Elton John admits he may solely hear his new musical amid imaginative and prescient loss

Sir Elton John hasn’t but had the prospect to really see his newest musical, an adaptation of The Satan Wears Prada — fairly actually.

The music icon revealed through the present’s London opening evening on December 1 that his worsening imaginative and prescient made it unimaginable for him to look at the stage debut.

“I haven’t been in a position to come to most of the previews as a result of, as you understand, I’ve misplaced my eyesight,” the 77-year-old shared with the viewers.

Although unable to see the manufacturing, John discovered pleasure in its sound. “It’s exhausting for me to see it, however I really like to listen to it, and, boy, it sounded good tonight,” he stated.

The musical, based mostly on the beloved 2006 movie, options John’s rating alongside lyrics by Shaina Taub and Mark Sonnenblick and a guide by Kate Wetherhead. Vanessa Williams stars because the fearsome Miranda Priestly, famously performed by Meryl Streep within the film.

The gala, held at London’s Dominion Theatre, doubled as a fundraiser for the Elton John AIDS Basis, drawing a classy viewers, together with Donatella Versace and Anna Wintour, reportedly the real-life inspiration for Priestly.

Elsewhere in his speech, John revealed that an an infection earlier this 12 months resulted in complete imaginative and prescient loss in his proper eye, severely impacting his work.