Death Becomes Her to End Broadway Run

The Broadway production of Death Becomes Her will end its run at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Sunday, June 28—the afternoon of the annual Pride March in New York City.

Based on the 1992 Universal Pictures film written by David Koepp and Martin Donovan and directed by Robert Zemeckis, Death Becomes Her is about two frenemies who each purchase an elixir that promises eternal life. They know it’s the real deal when they immediately start trying to kill each other.

The musical comedy features direction and choreography by Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli (Schmigadoon!), a book by Marco Pennette, and an original score by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey.

TheaterMania’s review called it “the funniest new musical comedy on Broadway,” when it opened in November 2024. At the time of closing, it will have played over 650 performances.

As previously announced, a North American tour will launch at Cleveland’s Playhouse Square September 12 – October 3. Future stops includes Columbus, St. Louis, Nashville, Atlanta, and Ft. Lauderdale. You can see a complete list of tour stops here.

The Broadway cast of Death Becomes Her is currently led by Tony Award nominee Jennifer Simard as Helen Sharp, Betsy Wolfe as Madeline Ashton, Christopher Sieber  as Ernest Menville, and Michelle Williams as Violet Van Horn. Taurean Everett plays Chagall, and Josh Lamon plays Stefan. The ensemble includes Marija Abney, Kate Bailey, Sarita Colón, Alexa DeBaar, Brayden Newby, Ximone Rose, Jonalyn Saxer, Bethany Ann Tesarck, Mitch Tobin, Sir Brock Warren, Bud Weber, Ryan Worsing, David Wright Jr., Warren Yang, Ayla Ciccone-Burton, Kristine Covillo, Alex Hartman, Lakota Knuckle, McKinley Knuckle, Justin O’Brien, Preston Perez, Amy Quanbeck, and Dee Roscioli.

The production features scenic design by Derek McLane, lighting design by Justin Townsend, sound design by Peter Hylenski, hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe, and make-up design by Joe Dulude II. The costumes won designer Paul Tazewell his second Tony Award.