Cedar Grove High School in Essex County, New Jersey almost canceled a production of the musical “The Prom” due to “inappropriate” content.
Reorder your corsage because this New Jersey “Prom” must go on.
Cedar Grove High School almost put the kibosh on its production of “The Prom” — which follows a lesbian student banned from bringing her girlfriend as her date — due to “inappropriate” content,However, once an alumnus of the Essex County, New Jersey school got wind of the impending cancellation, she posted to social media, and saved the show.
Supporters commented on her post with messages like, “Very ironic how the whole premise of this show is a school/classmates not supporting the lgbtq+ community and then that’s exactly what cedar grove decides to do.”, saying, “This is infuriating and deeply homophobic. There is nothing inappropriate in or about the show.”
“The Prom” debuted on Broadway in 2018 and is about a lesbian high school student who isn’t allowed to bring her girlfriend to the school prom.He also suggested that proponents attend the district’s next Board of Education meeting to help reverse the decision. The social media buzz surrounding the controversy helped the cause and “within 12 hours of hearing, the [administration] has backed down and the show will go on,”The district’s superintendent said Friday that the school will put on a “High School Edition” that is more family friendly.
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