Vanessa Williams to star in The Devil Wears Prada musical

The performer playing Miranda Priestly has been announced for The Devil Wears Prada musical’s UK premiere.

Based on Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel and the 2006 movie starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, The Devil Wears Prada follows Andy, a journalist who takes on a job at a fashion magazine with unexpected results.

The musical has a score by Elton John (music) and Shaina Taub (lyrics) and book by Kate Wetherhead – with direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots).

Set design is by Tim Hatley (Life of Pi, Back to the Future), costume design by Gregg Barnes (Some Like It Hot, Legally Blonde), lighting design by Bruno Poet (Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, Frankenstein), sound design by Gareth Owen (Come From Away, & Juliet) and casting by 24th Annual WhatsOnStage Award-winner Jill Green CDG.

Set to star in the show will be Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives star Vanessa Williams playing the iconic Miranda Priestly, a role taken on by Streep in the original film. Further company members will be revealed in due course.

The show will open first at Theatre Royal Plymouth for a preliminary run from 9 July 2024, with a West End season to then follow from 24 October 2024 at the Dominion Theatre. A special gala event will raise money for World Aids Day and the Elton John Aids Foundation on 1 December 2024.