'The Prom' Star Meryl Streep Says Working With Nicole Kidman And James Corden Was 'Magic'

We’ve seen them belt out tunes and kick up their heels before, but not as a fab threesome. 

In the new Netflix musical comedy, The Prom, Meryl Streep, 71, Nicole Kidman, 53, and James Corden, 42, pull out all the stops as down-on-their-luck Broadway stars who shake up a small Indiana town by rallying behind a teen who wants to go to the end of year dance with her girlfriend.

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Here, the superstars talk about how they're not just playing it for laughs, but something more. "Hopefully," says Kidman, "the message of unconditional love will be felt through the screen."

Meryl, what was it like playing a Broadway diva? 

I loved playing someone so vain and so overrated — a big, fat narcissist! She's someone who walks in and thinks she owns the room, which of course, she doesn't. And everyone takes the piss out of her.

Did you draw inspiration from any leading ladies you know? 

Oh yes, I mean all of my friends! [Laughs.] Not just the women.

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James, you're an old hand at musical theater. Was making this movie like doing a Broadway show? 

It did feel a lot of the time like you were rehearsing for a [Broadway] production. Rehearsing all the numbers and the set pieces and all those things really grounded us as a company, and from day one, I already felt like I was with an incredible group of friends. I'd look around thinking, "This is the most extraordinary cast for a touring production!" It was a thrill from start to finish. 

Nicole, were you nervous about your dancing skills playing a chorus girl? 

When I started, I thought, "I'm never going to be able to climb this mountain." I was just so lucky because [director] Ryan Murphy organized for me to be surrounded by these extraordinary Broadway dancers. Being educated in every little detail, every finger that moves, and having this team of people cheerlead me and make me believe I could do it was just wonderful.

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James, there's a very moving scene where your character talks about being kicked out by his parents for being gay. Tell us about that. 

We spent three days shooting it, and the whole time I was thinking of young friends of mine whose families don't know that they're "out" or who have disparate relationships with their families because of their sexuality. You really hope people would realize that however hard it is to address or confront those things, acceptance is everything. Those scenes bring so much weight to the story. I'm very proud of them.