee Allen (Streep) and Barry Glickman (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 (Pellman) is experiencing a very different kind of heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal (Key), the head of the PTA (Washington) has banned her from attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa (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 (Kidman) and Trent (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 movie musical was adapted from the Broadway show of the same name and directed by Ryan Murphy. The Prom will premiere on December 11th on Netflix!
“Imagine it’s 2009, and I lived in a world where I knew Lea Michele, Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein (Ben and Beanie, I believe, were in high school then…and I think they dressed up as Glee characters once for Halloween?)” Ryan wrote. “If I had access to that talent, here’s the new pilot: Lea and Ben are frenemies who fight for the heart and soul of Glee Club. Ben is also on the football team, and pretty much sleeps with the entire school and is the heartthrob of McKinley.”
“Beanie is their mutual best friend, and torn. Suddenly, Beanie joins forces with Sue Sylvester, joins Glee Club and becomes the main soloist and the ruthless star of the club. Lea and Ben have to then join forces to dethrone her. I WANT TO SHOOT THIS DO OVER PILOT. Maybe I will?” he added.
Ben Platt and Zoey Deutch wear seemingly color-coordinated looks while walking the red carpet together at the premiere of their show The Politician on Thursday (September 26) at the DGA Theater in New York City.
The two actors are best friends in real life after working on the Netflix series together. The show launches at midnight, so get ready to start your binge!
Ryan Murphy and Gwyneth‘s husband Brad Falchuk, two of the show’s creators and executive producers, were also in attendance. Janet Mock, who directed an episode, was there too. Indya Moore, who stars in Ryan‘s show Pose, stepped out for the event as well!
FYI: Ben is wearing Salvatore Ferragamo. Zoey is wearing a Rodarte dress. Lucy is wearing a Dior dress. Gwyneth is wearing a G. Label jumpsuit and David Webb jewelry. January is wearing a Rodarte blouse and trousers. Jessica is wearing a Gabriela Hearst suit. Judith is wearing a Badgley Mischka suit. Julia is wearing a Paolo Sebastian dress.
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Ben Platt and Zoey Deutch became real-life best friends while working on their show The Politician and now they’re ready to give the series to the world!
The two young stars were joined by the show’s executive producer Ryan Murphy at the L.A. tastemaker screening of The Politician on Tuesday (July 23) at the San Vicente Bungalows in West Hollywood, Calif.
“All the feels tonight. Thank you to everyone who came out for Elsie Fest!! So happy you were there to introduce me tonight @mrrpmurphy I love you so much and thank you @darrencriss for including me in this amazing evening you are the most amazing friend and family I could ask for,” Lea wrote on Instagram.
Lea Michele and Naya Rivera were reportedly in a lengthy feud during their time on Glee together, and now, the show’s creator Ryan Murphy has spoken about the speculation.
Ryan was speaking about his new FX show Feud when he was asked about Lea and Naya.
“I feel like in the case of that show [Glee], that show was just a s–tstorm of difficulty, largely because, what do you do when you’re 18 years old or 19 years old and you wake up one day and you’re world famous? I think a lot of that was informed by their youth and being involved in a phenomenon. And I know for a fact that they [Lea and Naya] admired each other’s work, ’cause I directed them both in scenes,” Ryan told E! about their rumored feud.
When asked if he would take on Lea and Naya‘s feud for his new FX Feud series, he replied, “I don’t think I would take on Lea and Naya. I think for a feud to work on this show, it has to have decades of pain behind it. But if they’re still feuding at 40, I might consider it. I’ll call them up in a couple years.”
And then, Ryan dropped this little tidbit. “There were many boys on our show that didn’t get along. And you never hear about that. You never hear about that in our culture,” he said.
