{"id":128825,"date":"2024-11-22T14:44:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T07:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128825"},"modified":"2024-11-22T14:44:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T07:44:43","slug":"megan-hilty-jennifer-simard-dazzle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128825","title":{"rendered":"Megan Hilty &#038; Jennifer Simard Dazzle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tA perfect rejoinder to the ubiquitous <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/broadway\/\" id=\"auto-tag_broadway\" data-tag=\"broadway\">Broadway<\/a> Sucks These Days<\/em> gripe about the too-many movie-to-stage adaptations has arrived at long last, and it\u2019s a simple three-word response: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/death-becomes-her\/\" id=\"auto-tag_death-becomes-her\" data-tag=\"death-becomes-her\">Death Becomes Her<\/a><\/em>. A virtually perfect big-budget, broad-appeal musical comedy that improves in every way over the 1992 film, director-choreographer Christopher Gattelli\u2019s wildly entertaining vehicle for two of our best singer-actor-comedians on any stage today renders the movie-as-source snipe worthless.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDon\u2019t waste a minute\u2019s thought on which of the two \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/megan-hilty\/\" id=\"auto-tag_megan-hilty\" data-tag=\"megan-hilty\">Megan Hilty<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/jennifer-simard\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jennifer-simard\" data-tag=\"jennifer-simard\">Jennifer Simard<\/a> \u2013 come out on top with this delight of a holiday gift (let Tony voters lose sleep over that one next spring). The two work together like the ingredients of a dangerous magical potion, each delivering precisely nuanced yet stupendously big performances in amounts that, were they off by so much as a fraction, would thoroughly undo the magic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAnd singling out Hilty and Simard certainly isn\u2019t meant to diminish their costar <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/christopher-sieber\/\" id=\"auto-tag_christopher-sieber\" data-tag=\"christopher-sieber\">Christopher Sieber<\/a>, who more than keeps pace even in the less showy role of a milquetoast husband. He\u2019s terrific.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSo a refresher about the \u201992 movie. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, with a script by David Koepp and Martin Donovan, the film starred Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn as longtime frenemeies, with Streep playing the vainglorious Broadway actress Madeline Ashton and Hawn her plain-jane writer friend Helen Sharp, the underdog from whom the greedy Madeline steals everything, even, at last, a handsome fianc\u00e9 just because she can. The years-long feud eventually leads the two women to, individually, seek out a magic eternal youth and beauty potion that each believes will provide the ultimate one-upsmanship advantage over her rival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAt the time of its release, the film was a box office hit but, for viewers, a bit of forgettable here today-gone tomorrow, at least until years later when it was embraced as a cult favorite by the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIt would not be an understatement to suggest that the gay community pointed the way to a Broadway hit \u2013 now there\u2019s a shocker \u2013 with the <em>Death Becomes Her <\/em>team, including Gattelli, book writer Marco Pennette, music writers Julia Mattison &amp; Noel Carey, the cast and the designers taking free rein to boldly imagine a campy, over-the-top universe Zemeckis barely imagined. This is a musical that grabs its audience by the jugular fast and doesn\u2019t let go. Hilty\u2019s Madeline stars in a concert show \u201cMe! Me! Me!\u201d that features a boisterous opening number titled \u201cFor The Gaze,\u201d and any doubt of its double meaning is put to rest when this hardest working woman in show biz quick-changes into Liza, Judy and Julie Andrews from <em>Victor\/Victoria<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1024px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((683\/1024)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg 6051w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg?resize=630,420 630w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg?resize=60,40 60w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg?resize=352,235 352w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg?resize=110,73 110w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg?resize=285,190 285w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg?resize=800,534 800w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Christopher-Sieber-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-1.jpg?resize=1280,854 1280w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-font-size-12 lrv-u-padding-tb-025\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\" lrv-u-font-size-16 lrv-u-font-size-14@mobile-max lrv-a-font-body-m u-font-style-italic lrv-u-font-weight-bold lrv-u-font-family-primary u-line-height-20 u-letter-spacing-0 u-line-height-18@mobile-max\">Christopher Sieber<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\" lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-font-size-10 lrv-a-font-basic-xxs lrv-u-margin-l-025\">Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe musical\u2019s energy rarely lets up from there. Even after Madeline steals Helen\u2019s beau Ernest Menville (Sieber, who, unlike Bruce Willis in the movie is not a mortician but rather a high-end plastic surgeon, one of the musical\u2019s many improvements), sending Simard\u2019s maniacally resentful writer-wannabe to the madhouse, only the sound levels diminish, not the laughs: Simard, so very, very funny in Broadway\u2019s most recent <em>Company <\/em>(which costarred Sieber), does a girlish, sing-songy Baby Jane-esque loony tune before dropping to a sinister whisper with \u201cMadeline needs to be dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThat might not read so funny, but in Simard\u2019s execution, it slays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAs the two rivals carry on their hatreds through the years, each plotting and planning against the other, they separately happen upon the secret to eternally youthful life: a potion devised by the mysterious, maybe-witch Viola Van Horn (<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/michelle-williams\/\" id=\"auto-tag_michelle-williams\" data-tag=\"michelle-williams\">Michelle Williams<\/a>, formerly of Destiny\u2019s Child), who lives in a huge, cathedral-like lair (all done up in purples and blacks, just one of the show\u2019s many gorgeous collaborations by scenic designer Derek McLane and lighting designer Justin Townsend).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cDon\u2019t say I didn\u2019t warn you,\u201d Viola sings (backed up by her ever-present chorus of \u201cimmortals\u201d attired by costume designer Paul Tazewell in stunning flesh-toned body suits tattoo-striped with glittery, purple swirls).