THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: The Musical — Page 8

On a slightly different topic, I hope they don't fall into the same trap as Mean Girls did with their lead and have too much fun with the supporting characters (or Miranda) and forget about the lead, Andy. I feel like Cady became very forgettable because that team was focused on everyone else. I hope both the writing of Andy/whoever plays Andy can capture something that makes us really follow this story for her, instead of using her as a vessel to get to the other fun characters.

I would hope that both Andy and Miranda would be nominated for Lead Actress, with Miranda winning (obvs). But I hope they shape Andy enough to make us really root for her and not make it exclusively the Miranda Priestly show, which it could so easily be.

Last night I heard an interesting Donna Murphy rumor...

Don’t you say those things if they’re not true. My heart can’t take it.

 

Honestly, it's a smart idea. She's got the right regal, classiness to it. And she's Broadway royalty, which kind of lends the whole product some heft. The name of the show is what they're banking on, not really the cast. 

RippedMan said: "Honestly, it's a smart idea. She's got the right regal, classiness to it. And she's Broadway royalty, which kind of lends the whole product some heft. The name of the show is what they're banking on, not really the cast."

 

And Elton John! Donna is perfect for Miranda...that's all!



 

Has Katherine McPhee's name come up for Andy yet? I was watching Smash season 1 yesterday and her Karen Cartwright would be perfect to play Andy on stage. Plus she'd bring her gay boys to the audience.

oncemorewithfeeling2 said: "I like the idea of Smash-era Katherine McPhee. But that was 6 years ago and I think she’s just too old now. She’s 34 already and while she reads younger,I don’t think she reads intern age young."

 "It's a joke, he's joking, no one lives in those places..." - Heléne Yorke, American Psycho, 2016

 

Valentina3 said: "Has Katherine McPhee's name come up for Andy yet? I was watching Smash season 1 yesterday and her Karen Cartwright would be perfect to play Andy on stage. Plus she'd bring her gay boys to the audience."

I don't think that a DEVIL WEARS PRADA musical will need much help drawing in the gay boy audience...

What about Melissa Benoist?

Would never even be considered due to her SUPERGIRL schedule.  Her run in BEAUTIFUL was a blink-and-you-missed-her 2 months (she ends her run August 4), so a year commitment to any Broadway show is not a reality for her any time soon. 

*corrected my WAITRESS / BEAUTIFUL mix-up.   

Updated On: 7/16/18 at 02:57 PM

Krakowski is way too goody-goody for the role.  If anything she could play Jacqueline.

..and Anne Hathaway was not a gorgeous full-grown woman?

Elegance101 said: "Anne Hathaway was 22 when she filmed the movie. So not a completely grown woman."

The choice of words are so problematic but oh well.

A few pages ago somebody suggested Ashley Park for Andy - I think she'd be an excellent choice. 

jbp1232 said: "I could see Ashley Parks as a great Emily too. Shoba Narayan would make an excellent Andy in my opinion."

Either of these suggestions would be fantastic--I'd love to see them both involved in the show in some capacity.

Fingers crossed the Donna Murphy rumor is true; I'd love to see her headline a full musical again sometime soon.