Emmy/Grammy/Tony nominee Vanessa Williams sat down with Good Morning America to chat on her new role of ‘Miranda Priestly’ in the new Elton John stage musical The Devil Wears Prada, currently in previews in the UK.
Gird your loins — Vanessa Williams is stepping into the stilettos of the fashion diva Miranda Priestly in a new upcoming production of the musical “The Devil Wears Prada.” https://t.co/9TKrBET97H
— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 9, 2024
From GMA:
“I channel Miranda through the dialog [from the movie],” the actress and singer told 20/20 co-anchor Deborah Roberts. “A lot of the dialog is actually taken from the actual film. So what you’ll hear me do on stage is the dialog that people know and love and have memorized.”
At 61, Williams said she is excited to embrace a new role, especially that of a villain.
“When you play the villain, when you play somebody so over the top, it’s quite freeing,” she said. “And it allows you to kind of sit in your fierceness that you don’t often have the opportunity to do.”
The interview also touches on Vanessa’s new hit single, “Legs (Keep Dancing),” and joining the team of producers for the Broadway-bound Louis Armstrong musical, What a Wonderful World, saying, “I’ve decided not to wait for things to happen.” “It’s that empowering nature that you’re not apologizing for anything and you’re not waiting for somebody to make it happen for you,” she shares. “And I think I’ve just leaned into that whole idea.” I’m planning on seeing The Devil Wears Prada in London this fall. Once it wraps there, I’m pretty confident we can expect to see Vanessa dropping those killer lines on Broadway in the near future.
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