DEATH BECOMES HER To Close on Broadway June 28, 2026 — Page 4

macbeth said: "I hope it tours, and tours small enough to sustain"

Dunno where you’ve been but the tour not only was announced over a year ago but it starts in roughly 2 months. Tour kicks off September 12, 2026 at the Playhouse Square in Cleveland, OH.

Nicole Parker was also allegedly joining the cast on Broadway before it announced closing. Wouldn’t be surprised if she and York end up leading the tour. Those are decent “names” as far as theater fans are concerned. Even if they don’t help the box office much, verbiage such as “led by Broadway veteran leading ladies…” will look good in local press pieces.

TheatreFan4 said: "Oh Goddddd. I would have loved to see Nicole play Helen..."

Nicole seems like such an obvious choice! I’m mad I didn't think of her. If she’s the tour Helen, I’ll be happy to see her!

ElphabaGoodman said: "I’ve heard Rachel York is playing Helen for the tour."

Really she’s more of a Mad to me

Matt Rogers said: "It’s Jackie Burns."

For Madeline or Helen?

Oh no, this is so sad to hear! I was lucky enough to catch it last month and I absolutely loved it. The practical effects with the holes in the bodies and the twisted necks looked incredible live, and the musical numbers had so much energy. Honestly, I thought the spark was definitely there, but Broadway is just so oversaturated right now and audiences seem hesitant to risk it on newer adaptations over the established classics. It feels like the show was totally underrated and just lacked a strong marketing push on social media. Such a bummer for this season.

Over on theatreboard, posters are saying the London run has been cancelled due to the producers losing so much money on Broadway. Anyone know about this?

Tour cast to be announced July 15, 2026

EDSOSLO858 said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Tour cast to be announced July 15, 2026

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Holy AI faces. These look like Sardi's caricatures — and that's not a compliment."

Not AI, it's by artist Mark Stutzman, who did the 1999 Annie Get Your Gun art among others.

It may not be AI, but it does look like mid-tier fan art and is far beneath the quality of marketing visuals the production has had thus far.

MezzoDiva47 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Tour cast to be announced July 15, 2026

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Holy AI faces. These look like Sardi's caricatures — and that's not a compliment."


the fact thatthe faces are generic enough to be interpreted as AI is a sign of how generic the casting is goingto be

when broadway shows lose as much money as this one

they make up for it by going super cheap on the tour

and hope the audiences in middle america wont notice the difference

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Sure, but it's not like they were going to get big stars for the tour. They couldn't get big stars to do the Broadway production!

On one hand, it’s totally true - tours for shows that flopped on Broadway always get their budgets slashed to the bone. But on the other hand, a "cheap" non-equity or lesser-known cast often means we get hungry, talented recent grads or up-and-coming actors. Sometimes these ensembles perform with 200% more energy than bored Broadway stars. Let's see what they actually announce on July 15.

ColorTheHours048 said: "Ken Marino, Jackie Burns (Mad), Kristen Beth Williams (Hel) and Nasia Thomas will lead the national tour cast, per People."

Is the ensemble smaller? Wouldn't surprise me.