Broadway NewsRyan Murphy to Host Special Benefit Performance of Broadway’s The PromThe creator of Glee,Pose, American Horror Story, and more will appear at the Longacre Theatre in April.
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Ruthie Fierberg
March 21, 2019
Television mogul and Broadway producer Ryan Murphy will host a special benefit performance of Broadway’s The Prom April 9. Proceeds will go to the Hetrick-Martin Institute, GLAAD, and The Trevor Project.
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A fervent activist and voice for the LGBTQ+ community and their stories, Murphy was moved to host the event after seeing a recent performance of the musical, about an Indiana teen banned from her high school prom (after wanting to attend with her girlfriend) and the Broadway eccentrics who bombard the Midwest town in support of her cause.
Murphy produced this season’s star-studded production of Mart Crowley’s The Boys in the Band, featuring Jim Parson, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin De Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Tuc Watkins. The 2016 Tony-nominated revival of Long Day’s Journey Into Night, starring Murphy favorite Jessica Lange, was produced in association with him at Roundabout Theatre Company.
Despite his theatrical endeavors and musical proclivities, Murphy is most known for his work on the small screen as the Emmy-winning creator of anthology series American Crime Story and American Horror Story, as well as Pose, Feud, and Glee. He won an Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie for his adaptation of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart.
As part of his new deal with Netflix, he is at work on a One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest-inspired series with Sarah Paulson and Cynthia Nixon, the comedy The Politician with Lange and Dear Evan Hansen's Ben Platt, and a show focusing on the Golden Age of Hollywood.
The Prom, which opened November 15, 2018, is directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw with a book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, music by Matthew Sklar, and lyrics by Beguelin. The original musical stars Tony winner Beth Leavel, Brooks Ashmanskas, Christopher Sieber, Angie Schworer, Josh Lamon, Caitlin Kinnunen, Isabelle McCalla, Michael Potts, and Courtenay Collins.
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Opening Night Photos: The Prom on Broadway
Opening Night Photos: The Prom on Broadway
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Jamal Benomar and guests
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George Salazar and Ethan Slater
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Jerry Mitchell and Ricky Schroeder
Victor Garber
Neil Meron
Danny Burstein
Kenneth Cole
Jessica Hecht and Rachel Dratch
Lesli Margherita
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Jennifer Diamond and Danny Vaccaro
Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard
Melody Ross and guests
Hudson Flynn, Andréa Burns, and Peter Flynn
Tom Kitt and Tina Landau
Thomas Sleeman and Chad Beguelin
Damon Gillespie and Grace Aki-Gillespie
Sutton Foster
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Marc Shaiman
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Kristin Chenoweth
Courtenay Collins and Josh Lamon
Josh Lamon
Isabelle McCalla
Michael Potts
Angie Schworer and Christopher Sieber
Angie Schworer and Christopher Sieber
Beth Leavel
Beth Leavel
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Brooks Ashmanskas
Caitlin Kinnunen
Caitlin Kinnunen
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Casey Nicholaw and cast
Bob Martin, Matthew Sklar, and cast
Casey Nicholaw, Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin, Matthew Sklar, and cast
Casey Nicholaw, Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin, Matthew Sklar, and cast
Gabi Campo
Casey Nicholaw and Josh Marquette
Chad Beguelin
Matthew Sklar
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Chad Beguelin and Matthew Sklar
Bob Martin
Beth Leavel
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Vasthy Mompoint and Sheldon Henry
David Josefsberg
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Shelby Finnie
Joshua Franklin
Mary Antonini
Courtney Balan
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Michael Potts
Kate Marilley
Becca Lee
Beth Leavel and Michael Potts
Michael Potts, Christopher Sieber, Beth Leavel, Angie Schworer, Brooks Ashmanskas, Josh Lamon, and Courtenay Collins
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Christopher Sieber
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Angie Schworer
Courtenay Collins
Brittany Zeinstra, Jerusha Cavazos, Kalyn West, and Joomin Hwang
Kalyn West and Brittany Zeinstra
Josh Lamon
Bill Damaschke, Dori Berinstein, and Jack Lane
Teddy Toye and Joomin Hwang
Wayne "Juice" Mackins
Jerusha Cavazos
Wayne "Juice" Mackins, Jerusha Cavazos, and Gabi Campo