What is Netflix’s The Prom about?

The Prom is a film adaptation of a 2016 Tony-nominated musical of the same name.

Dee Dee Allen (Streep) is a Tony award winner who teams up with Barry Glickman (James Corden) to work on a flop musical about Eleanor Roosevelt. After terrible reviews, the pair decide to champion a cause to resurrect their careers, with the help of fellow Broadway stars Angie Dickson (Kidman) and Trent Oliver (Andrew Rannells). They find Emma (Jo Ellen Pellman), a high school senior who isn’t allowed to take her girlfriend Alyssa (Ariana Debose) to the prom because of homophobic school policies in her hometown, and rally to give Emma a night where she can truly celebrate who she is.

Netflix’s The Prom: watch the spectacular trailer for Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman’s new musical