'The Devil Wears Prada,' a musical adaptation of the 2006 film, has announced the full cast for its UK debut. The musical will open at the Dominion Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 24.
The film will star multi-award-winning singer Vanessa Williams and Olivier Award winner Matt Henry as Runway Magazine editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly and creative director Nigel.
The company completes the cast with Maddy Ambus, Gabby Antrobus, Selena Barron, Pamella Blair, Robertina Bonano, Lloyd Davies, Elishia Edwards, Akeem Ellis-Hyman, Elizabeth Fullalove, Jinny Gould, Natasha Heyward, Samuel How, Luke Jackson, Debbie Kurup, Liam Marcellino, Robbie McMillan, Ciro Lourencio Meulens, Gabriel Mokake, Theo Papoui, Christopher Parkinson, Eleanor Peach, Ethan Le Phong, Jon Reynolds, Harriet Samuel-Gray, Olivia Saunders, Kayleigh Thadani, Ella Valentine, and Tara Yasmin.
Theatre Royal Plymouth will host a pre-West End preview from Saturday, July 6 to Saturday, Aug. 17. It will head to London's Dominion Theatre in October.
'The Devil Wears Prada,' a 2006 film adaptation based on Lauren Weisberger's novel, follows Andy Sachs, an aspiring fashion journalist. Unexpectedly, she finds that breaking into the industry requires more than expected when she is appointed Miranda Priestly's assistant.
In 2022, Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre hosted the world premiere of 'The Devil Wears Prada.' Director Anna D. Shapiro won a Tony for the show, which starred Taylor Iman Jones as Andy Sachs and Tony winner Beth Leavel as Miranda Priestly.
Mitchell has assembled a new creative team for his staging, with Tim Hatley handling scenic design, Gregg Barnes handling costume design, Bruno Poet handling lighting design, and Gareth Owen handling sound design for the West End bow. The casting is by Jill Green.
David Furnish of Rocket Entertainment and Kevin McCollum are still involved as producers after working on the Chicago global premiere.
Jamie Wilson is coming on to play in London. They present by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.
