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Kaden Kearney and Kalyn West appear on the Broadway touring company production of "The Prom."

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Big-hearted musical with a message set for the Hanover Theatre

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With kinetic dancing, catchy anthems, and a hilarious sense of humor, the musical “The Prom” conveys “such genuine joy rolling off the stage,” as Sarah Holden put it in a review for New York Magazine. h But the show also has a serious storyline about acceptance and inclusivity. “It has such an important message,” noted cast member Kalyn West, whose involvement with the 2019 Drama Desk Award-winner for Outstanding Musical includes its Broadway run from 2018-19 and now its national tour. h “It’s so relevant still. It’s very important that we tell stories like this at this time,” West said. h “The Prom” comes to The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts for an eight-performance run April 26 to May 1 as part of the theater’s 2021-22 Broadway Series.