THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: The Musical — Page 2

I would rather see Sierra Boggess play "Emily Charlton". 

I like to think  "out-of-the-box".

What's really beige and boring is to cast an actor in the same type of role over and over and over. 

Just because they've had successes playing one type of role does not mean they can't venture out and play against type. 

It's been done before. 

Updated On: 1/26/17 at 03:22 PM

Elton John? Meh. Sheryl Lee Ralph as Miranda is genius casting, although. 

If someone had asked me to guess the writers of a DEVIL WEARS PRADA musical I would have said David Lindsey Abairre or Harvey Fierstein for the book. Nell Benjamin and Laurence O'Keefe (Bat Boy, Legally Blonde, Heathers) for the music and lyrics.

I've no opinion on Elton John but I'm glad to hear Paul Rudnick's writing for the stage again. 

It would have been interesting to hear what Jeanine Tesori or Sara Bareilles would have done with this material.

MrsSallyAdams said: "If someone had asked me to guess the writers of a DEVIL WEARS PRADA musical I would have said David Lindsey Abairre or Harvey Fierstein for the book. Nell Benjamin and Laurence O'Keefe (Bat Boy, Legally Blonde, Heathers) for the music and lyrics."

I don't think there's enough in the source material to make things interesting but any of those names on the creative team would have been intriguing. The David Yazbek suggestion would have also gotten my attention. 

I do like the idea from the other thread of Jen Damiano as Andy. But who knows how long this will be in development?

 

I'd love to see Melissa Errico take a shot at the Miranda Priestly  role...thankyouverymuch

Theater_Nerd said: "I would rather see Sierra Boggess play "Emily Charlton". 

I like to think  "out-of-the-box".

What's really beige and boring is to cast an actor in the same type of role over and over and over. 

Just because they've had successes playing one type of role does not mean they can't venture out and play against type. 

It's been done before. 

 

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You consider Sierra Boggess and Laura Osnes "out-of-the-box" suggestions for a role like this? LOL. 

LuPone is the most boring, predictable, uninspired choice for Miranda IMO. 

 

Erin Davie as Emily!

^ It can't be much worse than his horrifically boring score of Billy Elliot.

Or "Aida", a musical that makes the song  "Three Blind Mice" seem complex.

Please Elton John, must we continue this charade.

 

So.. you guys want Glenn Close for Miranda? Got it.

All I can think about for this show is how lavish the costumes are going to be. The movie had so much couture and so many beautiful pieces, I can only imagine what they would translate to onstage.

 

As for casting, I think Margot Seibert would be great for Andy/Andrea. Sierra Boggess is too cheeky to play Andy.

Is there a lyricist attached? 

I think LuPone is quite the Broadway answer to Meryl Streep, which is probably what they want to move away from if they were to really break the mold. 

I would love to see Sherie Rene Scott as Miranda. And an actual recent college/conservatory grad as Andy and not a 30something woman a la Osnes playing a 23 year old.