<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1024px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((683\/1024)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg 7761w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg?resize=630,420 630w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg?resize=60,40 60w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg?resize=352,235 352w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg?resize=110,73 110w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg?resize=285,190 285w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg?resize=800,534 800w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DBH-Michelle-Williams-center-and-Cast-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg?resize=1280,854 1280w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-font-size-12 lrv-u-padding-tb-025\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\" lrv-u-font-size-16 lrv-u-font-size-14@mobile-max lrv-a-font-body-m u-font-style-italic lrv-u-font-weight-bold lrv-u-font-family-primary u-line-height-20 u-letter-spacing-0 u-line-height-18@mobile-max\">Michelle Williams <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\" lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-font-size-10 lrv-a-font-basic-xxs lrv-u-margin-l-025\">Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAnyone who saw the movie knows full-well what that warning entails: Everlasting life means that the bodies of the undead will carry every gash and break and shotgun hole acquired through uncareful living. For the always-battling Madeline and Helen, that\u2019s some serious scaring: Madeline, shoved down the <em>Sunset Boulevard<\/em>-style mansion stairs by Helen, ends up with an <em>Exorcist<\/em>-level head twist in one of the show-stopping illusions designed by Tim Clothier; the less said, the better the surprise, but that slow-mo, twisted-limb stair-tumble is a stunner, perhaps topped only by an even funnier moment when a swung shovel sends a particular body part sailing off the stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDressed in one outrageously glam gown after another, Hilty and Simard give two of the funniest performances this side of <em>Oh, Mary!<\/em>, and their powerhouse vocals \u2013 combined or solo \u2013 take <em>Death Becomes Her <\/em>to the rafters and back. Again, good luck to those Tony voters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1024px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((683\/1024)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg 8192w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg?resize=630,420 630w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg?resize=60,40 60w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg?resize=352,235 352w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg?resize=110,73 110w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg?resize=285,190 285w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg?resize=800,534 800w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jennifer-Simard-Christopher-Sieber-in-DEATH-BECOMES-HER-1.jpg?resize=1280,854 1280w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-font-size-12 lrv-u-padding-tb-025\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\" lrv-u-font-size-16 lrv-u-font-size-14@mobile-max lrv-a-font-body-m u-font-style-italic lrv-u-font-weight-bold lrv-u-font-family-primary u-line-height-20 u-letter-spacing-0 u-line-height-18@mobile-max\">\u2018Death Becomes Her\u2019 illusions were created by Tim Clothier<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\" lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-font-size-10 lrv-a-font-basic-xxs lrv-u-margin-l-025\">Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAnd what fine musical material they have to work with. Mattison and Carey have concocted a knock-\u2019em-dead collection of killer songs that send up show tune convention while celebrating each and every one with love and care. From the razzle-dazzle of \u201cFor The Gaze\u201d and Viola\u2019s spooky \u201cIf You Want Perfection\u201d and on to the anthemic \u201cAlive Forever,\u201d the songs are pure ear candy, the lyrics smart and sharp. Sieber gets his own big number with a drunken, falling-apart bit of desperation called \u201cThe Plan,\u201d while Williams, whose sinewy R&amp;B pop vocals are pleasing even without the assured belting capacity of her costars, gets her best moment in the slinky \u201cDon\u2019t Say I Didn\u2019t (Warn You).\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWith too many other grace notes to enumerate, some demand mentioning: Charles LaPointe\u2019s eye-popping hair and wig design, Joe Dulude II\u2019s make-up design, Cha Ramos\u2019 fight direction, Doug Besterman\u2019s orchestrations and, not least, a frequent scene-stealer of a performance by Josh Lamon as Madeline\u2019s put-upon assistant Stefan, a sort of amalgam of Thelma Ritter in <em>All About Eve<\/em>, Robert Michael Morris\u2019 Mickey Deane in Lisa Kudrow\u2019s <em>The Comeback<\/em> and just about any character played by Dwight Frye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAfter treating the divas to a lovely performance on harp, the gofer can\u2019t resist a bit of braggadocio. \u201cTop of my class at Juilliard,\u201d Stefan says, followed by a slight pause and then, \u201cNow, if you\u2019ll excuse me I have to go clean cat puke out of a Birkin bag.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn this life-force of a musical, even the help gets to shine like so many sequins on a prima donna\u2019s finery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Title:<\/strong> <em>Death Becomes Her<\/em><br \/><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Broadway\u2019s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre<br \/><strong>Director\/Choreographer:<\/strong> Christopher Gattelli<br \/><strong>Book:<\/strong> Marco Pennette<br \/><strong>Music:<\/strong> Julia Mattison &amp; Noel Carey<br \/><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber and Michelle Williams, with Marija Abney, Lauren Celentano, Sarita Colon, Kaleigh Cronin, Natalie Charle Ellis, Taurean Everett, Michael Graceffa, Neil Haskell, Kolton Krouse, Josh Lamon, Sarah Meahl, Ximone Rose, Sir Brock Warren, Bud Weber, Ryan Worsing, and Warren Yang<br \/><strong>Running time:<\/strong> 2 hr 30 min (including intermission)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/11\/death-becomes-her-broadway-review-1236182456\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A perfect rejoinder to the ubiquitous Broadway Sucks These Days gripe about the too-many movie-to-stage adaptations has arrived at long last, and it\u2019s a simple three-word response: Death Becomes Her. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128825\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=128825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128825\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=128825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=128825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=128825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}