DEATH BECOMES HER To Close on Broadway June 28, 2026 — Page 3

They rode it till it went ! Good for them. Maybe we can get Jenn to do the extension of Rocky as Magenta 

Updated On: 5/18/26 at 04:01 PM

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Kad said: "Whenever I see somebody bring up the Company tour not being able to "afford" her, all I can think is: what was she asking, exactly? She is not a name that can demand high salaries."

I imagine her/her management was asking for more due to the offer of Beaches out of town (which started not long after the tour launched) and they saw the road to originatingon Broadway vs replacing? Total guess on my part."

Company was also a budget tour. It went out under Work Light.

BrodyFosse123 said: "So, is DEATH BECOMES HER considered a flop as it wasn’t close to making back its investment? Such a thin line as so many legendary shows never made back their investment but are now classics and even get revivals."

 

Being a flop or a hit has nothing to do with anything other than if the show recoups or not.

BrodyFosse123 said: "So, is DEATH BECOMES HER considered a flop as it wasn’t close to making back its investment? Such a thin line as so many legendary shows never made back their investment but are now classics and even get revivals."

Financially speaking, yes.

But in general, so many new musicals close quickly in this post-COVID world that a "flop," in my mind, refers to something that played <100 regular performances. DEATH BECOMES HER wasn't that. 

Updated On: 5/19/26 at 12:25 PM

TotallyEffed said: "Being a flop or a hithas nothing to do with anything other than if the show recoups or not."

I agree that these are established as terms-of-art with that meaning. Useful and concise.

What I don't love is when some folks (not you, of course!) extend this to imply that a show can only be a success if it makes a profit, and otherwise it's a failure. Those terms are more general, and they're also completely subjective unless qualified by a term like "commercial" or "critical." Follies has always been a flop, but hardly a failure by any measure other than its return on investment.

Updated On: 5/19/26 at 05:48 PM

ACL2006 said: "Curious to see if Dee or Betsy do the tour."


with the budget of that tour

never gonna happen

 

Is Taurean Everett out of the show? Preston Perez is scheduled to be Chagall through closing. Also, there's been 4-6 swings on per show this final week. Is everyone just using the last of their PTO before the show closes?

Anyone going to today’s closing?

Today’s final wedding was “brought to you by DEATH BECOMES HER the musical, on tour this fall!”

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I'm sad to see this one go. I'm a huge fan of the movie, and when it was announced they were adapting it for the stage, I was in the "LEAVE IT ALONE!" camp, but they proved me wrong. In a sea of lazy film-to-musical adaptations, it felt like the creatives really understood and cared for the material. Hilty, Simard, & Seiber gave some of my favorite musical comedy performances in recent memory. I'll also never understand the complaints about the score. I found it tuneful, character-driven, & with a lot of wit in the lyrics.

May the tour do well! May the show live on! SIEMPRE VIVA!

BrodyFosse123 said: "Final curtain call and of course, zero curtain call speeches. 😌

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damn, no speeches. No Megan. Disappointing.

Curious to see who does the tour and then the endless garbage community theater productions that will follow.

I hope it tours, and tours small enough to sustain