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The Prom to Perform at WorldPride Closing Ceremony

The cast joins a lineup that includes Jake Shears and headliner Melissa Etheridge.

| Broadway | New York City |

April 23, 2019

The cast of The Prom. — The cast of *The Prom*.
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NYC Pride has announced that The Prom will perform at the WorldPride Closing Ceremony on June 30. The cast of the Broadway musical joins a lineup that includes Jake Shears, MNEK, and headlining artist Melissa Etheridge, with more to be announced. The ceremony will take place in Times Square. For more details, see the Instagram post below:

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#WorldPride2019 NEWLY ADDED: @theprommusical will perform at the WorldPride Closing Ceremony on June 30th in Times Square! THE PROM is the joyous Broadway hit that New York Magazine calls "smart and big-hearted" and The New York Times declares a Critic's Pick! It's a new musical comedy about big Broadway stars, a small town, and a love that unites them all. The Closing Ceremony is free to attend, but registration is required. To register, visit: http://bit.ly/2P8RGNJ

A post shared by NYC Pride (@nycpride) on Apr 23, 2019 at 11:00am PDT

Directed by Casey Nicholaw, The Prom is described as follows: "Emma becomes an instant outcast, and a national headline, when her high school cancels the prom rather than let her attend with her girlfriend. Sensing a chance to correct an injustice, and maybe get some good publicity along the way, a group of fading celebrities takes up the cause, and invades Emma's small Indiana town. But their bumbling attempts at social activism make the situation far worse than they, or Emma, could have ever imagined."

The production features music by Matthew Sklar, a book by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin, and lyrics by Beguelin. Leading the cast are Tony Award nominee Brooks Ashmanskas, Tony winner Beth Leavel, Tony nominee Christopher Sieber, Caitlin Kinnunen, Isabelle McCalla, Michael Potts, Angie Schworer, Courtenay Collins, and Josh Lamon. Rounding out the ensemble are Mary Antonini, Gabi Campo, Jerusha Cavazos, Shelby Finnie, Josh Franklin, Fernell Hogan, Joomin Hwang, Sheldon Henry, David Josefsberg, Becca Lee, Wayne Mackins, Kate Marilley, Anthony Norman, Drew Redington, Jack Sippel, Teddy Toye, Kalyn West, and Brittany Zeinstra.

The production has scenic design by Scott Pask, costume design by Ann Roth and Matthew Pachtman, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Brian Ronan, hair design by Josh Marquette, and make-up design by Milagros Medina-Cerdeira.