Pop superstar Elton John unveiled his return to Broadway with a musical adaptation of the blockbuster film and novel The Devil Wears Prada. John will write the music for new musical with lyrics to be penned by Paul Rudnick, a humorist who frequently writes for The New Yorker magazine.
While Broadway is notoriously tough terrain even for famous names, John has a proven record of triumph with musicals. The Lion King, his musical adaptation of the Disney animated film, set the record as the first show to gross $1 billion on Broadway where it remains the third longest-running show in history. He also found success with a musical adaptation of Verdi's opera Aida as well as Billy Elliot the Musical, which closed last year after a successful run on London's West End. Meryl Street and Anne Hathaway starred in the 2006 film "The Devil Wears Prada" about an all-powerful fashion magazine editor who tyrannically imposes her will on an ambitious young editorial assistant.
