Vanessa Williams is channeling her inner Miranda Priestly in a first look of the Devil Wears Prada musical. “Miranda has arrived,” the text reads over a clip shared via Instagram on Saturday, July 6, of Williams, 61, emerging from beneath the stage. Williams rocks a sparkling red gown with a matching oversized red trench coat over her shoulders and dangling earrings.
Williams proceeds to open the trench coat without changing her face from her icy stare. “That’s all,” the caption reads. Back in February, Williams was announced to be portraying the fashion editor of The Devil Wears Prada: A New Musical , which is based on the 2006 movie and Lauren Weisberger ’s novel.
The show is set to hit London’s West End this fall. Following the initial announcement, Williams recreated the iconic scene where Meryl Streep walked into Runway magazine’s office, threw her handbag and coat and started giving orders to assistant Andy ( Anne Hathaway ). “Don’t just sit there .
.. buy tickets, or something,” Williams said in the clip.
After her casting was revealed, Williams gushed over the experience. “At the famous Café Luxembourg reeling in all the congratulations on Miranda and the wonderful Prada Musical on the West End,” she said via her Instagram Story in February. “It’s going to be epic.
I love it, I love it, I love it. Stay tuned and we’ll see you in London.” The full cast of The Devil Wears Prada: A New Musical was announced in June, including Georgie Bu.
