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Jamie Wilson

“We’ve had three new musicals in the West End this year – we’ve only just begun”

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Jamie Wilson. Photo: Craig Sugden

Jamie Wilson. Photo: Craig Sugden

He began his career touring an Edinburgh show. Now, Jamie Wilson is among the West End’s most prolific producers, with some of Theatreland’s biggest film-to-stage adaptations to his name. As he prepares to launch The Devil Wears Prada musical in London, he tells Matthew Hemley about his story so far and his ambitious plans for the future

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