Netflix to muscle in on The Oscar race. One of the titles the streaming giant is hoping will pick up awards is The Prom, Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical.A packed cast tells the story of Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (James Corden), two egotistical Broadway stars whose latest production has bombed.
Distraught at the lack of plaudits, they look for a cause to get involved with as a publicity stunt.They find a story from Indiana, about a gay high school girl named Emma (Jo Ellen Pellman).
Emma wants to bring her girlfriend to her school prom, but the conservative PTA led by Mrs. Greene (Kerry Washington) refuses to let the event go ahead if she attends.