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<p>Eleven years after <em>The</em> <em>Devil Wears Prada</em> first came into our lives, it&rsquo;s now being turned into a stage show.</p><p>Following months of speculation, it&rsquo;s finally been confirmed that Sir Elton John, producer Kevin McCollum and Paul Rudnick have signed on with Fox Stage Productions to pen a stage musical based on the 2006 blockbuster we know and love.</p><p>Elton John, who is no stranger to the theatre world having written music for the likes of <em>Billy Elliot</em> and <em>The Lion King</em>, said: “I&rsquo;m a huge fan of both the book and the feature film, and a huge aficionado of the fashion world.”</p><p>The film is based on the 2003 novel penned by Lauren Weisberger, and follows aspiring journalist Andrea Sachs, who is played by Anne Hathaway, as she finds her feet in the unfamiliar world of an elite fashion magazine.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"> </div></div><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BP3WQ1VgrP9/" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A photo posted by LaMay Day (@lamayday)</a> on <time datetime="2017-01-29T22:19:55+00:00" style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;">Jan 29, 2017 at 2:19pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script><p>The young journalist manages to get 'the job millions of girls would kill for' as a junior personal assistant job at fashion magazine <em>Runway</em>.</p><p>At first she fits in poorly with her gossipy, fashion-conscious fellow employees.</p><p>However, with the help of art director Nigel, who&rsquo;s played with Stanely Tucci, who lends her some designed clothes, she gradually begins to show her commitment to the position.</p><center><iframe allowfullscreen class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="202" src="//giphy.com/embed/3o72EVOQytTGyRNQI0" width="480"></iframe></center><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/yosub-3o72EVOQytTGyRNQI0">via GIPHY</a></p><p>And let&rsquo;s not forget her scary boss, the terrifying and icy editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, who does everything in her path to push her to her limits.</p><center><iframe allowfullscreen class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="204" src="//giphy.com/embed/l46CAeMR1XVgrpY5O" width="480"></iframe></center><center><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/yosub-l46CAeMR1XVgrpY5O">via GIPHY</a></p></center><p>Casting details are yet to be confirmed, and no timeline for the project has been announced but the play will be developed for Broadway. Let's hope it comes to the West End too!   </p><p><iframe allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2PjZAeiU7uM" width="560"></iframe></p>

The Devil Wears Prada is being turned into a musical

By ASDA Admin,30th January 2017

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