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December 3, 2024
A musical stage adaptation of the hit movie “The Devil Wears Prada” has opened in London, with an unique rating by Elton John recounting the story of a tyrannical journal editor and her younger assistant.
Matt Crockett
A efficiency of the musical adopted by a particular charity gala on Sunday was hosted by John and his husband David Furnish within the British capital, with A-lister actors Lily Collins, Elizabeth Hurley and Italian designer Donatella Versace among the many stars adorning the crimson carpet.
First staged in Chicago in 2022, a distinct inventive staff has mounted the brand new manufacturing of the musical, which can run for a yr at London’s Dominion Theatre, after opening on October 24.
David Finkel’s comedy traditional 2006 movie that includes Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway was itself an adaptation of the e book by Lauren Weisberger (2003).
American singer and actress Vanessa Williams (“Desperate Housewives”) takes on the long-lasting function of Miranda Priestly, the terrifying and highly effective head of the fictional vogue journal “Runway” believed to have been impressed by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who additionally attended Sunday’s efficiency.
At a press name final week, Williams advised AFP that being a part of the musical adaptation was a “wonderful” alternative that enabled her to “create the role” anew.
“People love to be nostalgic and that’s why so many of these iconic films from the early 2000s are being made”, added Georgie Buckland, who performs the lead Andy Sachs — the out-of-place newcomer at Runway — within the musical.
“Mean Girls” was one other iconic 2000s comedy tailored for the British stage this yr, additionally making its West Finish debut a number of years after it launched within the US.
Sunday’s gala coincided with World AIDS Day, with cash being raised for the Elton John AIDS Basis.
Nonetheless, the 77-year-old British singer revealed he was unable to observe the musical as an eye fixed an infection contracted over the summer season had severely affected his eyesight.
“It’s hard for me to see it, but I love to hear it and, boy, it sounded good tonight,” the 77-year-old singer stated.
