Thread by @shawneofthedead, Just a reminder that - when Meryl does It's Not About Me [...]

Just a reminder that - when Meryl does It's Not About Me (looking very good, admittedly) - we could have had Beth Leavel radiating all kinds of Magical Chaotic Energy as Dee Dee Allen.

Which she did, for several months on Broadway. LIVE.

NEVER FORGET.

#TheProm

For all that I mourn the lack of Leavel in the movie

It is J*mes C*rden as Barry that's going to kill me

Not in a good way

This is not right

https://twitter.com/RottenTomatoes/status/1313891547985797122?s=19

https://twitter.com/RottenTomatoes/status/1313891547985797122?s=19

Oh yeah, they made Caitlin audition. For the lead role she originated. And they didn't even bother considering any of The Olds to play roles written FOR (and partly by) THEM. They shaped those characters over a decade, almost! https://twitter.com/Casey_Mink/status/1313892777818808320?s=19

https://twitter.com/Casey_Mink/status/1313892777818808320?s=19

Look, I understand the business. I get it. Beth Leavel understands the business & has given the film her blessing, just as long as the message of The Prom gets out there. So yeah, I can be the bigger person too.

The more people hear and truly understand Unruly Heart, the better.

But it's hard not to feel disappointed by a movie that didn't bother casting a gay man in the iconic role of Barry Glickman.

Honestly - you can SEE J*mes C*rden playing Barry as a stereotype in the pics and it makes me want to SCREAM.

NATHAN LANE WAS RIGHT THERE. RIGHT. THERE.

This is the thing

Barry is an iconic, important role - significant representation for gay men. Brooks plays that knife edge brilliantly.

The pictures alone suggest C*rden has no idea where that knife edge is.

PS Billy Porter would also have been GREAT. https://twitter.com/alunjohnhood/status/1313927299016818688?s=19

https://twitter.com/alunjohnhood/status/1313927299016818688?s=19

I really wanted to remain open-minded about this movie - fully understanding that it's a different thing from the Broadway show and I can enjoy both.

But good lord.

Meryl, this is Not Reassuring. DON'T YOU DISRESPECT DEE DEE ALLEN. DON'T YOU ---

https://twitter.com/writetherestfic/status/1314179860307365889?s=19

https://twitter.com/writetherestfic/status/1314179860307365889?s=19

All they had to do was add a burst of the incredible music from The Prom and suddenly my heart SOARED

Also my inner Meryl fangirl is starting to get excited at the prospect of her Dee Dee Allen

But it's still a hard

on J*mes C*rden https://twitter.com/MrRPMurphy/status/1318990707944607744?s=19

https://twitter.com/MrRPMurphy/status/1318990707944607744?s=19

Everyone, IT'S TIME TO DANCE!

Got surprisingly emotional watching this trailer, which really underscored for me just how the show's music and message are gonna explode all over the world. As it SHOULD.

#TheProm

Slightly concerned that there wasn't any solo singing in that trailer

but also this super fleeting moment is... A LOT?!?

COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ENERGY. BUT OMIGOD BARRY AND DEE DEE FOREVER.

(Justice for Beth Leavel and Brooks Ashmanskas, always.)

Slightly concerned that there wasn't any solo singing in that trailer but also this super fleeting moment is... A LOT?!?COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ENERGY. BUT OMIGOD BARRY AND DEE DEE FOREVER. (Justice for Beth Leavel and Brooks Ashmanskas, always.)

Same.

Also thinking about Beth Leavel all day today. For no reason whatsoever, either. https://twitter.com/Casey_Mink/status/1319293145872388096?s=19

https://twitter.com/Casey_Mink/status/1319293145872388096?s=19

Here's an idea for the @promnetflix publicity junket - set up a Zoom coffee date between Meryl Streep & Beth Leavel (LEGENDS ONLY!) so they can shoot the shit about trading roles in #TheProm

& #TheDevilWearsPrada

This is the pure content we all deserve, please & thank you!!!

J*mes C*rden could NEVER. https://twitter.com/lisagoldbergpr/status/1328886544917286917?s=19

https://twitter.com/lisagoldbergpr/status/1328886544917286917?s=19

What the fuck even is this

Look, I'm here for Meryl rapping. I'm here for a song about female empowerment. I'm here for a new song for #TheProm

.

This is NOT IT. Who thought this was a good idea!?

This is a crime against Dee Dee Allen (and Meryl tbh) https://twitter.com/velmakvlly/status/1329679659731017730?s=19

https://twitter.com/velmakvlly/status/1329679659731017730?s=19

I didn't think anything would make me glad that Beth Leavel isn't playing the role she created in the movie

Except maybe this? This made me glad?

Also there's another new song called Simply Love and colour me MAJORLY apprehensive after hearing Wear Your Crown

A propos of nothing

I miss these goobers

A fucking lot

What is the marketing team thinking

You have Meryl already. You can highlight her presence in your film without making Emma & Alyssa an actual afterthought.

