Teri Hatcher to play Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada musical.

The actress will take over from her former Desperate Housewives co-star Vanessa Williams as icy Runway editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly in the stage adaptation of the popular 2006 movie. Hatcher, 61, told HELLO! magazine that she has been in touch with Williams about her upcoming run, which begins on 20 October. "I obviously go way back with Vanessa, so she and I have communicated about it, and she's been unbelievably supportive," she shared. "Vanessa was supportive in terms of saying to the producers, 'You'll love her, she's great, she works so hard'..."