Musicals as peppy as
The Prom should make you happy, but there s something about this one in particular that feels off, and leaves you cringing, if not actually full of rage. I saw
The Prom on Broadway and it frustrated me then, too, so my expectations were so low that I actually didn’t hate Ryan Murphy’s adaptation as much as I expected to, weirdly… but there are still so many upsetting things going on in this musical from little moments to the plot itself.
Who is
The Prom for?
Is this musical for LGBTQ+ teens who feel alone in small towns and school districts that discriminate against them? Then I’ve got bad news, because