Ryan Murphy on Why ‘The Prom’ Is Perfect for Our Time and Meryl Streep Rapping
Ryan Murphy saw a January 2019 Broadway production of “The Prom” at the Longacre Theatre, and he knew right away that he wanted to make a film adaptation under his production deal at Netflix. Very quickly, it received the green light. By early February he had all the actors, producers and a plan to begin filming in December. By shooting time, the Broadway production had already closed, not recouping its investment of $13.5 million, but still, Murphy wanted to bring its positive message to the Netflix global community. In an interview with Variety, Murphy spoke about the journey of getting the musical adaptation to the screen.I was fortunate enough to see the film a few weeks ago while Murphy put the final touches. Normally when I sit to watch a movie, my wife Jessica, an elementary special education teacher, will partake depending on how much grading or planning needs to be done. ...