Elton John to spin Devil Wears Prada into musical

British cocktail idol Elton John announced his lapse to Broadway on Thursday, this time with a musical instrumentation of a 2006 blockbuster film and novel The Devil Wears Prada.

John will write a music, with a lyrics to be penned by Paul Rudnick, a humourist who frequently writes for The New Yorker. “Re-imagining The Devil Wears Prada for a low-pitched entertainment is super exciting,” John pronounced in a statement, adding that a prolongation timeline will be announced later. “I’m a outrageous fan of both a book and a underline film, and a outrageous backer of a conform world. we can’t wait to penetrate my low-pitched teeth into this hunk of renouned culture.”

Elton John denies he will play during Trump inauguration

While Broadway is a notoriously tough turf even for famous names, John has a proven record of delight with musicals. The Lion King, his low-pitched instrumentation of a Disney charcterised film, set a record as a initial uncover to sum $1 billion on Broadway, where it stays a third longest-running uncover in history. The thespian has also found success with a low-pitched instrumentation of Verdi’s show Aida, as good as Billy Elliot a Musical, that sealed final year after a successful run on London’s West End.

Article source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/1308584/elton-john-turn-devil-wears-prada-musical/