Vanessa Williams announces MAJOR update on Devil Wears Prada musical... as it's revealed Meryl Streep looks set to reprise her role for rumored sequel movie

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Vanessa Williams has promised that fans of The Devil Wears Prada will get to perceive Miranda Priestly's cutting lines from nan beloved movie successful nan caller philharmonic adaption of nan deed flick.

The accumulation will spot Williams, 61, return on Meryl Streep's iconic domiciled arsenic nan fearsome magazine editor during its tally successful London's West End.

Giving fans an update connected what to expect erstwhile nan show kicks disconnected later this year, Williams revealed theater-goers will beryllium pleased to witnesser respective celebrated lines from nan film.

'A batch of nan speech is really taken from nan film, truthful what you will perceive maine opportunity connected shape is nan speech that group cognize and emotion and person memorized,' she told Tuesday's Good Morning America.

'The first number I do is called The House of Miranda. In nan past words, I singing "That's all!" And I locomotion off. You'll understand that this is nan movie from nan very beginning. My first lines are "Emily! Emily!" truthful past nan assemblage will know, "Oh God, she's coming".'

Vanessa Williams has promised that The Devil Wears Prada fans will get to perceive galore of their favourite movie lines successful nan caller philharmonic adaption

The philharmonic is based connected Lauren Weisberger's 2003 caller and nan 2006 blockbuster movie which starred Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt (pictured L-R) 

Though immoderate person been skeptical astir nan determination to move nan movie into a musical, Williams based on that it makes cleanable sense.

'The Devil Wears Prada is simply a cleanable movie... That's why it has legs and stands nan trial of time,' nan erstwhile Miss America gushed. 'This is yet different measurement to return thing that is cleanable and bring it into different genre and make it spectacular.'

She continued: 'You’ve sewage nan lines that group cognize and are adding euphony to it. It's adding layers, it's going to make it bigger and better.'

The euphony for nan play has been created by legendary British musician, Sir Elton John, and Williams revealed that nan brace person enjoyed a collaborative acquisition while bringing nan songs to life.

'I grew up pinch Elton John for illustration we each did,' she said. 'As nan popular star, nan icon that he is.

'To person him constitute caller euphony and person him perceive to my sound and what I'm doing pinch it, and beryllium inspired and opportunity "I've sewage thing we tin do, let's do this". To make him grin and make him bully and happy... this is an icon.'

The philharmonic is based connected Lauren Weisberger's best-selling 2003 caller and nan 2006 blockbuster movie that went connected to gross $326.7 cardinal worldwide against a fund of $35-41 million, connected way to receiving 2 Academy Award nominations. 

As galore Ugly Betty fans will know, this isn't nan first clip nan character has taken connected a domiciled wherever she plays a fierce manner mag boss.

Williams will represent Miranda Priestly, nan powerful New York City–based editor-in-chief of nan fictional manner magazine, Runway

Streep made nan domiciled celebrated successful nan 2006 movie that went connected to gross $326.7 cardinal astatine nan worldwide container office

When asked why she enjoyed channeling a villain, Williams replied: 'When you play nan villain, erstwhile you play personification truthful over-the-top, it's rather freeing.

'It allows you to benignant of beryllium successful your fierceness that you don't often person nan opportunity to do.'

As for really overmuch manner will play a portion successful nan production, she explained: 'I guarantee you location will beryllium coats being thrown, and bags being placed connected nan desks. 

'You will spot manner and you are going to spot it worn beautifully and executed amazingly. The runway sequences are going to beryllium incredible!' 

The question and reply comes conscionable 1 time aft it was revealed that a sequel movie is successful nan works astatine Disney - astir 2 decades aft nan first deed cinemas.

The communicative will travel Priestley and her profession successful coming time arsenic accepted mag publishing is connected nan decline. 

While nan original formed has not yet been confirmed to return, it has been claimed that some Streep, 75, and Emily Blunt, 41, who played Emily Charlton, will beryllium back. 

Previews for The Devil Wears Prada philharmonic will footwear disconnected astatine nan Theatre Royal Plymouth, successful England up of nan opening astatine West End's Dominion Theatre connected October 24

This week it was revealed that a sequel movie is successful nan useful astatine Disney, and could spot Streep reprise her role

Disney has besides recruited screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, who adapted nan original 2006 film.

Until then, fans tin enjoy preview performances of nan caller philharmonic astatine nan Theatre Royal Plymouth from July 6 done to August 17. The play will past officially unfastened astatine nan West End's Dominion Theatre successful October. 

Williams, who made her Broadway debut successful 1994 pinch Kiss Of The Spider Woman, leads nan formed that features British character Matt Henry portraying Nigel, arsenic good arsenic Georgie Buckland (Andy), Amy Di Bartolomeo (Emily), Rhys Whitfield (Nate), and James Darch (Christian).  

The caller accumulation is being directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell pinch group creation by Tim Hatley, costume creation by Gregg Barnes, lighting creation by Bruno Poet, sound creation by Gareth Owen, and casting by Jill Green CDG. 

The musical features lyrics by Shaina Taub.

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