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WATERLOO — On May 7 and 8, Seneca Community Players will hold auditions for its production of “The Prom.”

On the hunt for showbiz relevancy and redemption, four Broadway actors set out to help save the prom of a teen in Indiana. Though the show isn't perfect, the talented ensemble is “skilled in this particular brand of schticky, physical comedy,” reviews theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair.

SpeakEasy’s production, helmed by producing artistic director Paul Daigneault and choreographed within an inch of its life by Taavon Gamble, is yet another demonstration that when it comes to musicals, you can’t beat live performance, risks and all.

Down-on-their luck Broadway stars swoop down on an Indiana town to take up the cause of a high-school student who can't take her girlfriend to the prom. A promising premise, and this first national tour of the award-winning musical delivers all the laughs and spectacle with a knowing wink, while never losing sight of the poignant human story.

Left to Right: Andrew Rannells, Meryl Streep, James Cordon, and Nicole Kidman in “The Prom.” Photo courtesy of Netflix. The musical comedy, “The Prom,” directed by Ryan Murphy and adapted to the screen by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin, is now streaming on Netflix. The film is based on the 2018 Broadway musical written by Beguelin and Martin with Matthew Sklar. It won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical as well as garnering multiple Tony nominations. The movie has an all-star cas...

Pose, making him a sought-after director to work with. But The Prom was also a successful Broadway musical long before Streep stepped into the glittering shoes of Dee Dee Allen. The story follows a troupe of Broadway actors who, after a catastrophic review tanks one of their productions, decide to indulge in a little reputation-building activism. They take on the case of Emma Nolan, whose small Indiana town has decided she cant go to prom with her girlfriend. Sure, perhaps The Prom paints Mid...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard It is not too much of stretch to imagine Meryl Streep and her pal Nicole Kidman starring in a new, old-fashioned musical, yet seeing Keegan-Michael Key in the ensemble is unexpected - but welcome, nonetheless. However, those women are not the only veterans to the genre and the comedian is far from the last surprise in Directed by Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy, the film is based on a Tony-nominated hit stage show of the same name that was actually inspired by a hear...

The Biggest Problem For The Prom Is James Cordens Casting 25 Shares Theres a fine line when it comes to straight actors playing LGBTQ+ roles. When its an important public or historical figure, theres no question they should be portrayed by someone from the LGBTQ+ community. When its a fictional role like Barry Glickman from The Prom, theres more of a gray area. That said, James Corden should not have been cast as Barry in Netflixs adaptation of the Broadway musical due to his over-the-top and,...

What is your typical day like now? A typical day here in Los Angeles is supposed to start with waking up before the sun, tumbling out of bed and stumbling to the kitchen, pouring myself a cup of ambition and heading to my makeshift gym, built in the garage because of the pandemic and the closure of all of the gyms. That all ended back in October when it got chilly. I’ve put on the COVID 19, the Trump 45, and if this lockdown continues, I’ll go for the Heinz 57. Kidding, of course. Aud...