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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on December 10th, 2020, reviewing the new film “The Prom,” streaming on Netflix starting December 11th.

“The Prom” is a musical adapted from the New York stage about a group of Broadway actors (portrayed by James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Ran-Nells and Meryl Streep) who invade a small Indiana town after they hear the local school won’t put on their prom if they have to include a lesbian couple, petitioned by one half of that couple named Emma (Jo Ellen Pellman). Her Principal Tom (Keegan-Michael Key) is on her side, but the head of the PTA (Kerry Washington) is not on board.

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Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com reviews “The Prom” during the Morning Mess with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM, Monroe, Wisconsin, December 10th, 2020, …

“The Prom” will stream on Netflix beginning December 11th. Featuring ames Corden, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington and Jo Ellen Pellman. Screenplay adapted by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin. Directed by Ryan Murphy. Rated “PG-13”

HollywoodChicago.com senior staff writer Patrick McDonald

By PATRICK McDONALD
Editor and Film Writer
HollywoodChicago.com
pat@hollywoodchicago.com

© 2020 Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com

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