Don’t fall down and smack your head on the pavement at this information, however there’s a brand new Miranda Priestly on the town. Vanessa Williams is ready to painting Runway‘s intimidating editor in chief within the West Finish musical of The Satan Wears Prada, the manufacturing introduced on Monday (Feb. 19).
In a video shared to Instagram, the singer-actress struts by means of an workplace in orangey-red strappy stiletto heels, the guide in her fingers, earlier than throwing her jacket over a desk as solely Miranda Priestly may, then sitting down and swiveling round in her chair to take away her sun shades. “Don’t simply sit there,” Williams-as-Miranda says icily to the digicam. “Go purchase tickets … or one thing!”
The present — based mostly on the bestselling novel and hit 2006 film starring Meryl Streep as Miranda and Anne Hathaway as her less-than-fashion-forward assistant — is ready to launch in October at London’s Dominion Theatre, and can function an unique rating by five-time Grammy winner Elton John, with lyrics Shaina Taub, in addition to choreography by Tony winner Jerry Mitchell, who beforehand labored on Kinky Boots, Hairspray and extra.
Streep’s iconic portrayal of the highly effective editor in chief earned her a 2007 Oscar nomination for greatest actress. However Williams isn’t coming into the function with out her personal expertise. The singer — whose hit “Save the Finest for Final” topped the Billboard Sizzling 100 for 5 weeks in 1992 — has performed a robust editor herself. She portrayed MODE boss Wilhelmina Slater within the hit ABC dramedy Ugly Betty — which additionally starred America Ferrera — from 2006 to 2010, throughout which she earned three Primetime Emmy nominations for greatest supporting actress in a comedy.
Watch the announcement that Vanessa Williams is the subsequent to play Miranda Priestly under:
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