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A new musical, based on the 1992 film of the same name.

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About Death Becomes Her

“The most fun night out on Broadway!” – The Daily Beast

Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask her) who lives in her shadow. They have always been the best of frenemies…until Madeline steals Helen’s fiancé away. As Helen plots revenge and Madeline clings to her rapidly fading star, their world is suddenly turned upside down by Viola Van Horn, a mysterious woman with a secret that’s to die for.

After one sip of Viola’s magical potion, Madeline and Helen begin a new era of life (and death) with their youth and beauty restored…and a grudge to last eternity.

Time Out New York raves, “4 STARS! Death Becomes Her is savagely funny,” and Deadline declares it’s “wildly entertaining — a perfect musical comedy.” “Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard are two theatrical masterminds giving hilarious star turns” (The New York Times). Grammy® winner Michelle Williams is “irresistibly fabulous” (Theatermania), and “Christopher Sieber stops the show” (Time Out New York). Death Becomes Her, based on the classic 1992 film, is “a laugh-filled, tuneful musical to die for” (Variety).

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Cool show, bad story
"Death Becomes Her is not for me. I come to theaters for clever set design and engaging story telling, neither of those did the show do good at. The premise of the story was rather confusing and sometimes inconsistent. The plot felt uncomfortably forced and the humor reminded me more of a soap opera than a Broadway musical. The set design was a hoard of advanced props and set pieces piled together; the budget made them look fantastic, sure, but I expected more thought put into the art that is set design than this from Broadway. My biggest complaint is how flat every single character was. The show did not try the slightest to convince me that these characters could have existed outside of the story. Almost every character can be described in their entirety in a single sentence, and their values either remained unchanged throughout the plot or acutely changed without any proper character arc. And, for certain characters, asking what their motivations are only brings more questions that the show displayed no intent to answer. That said, the show did have spectacular choreography and practical effects. If these are what you're looking for in a Broadway show, then go ahead and give it a try. Otherwise, I really cannot recommend this to anyone who cares about the story or just the more common theatrical components of a show."
Broadway.com Customer on Dec 5, 2024
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