Arts & Entertainment
Meryl Streep cast in Ryan Murphy’s ‘The Prom’
James Corden, Nicole Kidman also will star

Meryl Streep has been tapped to star in Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of the Tony-nominated musical “The Prom” for Netflix.
Deadline reports that Streep will be joined by other big names such as Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells.
The story follows Emma, a lesbian teen who is banned from bringing her girlfriend to prom at a high school in a small Indiana town. Streep will portray Dee Dee Allen and Corden will play Barry Glickman, a Broadway playwriting duo whose latest play about Eleanor Roosevelt was a failure. Kidman has been cast as chorus member Angie Dickinson and Rannells will play actor Trent Oliver. Awkwafina will play publicist Ms. Sheldon.
The Broadway group hears about Emma’s plight and travel to the Indiana small town to help with the goal of receiving good press along the way.
Key is Principal Hawkins, the principal of the school who is on Emma’s side and a love interest of Streep’s character.
A nationwide search is underway for an unknown actress to play the lead role of Emma.
Filming is scheduled to begin in December with plans for a fall 2020 release on Netflix.
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PHOTOS: Shenandoah Valley Pride
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The 2026 Shenandoah Valley Pride Festival was held at Turner Pavilion in Harrisonburg, Va. on Sunday, Sept. 20.
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PHOTOS: Wanda Alston Foundation Fall Reception
LGBTQ youth services organization honors Robert White, Japer Bowles, Washington Capitals
The Wanda Alston Foundation held its Fall Reception at the Penthouse Rooftop at The Wharf on Friday, Sept. 18. Honorees included D.C. Councilmember Robert White, Director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Affairs Japer Bowles, and the Washington Capitals. Rayceen Pendarvis served as the emcee and entertainment was provided by the Thomas Circle Singers.
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