Adaptations
- A film adaptation of The Prom was released on Netflix in December 2020, featuring stars like Meryl Streep and James Corden, and directed by Ryan Murphy.
International Productions
- The musical received a Swiss adaptation that altered the setting to the Lucerne hinterland and modified character backgrounds to fit German-speaking regions.
- The musical 'The Prom' was added to Theatrical Rights Worldwide's catalogue for global licensing on June 17, 2019.
Musical Composition
- Matthew Sklar composed the music for The Prom, with lyrics by Chad Beguelin, who also co-wrote the book with Bob Martin.
- The original Broadway cast recording of 'The Prom' was released digitally on December 14, 2018, and physically on January 11, 2019.
Notable Tours
- During the 2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, actresses Caitlin Kinnunen and Isabelle McCalla shared the first LGBTQ kiss in the parade's broadcast history.
- West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida, was the first educational institution to perform 'The Prom', showcasing it at the Florida State Thespian Festival in March 2023.
Production Facts
- The Prom's original concept was inspired by the real-life story of Constance McMillen, who faced discrimination when she wanted to take her girlfriend to her high school prom in Mississippi.
- The Prom premiered at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia in 2016 before making its Broadway debut at the Longacre Theatre in 2018.
- Despite a notable production cost of $13.5 million, the Broadway production of The Prom did not recoup its investment by the time it closed in August 2019.
- The plot of The Prom revolves around a group of washed-up Broadway actors who seek to improve their public image by supporting a lesbian student's right to attend her prom with her girlfriend in conservative Indiana.
- 'The Prom' was the first musical of the 2018–2019 Broadway season to be named a New York Times Critics Pick.
- A live same-sex wedding occurred on stage at the Longacre Theatre on August 3, 2019, marking the first known onstage wedding at a Broadway show.
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