Death Becomes Her
Music & Lyrics by Julia Mattison & Noel Carey
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Death Becomes Her
BIO
Madeline Ashton and Helen Sharp have always been the best of frenemies – until Madeline steals Helen’s fiancé. After sipping a magical potion, Madeline and Helen begin a new era with their youth and beauty restored…and a grudge to last eternity. Starring Tony® nominees Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard and Christopher Sieber and GRAMMY® winner Michelle Williams, Death Becomes Her, based on the 1992 film, is a drop-dead hilarious new musical about burying the hatchet…again, and again, and again.
Death Becomes Her opened on Broadway on Thursday, November 21, 2024, and previously played a critically acclaimed limited engagement at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre from Sunday, May 19, through Sunday, June 2, 2024. The musical features music and lyrics by songwriting duo Julia Mattison and Noel Carey and a book by Marco Pennette. Death Becomes Her is based on the Universal Pictures 1992 film, written by David Koepp and Martin Donovan, directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Julia Mattison is a writer, songwriter, actor, and musical comedian who had so much fun writing Death Becomes Her it should be illegal. Her projects with Noel include Is Anyone Alive Out There? (Audible Theater), Noel and Julia’s Wayward Brainchildren (Joe’s Pub), “Brooklyn Sound” (Streamy Award winner, Webby Award nominee), Ruby Manger Live! (54 Below), and multiple musical commercials for Olay. She and Joel Waggoner are the unhinged minds behind the viral holiday sensation “Advent Carolndar” (@adventcarolndar on Instagram), featured on NPR, in The New Yorker, on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” and more.
Noel Carey‘s Off-Broadway credits include: Is Anyone Alive Out There? (co-book/music/lyrics; Audible Original), Olay: The Road to Glow (co-book/music/lyrics). NYC: Noel and Julia’s Wayward Brainchildren (co-music/lyrics), Ruby Manger Live! (co-music/lyrics). TV/Film: “Brooklyn Sound” (co-creator/songwriter; 2016 Streamy for Best Indie), “Life Sucks” (original music), 4th Dementia (original music). Streaming: The Good Grief Sessions (arrangements/piano). BMI Musical Theatre Workshop (Harrington Award, Outstanding Creative Achievement in Musical Theatre). Emerson College (Howard Waldman Award).
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Track List:
1. Prelude
2. If You Want Perfection
3. For The Gaze
4. That Was Then, This Is Now
5. Tell Me, Ernest
6. Madeline Ashton’s Intimate Wedding Extravaganza
7. Ernest’s Real Vows
8. Madeline
9. ‘Til Death
10. Tell Me, Ernest (Reprise)
11. Falling Apart
12. Siempre Viva
13. Let’s Run Away Together
14. Confrontation
15. Don’t Say I Didn’t (Warn You)
16. Hit Me
17. The Plan
18. Stefan’s Turn
19. Live To Serve
20. Siempre Viva (Reprise)
21. ‘Til Death (Reprise)
22. Alive Forever
23. Fifty Years Later
24. The End
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Credits
Production Credits:
ALBUM PRODUCED BY Sean Patrick Flahaven, Scott M. Riesett, Julia Mattison, Noel Carey
ALBUM ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Mary-Mitchell Campbell
RECORDED BY Ian Kagey, Isaiah Abolin
EDITED BY Scott M. Riesett, Angie Teo
MIXED BY Ian Kagey, Renaissance Recording, New York, NY
MASTERED BY Oscar Zambrano, Zampol Productions, New York, NY
PRO-TOOLS OPERATOR: Nate Oddum
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: Edwin Huet, Rebecca Moore, Peter Jensen
RECORDED AT The DiMenna Center for Classical Music on September 20 & 21, 2024 and January 13, 2025. Recording services provided by Audiosmith Digital Solutions, New York, NY
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Jill Dell’Abate
ART DIRECTION & DESIGN BY Derek Bishop
COVER DESIGN BY RPM
CHARACTER PORTRAITS BY Franz Szony
PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY BY Matthew Murphy
and Evan Zimmerman
SPECIAL THANKS TO: Lowe Cunningham, Marcia Goldberg, Roseanna M. Sharrow, Spencer Smith, Logan McDonald
PUBLISHING CREDITS
All songs music & lyrics © Julia Mattison & Noel Carey
Book © Marco Penne
Concord Theatricals Recordings
CHIEF THEATRICALS EXECUTIVE: Sean Patrick Flahaven
SR MANAGER, PRODUCTION: Ali Tesluk Case
EVP, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS: Imogen Lloyd Webber
SR MANAGER, MUSIC MARKETING: Haydyn Meythaler
Cast (in order of appearance):
Viola Van Horn: MICHELLE WILLIAMS
Chagall: TAUREAN EVERETT
Helen Sharp: JENNIFER SIMARD
Ernest Menville: CHRISTOPHER SIEBER
Madeline Ashton: MEGAN HILTY
Stefan: JOSH LAMON
Minister: SIR BROCK WARREN
Luciano: BUD WEBER
Counselor: MARIJA ABNEY
Director: RYAN WORSING
Stacey: KALEIGH CRONIN
Woman #1: LAUREN CELENTANO
Woman #2: XIMONE ROSE
Chance: MICHAEL GRACEFFA
Doctor: BUD WEBER
Nurse #1: NATALIE CHARLE ELLIS
Nurse #2: XIMONE ROSE
Silks Dance: KOLTON KROUSE
Priest: NEIL HASKELL
Sarah: SARAH MEAHL
Ensemble: MARIJA ABNEY, LAUREN CELENTANO, SARITA COLÓN, KALEIGH CRONIN, NATALIE CHARLE ELLIS, MICHAEL GRACEFFA, NEIL HASKELL, KOLTON KROUSE, SARAH MEAHL, XIMONE ROSE, SIR BROCK WARREN, BUD WEBER, RYAN WORSING, WARREN YANG
Swings: KYLE BROWN, LAKOTA KNUCKLE, JOHANNA MOISE, AMY QUANBECK
Musicians:
Music Supervisor: MARY-MITCHELL CAMPBELL
Music Director: BEN COHN
Associate Music Director: CAMERON MONCUR
Assistant Music Director: ALEJANDRO SENIOR
Keyboard 1/Conductor: BEN COHN
Keyboard 2: CAMERON MONCUR
Reed 1: KRISTY NORTER
Reed 2: STEVE LYON
Reed 3: JULIE FERRARA
Reed 4: ALDEN BANTA
Trumpet 1: IESL WHITAKER, TONY KADLECK
Trumpet 2: BRANDON LEE
French Horn: NICK AUER
Tenor Trombone: SARA JACOVINO
Bass Trombone: MIKE BOSCHEN, CHRIS OLNESS
Guitars: DILLON KONDOR
Bass: ROB JOST
Drums: DAMIEN BASSMAN
Percussion: BILL HAYES
Violin: BRYAN HERNANDEZ-LUCH
Violin/Viola: KATIE VON BRAUN
Cello: EMILY HOPE PRICE
Music Coordinator: KRISTY NORTER
Keyboard Programming: STUART ANDREWS & DREW NICHOLS
Ableton Programming & Music Production: ENRICO DE TRIZIO
Music Copying: JACOB FJELDHEIM & DANNY URSETTI for 7th Avenue Music Service
Music Assistant: ADAM BESKIND
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