Based on the 2018 Broadway musical and directed by unabashed showman Ryan Murphy, “The Prom” starts off strongly, with a kind of self-aware mockery of itself, as we are introduced to a quartet of washed-up NYC musical theater actors: Dee Dee, an aging legendary actress (Meryl Streep); Barry, a goofy sideman (James Corden); Trent, a pretentious Juilliard grad bartender (Andrew Rannells); and Angie, a 20-year “Chicago” chorus girl (Nicole Kidman).
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I’m not a fan of Ryan Murphy’s art, but I do have to give him credit for being so prolific and gathering up this huge fanbase over the past few years. His deal with Netflix has resulted in a gluttonous amount of shows (and movies) already, “Ratched,” “Hollywood,” “Boys In The Band” and “The Politician”. Despite the negative reviews, he keeps chugging along, again, mostly due to his passionate following.
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