DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews - Page 8

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 1/29/25 at 7:55pm

TheatreFan4 said: "I commend them for diversifying the numbers they do on TV, but I feel doing this particular one kind of just took all of the jokes out of seeing them in rapid fire succession if you'd seen it on TV. At least in person you see Ass."

Unpopular opinion but I prefer Kayleigh Cronin in the role. Also, in HD those costumes look really cheap and tacky on Hilty. 

[CJRochester]

Posted: 1/29/25 at 8:30pm

Bettyboy72 said: "Unpopular opinion but I prefer Kayleigh Cronin in the role. Also, in HD those costumes look really cheap and tacky on Hilty."

I saw the show last week with Kayleigh and thought she was wonderful. 

[Showface]

Posted: 1/31/25 at 1:35pm

I saw Kaleigh the first time she went on. I was initially a bit disappointed Megan was out, but Kaleigh was great! 

I saw it a second time because I wanted to see it with Megan, and she was spectacular, as expected. They both have a different take on the role, and Megan leans into the campy melodramatic divadom that I really live for. In many ways, the role does seem tailor made for her. Her line reading of "semester..." still cracks me up! 

 

The Tonight Show performance was fabulous, but it really is a different experience seeing it full-blown in person. 

Updated On: 1/31/25 at 01:35 PM

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 1/31/25 at 1:44pm

She was out again ? Maybe they need to hire a matinee standby for her 

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 1/31/25 at 1:47pm

No, she hasn't been out this week.

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 1/31/25 at 1:51pm

The show released a brief clip from the onstage version of For the Gaze on its Youtube channel. Interesting timing after the Tonight Show appearance. Wanting to give a sense of how it really plays onstage?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9mzZa0Zueo

 

Updated On: 1/31/25 at 01:51 PM

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 1/31/25 at 2:05pm

Natalie Ellis! If you’re still lurking on here, I noticed you had your Madeline put in yesterday! Congrats! Did Kaleigh also have her Helen put in or is that still coming up! Must be such a difficult task having to remember both of the leads on top of your ensemble track.

[Marlothom]

Posted: 1/31/25 at 3:40pm

Is really tough to replicate the energy of this number through a screen.  So much is the audience going absolutely crazy for all the bits.  Speaking of, is she not "optioning up" during/after that line anymore - the snap is new for me but I haven't seen the show since Chicago. 

[Showface]

Posted: 1/31/25 at 5:02pm

She did the option up when I went in December! 

[inception]

Posted: 1/31/25 at 9:31pm

Bettyboy72 said: "
Unpopular opinion but I prefer Kayleigh Cronin in the role. Also, in HD those costumes look really cheap and tacky on Hilty."

I thought the costumes looked cheap in the theate as well. Later on in the show the body suits all the chorus are in look really bad.

[MezzA101]

Posted: 2/3/25 at 6:26pm

Why Michelle Williams Thought She'd Never Get Another Broadway Role

 

https://people.com/michelle-williams-worried-shed-never-get-another-broadway-role-after-leaving-last-show-due-to-mental-health-8784951

[George in DC]

Posted: 2/3/25 at 7:47pm

MezzA101 said: "Why Michelle Williams Thought She'd Never Get Another Broadway Role



https://people.com/michelle-williams-worried-shed-never-get-another-broadway-role-after-leaving-last-show-due-to-mental-health-8784951"

 

She souldn't have, she can't act.

 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 2/3/25 at 8:42pm

MezzA101 said: "Why Michelle Williams Thought She'd Never Get Another Broadway Role



https://people.com/michelle-williams-worried-shed-never-get-another-broadway-role-after-leaving-last-show-due-to-mental-health-8784951"

she blew off Once On This Island after 3 performances? She couldn't sing the score in AIDA and was a terrible Roxie in Chicago.

