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DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#175
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.
Leading Actor Joined: 11/17/11
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#176
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#177
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.
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#178
Posted: 1/31/25 at 1:44pm
She was out again ? Maybe they need to hire a matinee standby for her
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#180
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
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#181
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.
Broadway Star Joined: 4/13/04
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#182
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#183
Posted: 1/31/25 at 5:02pm
She did the option up when I went in December!
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#184
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.
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#185
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
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#186
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.
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#187
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.
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#188
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
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#189
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.)
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#190
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
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#191
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/
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#192
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.
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#193
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."
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#194
Posted: 2/12/25 at 11:40pm
Any discount codes for ''Death Becomes Her''? Thanks!
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#195
Posted: 2/22/25 at 9:34am
Audience member report that Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russel attended
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#196
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.
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#197
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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DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#198
Posted: 2/23/25 at 5:10pm
Cast photos with Goldie are out:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DGbhfVdv52w/
DEATH BECOMES HER Reviews#199
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.
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