Based on the Broadway musical of the same name, director Ryan Murphy's The Prom stars Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden and Andrew Rannells as four publicity seeking stars who take a cynical trip to rural America to engage in some celebrity activism when they hear of a high school prom that has banned a pair of lesbian pupils (Jo Ellen Pellman and Ariana DeBose) from attending. Kerry Washington, Keegan Michael-Key, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary Kay Place, Nico Greetham Logan Riley, Nathaniel J. Potvin and Sofia Deler also star.
The Prom is in select UK cinemas from December 4th and on Netflix from December 11th.
Check out the trailer and a pair of posters below.
The official synopsis reads:
Dee Dee Allen (three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (Tony Award winner James 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 (newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman) is experiencing a very different kind of heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal (Keegan-Michael Key), the head of the PTA (Kerry Washington) has banned her from attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa (Ariana 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 (Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman) and Trent (Andrew 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.