Also, this is DESPERATELY unimaginative?? Why copy the Broadway marketing... But worse?! https://twitter.com/sixtralia/status/1330832515662192640?s=19

https://twitter.com/sixtralia/status/1330832515662192640?s=19

DEE DEE'S LITERAL STORY ARC IS THAT SHE REALISES THE PROM. IS. NOT. ABOUT. HER.

https://twitter.com/writetherestfic/status/1331011931663179778?s=19

https://twitter.com/writetherestfic/status/1331011931663179778?s=19

I'm... apprehensive again

Emma & Alyssa are great. Everything else feels very... cardboard cutout Hollywood and I'm afraid that the show's beautiful heart is gonna get lost in the shuffle

Please prove me wrong. (Not you, Corden, it's too late for you)

NOW BECOME BEST FRIENDS

I am still waiting for a public Zoom call in which Meryl Streep and Beth Leavel hang out, gossip and shoot the shit about trading roles in The Prom and The Devil Wears Prada

Come on, 2020. You owe us this much at least. Surely?!? https://twitter.com/lisagoldbergpr/status/1333203695249580034?s=19

https://twitter.com/lisagoldbergpr/status/1333203695249580034?s=19

My fellow Unruly Hearts, I have seen the @promnetflix movie - with my babe @writetherestfic - and I am delighted to report that I really enjoyed it. The musical's heart and message are worth fighting for, and that made it through to the film in a way that made me so so happy.

It's not perfect. Of course it isn't. There's so much about the OBC I miss - and no, I don't actually mean Ms. Leavel lol. I respect what Meryl does here tbh; she is, in fact, so very fucking good at what she does that I am more than happy to stan her Dee Dee Allen too!

I miss Brooks Ashmanskas with the fire of a thousand suns. I was surprised by just how much I missed Christopher Sieber & his goofily endearing cornball energy - does it make sense if I say his Trent radiates chaotic good energy vs Rannells who is more chaotic neutral/evil? Lol

But I LOVED some of the additions - that fucking motel scene

, Tracey Ullman, depth for Kerry Washington's character. Not all of it feels perfectly placed, because the book of the musical was pretty tight. But I appreciated having more layers & backstory in there.

I wonder what it's like to watch the film for someone who isn't (way too) overly familiar with the Broadway show. Do the narrative beats land in the same way? I do feel that Emma and Barry and their relationship don't have the same wonderful weight as they do in the stage show.

More thoughts to come later, maybe. But I'm glad that this show I love so dearly is going out into the world and I hope it changes lives and hearts and minds the way the Broadway show did. It's not what I fell in love with, and that's okay. I can love this too, in its own way.

Correct.

IMHO Corden's performance isn't as offensive as some reviews have it, but he plays the role SO straight *ahem* & so bland that Barry Glickman - BARRY GLICKMAN! - fades into the background. It broke my heart knowing what Brooks did with the role. https://twitter.com/TheresaRebeck/status/1336748227593428995?s=19

https://twitter.com/TheresaRebeck/status/1336748227593428995?s=19

Also - I did end up writing out more of my thoughts on the movie. Not a Real Review; I'm too biased for that. Complicated Emotions. But I'm looking forward to watching it again, if that counts for anything!

My ★★★½ review of @promnetflix on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/1v7IpP

Review of ‘The Prom’ (2020) ★★★½

I couldn't be more biased about/against this film if I tried. I never got to see The Prom live on Broadway, but it's one of my favourite shows of all time nonetheless - this wonderful, heartfelt,…

https://boxd.it/1v7IpP

OKAY THIS IS REALLY SUPER CUTE

I gotta say it's really exciting to see people watching the movie on Netflix, and for them to get to know these songs and characters and stories that have meant so much to me over the past year or so

https://twitter.com/kerrywashington/status/1337443377860673536?s=19

https://twitter.com/kerrywashington/status/1337443377860673536?s=19

WHERE IS THE LIE https://twitter.com/promnetflix/status/1337514318707961862?s=19

https://twitter.com/promnetflix/status/1337514318707961862?s=19

https://twitter.com/mythicnuisance/status/1337439092641042436?s=19

https://twitter.com/mythicnuisance/status/1337439092641042436?s=19

Again - where is the lie https://twitter.com/KatieMinard/status/1337579439572590592?s=19

https://twitter.com/KatieMinard/status/1337579439572590592?s=19

Just give me Beth Leavel's Dee Dee Allen tackle-kissing Brooks Ashmanskas' Barry Glickman as they wear face masks and watch rom-coms together

It's what we all deserve https://twitter.com/writetherestfic/status/1337768017405612032?s=19

https://twitter.com/writetherestfic/status/1337768017405612032?s=19

I just... have more emotions than I know what to do with now https://twitter.com/cashleelee/status/1337825918018936832?s=19

https://twitter.com/cashleelee/status/1337825918018936832?s=19

This is correct. https://twitter.com/KevinJZak/status/1338187842548355072?s=19

https://twitter.com/KevinJZak/status/1338187842548355072?s=19

Film: Meryl unbuttoning her jacket to scream "SHE OWES ME A HOUSE! SHE OWES ME MY HOUSE!"

Stage: Beth Leavel's "Well, WHAT - THE - FUCK" after not charging premium prices for Lady's Improving