[quizking101]

Posted: 2/3/25 at 10:18pm

ACL2006 said: "MezzA101 said: "Why Michelle Williams Thought She'd Never Get Another Broadway Role



https://people.com/michelle-williams-worried-shed-never-get-another-broadway-role-after-leaving-last-show-due-to-mental-health-8784951"

she blew off Once On This Island after 3 performances? She couldn't sing the score in AIDA and was a terrible Roxie in Chicago."

While I do take issue with her acting, I’ve kind of come around to accepting that she’s basically a star spot in a princess track. 

Working in mental health and now knowing the context surrounding her entrance and exit from ONCE…ISLAND (I was supposed to see her), I have much more sympathy for her. Many people who struggle with depression sometimes think that throwing themselves out there is the best way to cope, but more often than not, it’s harder than most think to truly return to your emotional baseline, and sometimes biting off more than you can chew can cause regression in symptoms.

In cases like these, you haven’t/aren’t addressing your problems in full, only just enough so you get to a place where you’ll be able to fake it/avoid it. It’s like putting aloe on a very bad sunburn

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 2/5/25 at 5:50pm

Sieber was out of the matinee today. Simard and Sieber are both out of the evening show. Natalie Charle Ellis on as Helen; Bud Weber as Ernest. (Hilty on as scheduled.)

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 2/9/25 at 8:12pm

All four principals were in today. It's been a long time since I've seen a show that was just plain FUN. The campiness was off the charts, with Tell Me Ernest the highlight

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 2/10/25 at 12:01am

Call_me_jorge said: "Natalie Ellis! If you’re still lurking on here, I noticed you had your Madeline put in yesterday! Congrats! Did Kaleigh also have her Helen put in or is that still coming up! Must be such a difficult task having to remember both of the leads on top of your ensemble track."

I was waiting to see if she'd respond, but I don't think she's around anymore or will be. After DanS3 posted above about being disappointed about seeing understudies when she was on, she posted a screenshot in her IG stories saying she should stay off of message boards (which honestly is probably sensible for all performers). But if you didn't get your answer, BroadwayWorks posted a few days ago that it was a put in for multiple covers:

https://www.instagram.com/broadwayworks/p/DFqNpKrJACf/

Updated On: 2/10/25 at 12:01 AM

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 2/10/25 at 1:15am

I guess Kaleigh is wearing something new, but that is definitely the same gown Natalie wears when she’s on for Helen. Also, is that supposed to be Johanna’s finale gown?? This show has been open for 2 whole months; kind of a shame they’ve yet to complete the costumes for the understudies.

Updated On: 2/10/25 at 01:15 AM

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 2/12/25 at 3:52pm

From BroadwayDirect:

https://tickets.broadwaydirect.com/tickets/series/332842

"Jennifer Simard will not appear in the February 12th performance, February 16th matinee and evening performances, the March 11th performance and all performances July 21st - July 27th. Megan Hilty will not appear in the April 15th performance and the April 16th matinee performance."

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 2/12/25 at 11:40pm

Any discount codes for ''Death Becomes Her''? Thanks!

[inception]

Posted: 2/22/25 at 9:34am

Audience member report that Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russel attended

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 2/22/25 at 10:00am

Natalie Charle Ellis posted a photo of herself with Kurt Russell in her Instagram stories last night. I hope she got one with Goldie since she's the main Helen understudy.

I'm sure more will come soon.

Eta: Ellis has a photo of Goldie talking to the cast and director onstage, but didn't get one of just the two of them.

Updated On: 2/22/25 at 10:00 AM

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 2/22/25 at 10:02am

Wayman_Wong said: "Any discount codes for ''Death Becomes Her''? Thanks!"

TellZ posted this in the discounts thread: 

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[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 2/23/25 at 5:10pm

Cast photos with Goldie are out:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DGbhfVdv52w/

[ACL2006]

Posted: 2/26/25 at 6:16pm

the show finally added two more swings this week. McKinley Knuckle (Lakota's brother) & Kristine Covillo. McKinley made his debut at the matinee today.