It took 8 years to get The Prom to Broadway, but nowhere near as long to adapt the musical into a feature film for Netflix. This, in part, is due to the fact that director Ryan Murphy stayed very true to the original script. The Prom creative team shares behind-the-scenes stories about adapting their amazing story for the big screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

It took 8 years to get The Prom to Broadway, but nowhere near as long to adapt the musical into a feature film for Netflix. This, in part, is due to the fact that director Ryan Murphy stayed very true to the original script. The Prom creative team shares behind-the-scenes stories about adapting their amazing story for the big screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It took 8 years to get The Prom to Broadway, but nowhere near as long to adapt the musical into a feature film for Netflix. This, in part, is due to the fact that director Ryan Murphy stayed very true to the original script. The Prom creative team shares behind-the-scenes stories about adapting their amazing story for the big screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Stage to Screen Process

What does it take to adapt a hit Broadway musical into a star-studded Netflix movie? Join The Prom’s Music Team as they share insider stories about the adaptation of the musical from the Broadway stage to the big screen. These candid conversations with composer Matthew Sklar (Elf, The Wedding Singer, Shrek), Writer & Lyricist Chad Beguelin (Aladdin, The Wedding Singer, Elf), Screenwriter Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone, Made in Canada), and Executive Producer Adam Anders (Glee, American Horror Story) reveal the creative process behind-the-curtain including their collaboration with legendary director Ryan Murphy (The Boys in the Band, American Horror Story, Glee, Nip/Tuck, Eat Pray Love).Host Gordon Cox (contributing theatre editor at VARIETY and host of VARIETY’s Stagecraft Podcast on The Broadway Podcast Network) explores what it took to adapt THE PROM from stage to screen, examining the creation of the score and the joys, challenges and inspirations along the way.

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What does it take to adapt a hit Broadway musical into a star-studded Netflix movie? Join The Prom’s Music Team as they share insider stories about the adaptation of the musical from the Broadway stage to the big screen. These candid conversations with composer Matthew Sklar (Elf, The Wedding Singer, Shrek), Writer &amp; Lyricist Chad Beguelin (Aladdin, The Wedding Singer, Elf), Screenwriter Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone, Made in Canada), and Executive Producer Adam Anders (Glee, American Horror Story) reveal the creative process behind-the-curtain including their collaboration with legendary director Ryan Murphy (The Boys in the Band, American Horror Story, Glee, Nip/Tuck, Eat Pray Love).Host Gordon Cox (contributing theatre editor at VARIETY and host of VARIETY’s Stagecraft Podcast on The Broadway Podcast Network) explores what it took to adapt THE PROM from stage to screen, examining the creation of the score and the joys, challenges and inspirations along the way.

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