New upcoming musical, The Devil Wears Prada, based on the 2006 blockbuster starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway has released a preview of the new production introducing us to person bringing Streep’s character to the West End.
The musical, taking place at London’s Dominion Theatre in October this year features music by Elton John, with new choreography by Jerry Mitchell, lyrics by singer-songwriter Shaina Taub and set design by Tim Hatley.
But who has been tasked to play the iconic Miranda Priestly, originally played by Meryl Streep in the 2006 blockbuster?
Vanessa Williams, that is.
Williams is an American singer, actress, model, producer, and dancer, having held roles in Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Eraser and Dance with me.
Meanwhile, The Devil Wears Prada follows the life of Andy Sachs, when she lands a job in fashion journalism, she quickly discovers that working for New York Runway Editor-in-Chief Miranda Priestly is not as what it seems, discovering her purpose and finding out what truly matters.
Commenting on the production, John said: “Re-imagining The Devil Wears Prada for the musical theatre is super exciting. I’m a huge fan of both the book and the feature film and a huge aficionado of the fashion world. I can’t wait to sink my musical teeth into this hunk of popular culture.”
The new musical is also based on the popular 2003 novel by Lauren Weisberger.
