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Death Becomes Her

Why see Death Becomes Her?

Eternal Youth, No Matter The Cost

Nominated for 10 2025 Tony Awards, including two for stars Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard!

A show truly to die for, the eagerly anticipated musical adaptation of the 1992 Universal Pictures movie is now wowing audiences at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, bringing high camp night after night!

Producer and writer Marco Pennette transformed the show for the theater, which will be directed and choreographed by Tony-nominated Christopher Gattelli. Tony Award nominees Jennifer Simard and Megan Hilty take lead roles as Helen Sharp and Madeline Ashton, former friends who now compete for the same man's affection, and find a solution that is simply to die for. This dark comedy is an essential addition to your diary, so get your tickets now!

What Is The Story?

Two long-time frenemies, Madeline, a washed-up stage and screen star, and Helen, a once dowdy writer now transformed and glamorous, reignite their bitter rivalry over love, fame, and beauty. After Madeline steals Helen's fianc, Ernest, and their lives fall into various forms of disrepair, both women discover a mysterious woman named Viola Van Horn, who offers them a magical, age-defying potion.

The potion gives them eternal youth and invincibility - but at a gruesome cost. Their renewed obsession with outshining and outliving one another spirals into an absurd, gory, and hilarious series of physical showdowns, as neither can die but both refuse to lose.

Key Information

Run Time

Two hours and 30 minutes with one interval

Dates

Showing until Nov 2

Upcoming Performances

Cast

  • Megan Hilty as Madeline Ashton
  • Jennifer Simard as Helen Sharp
  • Christopher Sieber as Ernest Menville
  • Michelle Williams as Viola Van Horn

Further cast

Marija Abney, Lauren Celentano, Sarita Colon, Kaleigh Cronin, Natalie Charle Ellis, Taurean Everett, Michael Graceffa, Neil Haskell, Kolton Krouse, Josh Lamon, Sarah Meahl, Ximone Rose, Sir Brock Warren, Bud Weber, Ryan Worsing, and Warren Yang

Please note: The producers can't guarantee the appearance of any performers on any specific date.

Creative

  • Book by Marco Pennette
  • Music and lyrics by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey
  • Direction and choreography by Christopher Gattelli
  • Music supervision by Mary-Mitchell Campbell
  • Orchestrations by Doug Besterman
  • Dance and incidental music arrangements by Sam Davis
  • Music direction by Ben Cohn
  • Set design by Derek McLane
  • Costume design by Paul Tazewell
  • Lighting design by Justin Townsend
  • Sound design by Peter Hylenski
  • Illusions by Rob Lake
  • Hair and wig design by Charles LaPointe
  • Makeup by Joe Dulude II
  • Fights by Thomas Schall

Awards

2025 Tony Awards

Nominations
  • Best Musical
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Megan Hilty
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Jennifer Simard
  • Best Book of a Musical
  • Best Choreography
  • Best Direction of a Musical
  • Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
  • Best Scenic Design of a Musical
  • Best Costume Design of a Musical
  • Best Lighting Design of a Musical

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