Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden and Andrew Rannells bring the ‘zazz’ in The Prom trailer

Ryan Murphy has a promposal that can’t be refused.

On Thursday, Netflix dropped the star studded trailer for Murphy’s upcoming musical feature, The Prom, which boasts an epic cast of Hollywood heavy hitters.

The Prom stars Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Keegan-Michael Key, Kerry Washington, Ariana DeBose, and newbie Jo Ellen Pellman. 

The Prom is about a troupe of ‘self-obsessed’ theater stars that arrive to a small town in Indiana to support a lesbian high school student who wants to take her girlfriend to prom. 

‘You got the steps, you got the notes, but where’s the zazz baby?’ Kidman’s sequin clad character asks at the start of the trailer.

Then viewers meet Emma Nolan, a high schooler who gets banned from taking her girlfriend Alyssa to the prom by the head of the PTA (played by Kerry Washington) – despite being supported by the principle (Keegan-Michael Key).

When a pair fledgling stage stars from New York, Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (James Corden), hear of Emma’s predicament the decide to step in to help.

The duo’s assistance is no where near altruistic as they think that helping Emma will effectively revive their destroyed public image after their last stage production was a total flop. 

Along with two other has-beens, Angie (Nicole Kidman) and Trent (Andrew Rannells), the foursome descends on the small town of Edgewater to take over the prom for Emma. 

‘What is going on? Who are you people?’ Kerry Washington asks in the teaser as the peculiar and flamboyant quartet shows up. 

‘We have come to this community on behalf of a young girl,’ Meryl narrates. ‘Okay, well, let’s give this girl a prom!’ exclaims James Corden a bit later.

The film is based on the same premise as the musical with the same name. It uses music by Matthew Sklar with lyrics by Chad Beguelin and a book by Bob Martin and Chad, all based on the original concept by Jack Viertel. 

The trailer is set to the song Tonight Belongs to You from the musical’s score and showcases the over-the-top song and dance numbers that viewers can look forward to in the film. 

‘In the end there will be a kick-a*s prom in Edgewater, Indiana, for everybody. I know it,’ Emma says with tears in her eyes. 

Ryan Murphy directed and co-produced the film alongside producers Adam Anders, Dori Berinstein, Bill Damaschke, Bob Martin, Scott Robertson, Matthew Sklar and Alexis Woodall. 

The musical comedy will bring A-listers Kidman and Streep back together in a much lighter way following their highly praised dramatic throwdown as mother and daughter-in-laws Big Little Lies.

Filming began in December 2019 but was suspended in March amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They resumed filming July 23, 2020.

A year later, The Prom will dance into homes when it streams on Netflix December 11, 2020.