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The failure of Universal’s Dear Evan Hansen at the domestic box office with a $7.5M opening didn’t really surprise anyone after the movie was torn apart by critics post its TIFF world premiere. But the latest misfire by a feature adaptation of a Broadway musical raises plenty of questions about the sub-genre’s fate at…

Marking Matthew Libatique's entrée into the world of musicals, The Prom required the cinematographer to develop two distinct visual languages, in concert with his fellow department heads, which would meld over time. Based on the acclaimed musical of the same name—with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin…

When director Ryan Murphy saw the musical The Prom on Broadway a couple of years ago right after it opened, he quickly scooped up the rights, took it to Netflix where he has a deal, and got a film version in motion in record time with an all-star cast including Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Kerry Washington. It is…

Ryan Murphy takes us Behind the Lens of his first big movie musical The Prom in today’s edition of my weekly Deadline video series, which focuses on filmmakers and their careers. Murphy of course is not only a director and writer but also one of Hollywood’s most prolific producers who always seems to have several…

It’s that time again. Time, that is, for my annual best list of my 10 favorite films this year — at least those I thought shone through for one reason or another in at a very tough time for us all. Considering the devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, I suppose we should be happy to have enough movies at all…

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Jo Ellen Pellman, the breakout star of Ryan Murphy's The Prom. Pellman stars opposite Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Kerry Washington and Ariana DeBose in Netflix film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical. Even with all the star power involved in the film, Pellman more…

The careers of Ryan Murphy and Steve McQueen will be celebrated at next month’s Gotham Awards. The Independent Filmmaker Project, which produces the Gothams, said McQueen will receive a Director's Tribute, and Murphy will receive the Industry Tribute. Due to Covid-19, the January 11 ceremony will still take place at…

In what might be a land speed record for bringing a Broadway musical to the screen, Netflix’s holiday treat for lovers of the genre, The Prom, probably has set that mark. It took just two short years, including being shut down toward the end of filming due to the coronavirus pandemic, to bring this delightful old…

Here’s the first full-length trailer for Ryan Murphy’s Netflix musical The Prom, whose starry cast includes Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana DeBose, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary Kay Place, Nico Greetham, Logan Riley, Nathaniel J. Potvin…

EXCLUSIVE: When I saw The Prom early in its run on Broadway a couple of years ago, I was blown away. Pure delight and a real crowd-pleaser. The plot revolved around a group of flamboyant, self-obsessed Broadway actors, badly in need of good publicity after a huge flop, who converge on a small, conservative town in…

Netflix has dropped the teaser trailer first look at its big holiday-season musical The Prom, from director Ryan Murphy, who saw the original Broadway show early and immediately set about getting the rights and casting it with major stars for a screen adaptation that features none other than Meryl Streep, Nicole…

EXCLUSIVE: Bob Martin, co-writer of the Tony Award-nominated book for Broadway’s The Prom and the upcoming Netflix film adaptation, has signed with Verve for representation in all areas. Martin, who won a Tony for co-writing (with Don McKellar) the book for Broadway’s The Drowsy Chaperone (2006), has a slate of…