Kerry Washington joins Ryan Murphy's 'The Prom'

Kerry Washinigton is set to star along side veteran actor Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman in Ryan Murphy's Prom.

feature take of Tony-minated st musical, set at Netflix, also features Awkwafina, Ariana Grande, James Corden, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells, reported Deadline. Murphy will direct and produce project, set to get into production in December.

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Streep will play Dee Dee Allen, a two-time Tony award winner who collaborates with Barry Glickman (Corden) in a flop musical about Elear Roosevelt. After disastrous reviews, y decide, along with Broadway newbies Angie Dickinson (Kidman) and Rannells as Trent Oliver, to attach mselves to a cause to resurrect ir careers. Emma, a high school senior in Indiana who isn't allowed to take her girlfriend to prom, becomes ir cause to champion. 

While Grande plays Alyssa, a popular daughter of head of PTA, Awkwafina plays group's publicist Ms Sheldon. Key is set to essay role of Streep's love interest and Emma's ally, Principal Hawkins. Details of Washington's character are currently unkwn. 

Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin are working on script, with music and lyrics Beguelin and Matw Sklar, based on original concept by Jack Viertel.

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