Sir Elton John to write songs for Devil Wears

Sir Elton John is to write songs for a stage musical
 based on The Devil Wears Prada, the best-selling 2003
 novel that became a hit Meryl Streep film.

"I'm a huge fan of both the book and the feature film,
 and a huge aficionado of the fashion world," the
 singer said.

"I can't wait to sink my musical teeth into this hunk of
 popular culture."

Lauren Weisberger's novel was inspired by her 
experienced working as an aide to Vogue editor 
Anna Wintour.

That character was reimagined as fearsome editor 
Miranda Priestly, a role that won Streep an Oscar
 nomination in 2007.

The producers of the show said Sir Elton had been approached, along with writer Paul Rudnick, because
 it needed "artists as inimitable as the characters in 
the story".

"We needed artists whose work has run the gamut from 
music and publishing to drama and fashion," Bob Cohen
 and Kevin McCollum continued.

Sir Elton's stage work includes the stage version of 
Billy Elliot and a musical based on Verdi's opera Aida.

Less successful was Lestat, a musical based on 
Anne Rice ' vampire novels that closed on Broadway 
in 2006 after just 39 performances.

Casting details, location and production dates have 
yet to be announced.