THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE GETTING IN OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS.
See the next hit from Broadway's Musical Comedy Dream Team - the geniuses behind The Book of Mormon, Aladdin, The Drowsy Chaperone, Elf, Mean Girls...must we go on?
What happens when four stars leave the bright lights of Broadway and take leading roles in a small-town controversy making national headlines? Big drama. Bigger laughs. And the biggest musical showstopper in years!
Starring Tony Award nominee Brooks Ashmanskas (Something Rotten!), Tony Award winner Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone) and two-time Tony Award nominee Christopher Sieber (Shrek) leading a cast of 27.
"COMIC GOLD! A LEGITIMATELY FUNNY CROWD-PLEASER THAT SENDS YOU OUT WITH A SMILE." - THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"AS PURE A BROADWAY THRILL AS YOU CAN GET! THE PROM DESERVES THE CROWN! A JOYFUL NEW MUSICAL AND OUTRAGEOUS SHOWBIZ SATIRE THAT’S THE PERFECT BLEND OF SALT AND SWEET - ITS WIT, CRAFT AND HEART COUNT FOR A LOT." - THE OBSERVER
Casey Nicholaw directs and choreographs, with book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, music by Matthew Sklar, and lyrics by Chad Beguelin.
But working with the director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw, who staged 'Chaperone' as well as the current 'Aladdin' and 'Mean Girls,' the team behind 'The Prom' has attempted a more difficult gymnastic maneuver. As in many of the greatest Golden Age musicals, they latch onto a subject of topical importance, using its gravity to anchor their satire and their satire to leaven its earnestness. In full 'Hairspray' mode, they mostly succeed.
The legitimately funny book is co-written by Bob Martin, who won a Tony Award (as did Leavel) for his work in the same capacity on The Drowsy Chaperone; and Chad Beguelin, who penned Disney's Aladdin, another Nicholaw musical. The two-pronged score, which has distinct styles for the Hoosier teens and the Manhattanite interlopers, is by composer Matthew Sklar, with clever lyrics by Beguelin; the two last teamed on yet another Nicholaw show, Elf. Any musical that makes it to Broadway these days without a familiar movie source or a popular jukebox score is an achievement, so this original story is a rainbow unicorn that wins points right there.
2016 | Regional (US) |
World Premiere Production Regional (US) |
2018 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2021 | US Tour |
First National Tour US Tour |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2019 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Brooks Ashmanskas |
2019 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Beth Leavel |
2019 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Bob Martin |
2019 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | Chad Beguelin |
2019 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | The Prom |
2019 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Brooks Ashmanskas |
2019 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Beth Leavel |
2019 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | The Prom |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Brooks Ashmanskas |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Beth Leavel |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | The Prom |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Score | Matthew Sklar |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Bob Martin |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Casey Nicholaw |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | The Prom |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Matthew Sklar |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Brooks Ashmanskas |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Caitlin Kinnunen |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Beth Leavel |
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