BETSY WOLFE Will Star as Madeline Ashton in DEATH BECOMES HER; Megan Hilty's Final Performance Set

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BETSY WOLFE IS BROADWAY’S NEW ‘MADELINE ASHTON’ IN DEATH BECOMES HER, BEGINNING JANUARY 16, 2026

MEGAN HILTY WILL PLAY HER FINAL PERFORMANCE ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2026

“A cheek-aching laughter rollercoaster! Death Becomes Her is the Most Fun Night Out on Broadway” – The Daily Beast

New York, NY - Universal Theatrical Group is thrilled to announce that Tony Award nominee Betsy Wolfe (& Juliet) will join the company of the Tony Award-winning smash hit musical comedy, DEATH BECOMES HER, as ‘Madeline Ashton’ beginning Friday, January 16, 2026.

Megan Hilty originated the role of “Madeline Ashton” in both the world premiere production in Chicago and the Broadway run. She has been involved in developing the show since Spring 2023 and earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance. Hilty is set to give her final performance as “Madeline” on Sunday, January 4, 2026.

Produced by Universal Theatrical Group and based on the Universal Pictures 1992 film, Broadway’s drop-dead hilarious musical comedy, DEATH BECOMES HER was the most nominated show of the 2024-2025 Broadway season with 33 total nominations, including:

• 10 Tony Award Nominations
• 12 Outer Critics’ Circle Award Nominations
• 5 Drama Desk Award Nominations
• 4 Drama League Award Nominations
• 2 Chita Rivera Award Nominations

DEATH BECOMES HER features direction and choreography by Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli, a book by Tony Award Nominee Marco Pennette, and an original score by Tony Award Nominees Julia Mattison and Noel Carey. The cast includes Tony Award nominees Megan Hilty (Madeline Ashton), Jennifer Simard (Helen Sharp), Christopher Sieber (Ernest Menville), and Grammy® Award winner Michelle Williams (Violet Van Horn). Other cast members include Taurean Everett (Chagall) and Josh Lamon (Stefan).

The show features a talented ensemble including Marija Abney, Sarita Colón, Kaleigh Cronin, Alexa De Baar, Natalie Charle Ellis, Michael Graceffa, Neil Haskell, Ximone Rose, Bethany Ann Tesarck, Mitch Tobin, Sir Brock Warren, Bud Weber, Ryan Worsing, Warren Yang, Kyle Brown, Kristine Covillo, Alex Hartmanm, Lakota Knuckle, McKinley Knuckle, Johanna Moise, Justin O’Brien, Amy Quanbeck, and Dee Roscioli.

DEATH BECOMES HER opened on Broadway on Thursday, November 21, 2024, after a critically acclaimed limited engagement at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre in May 2024. The show is based on the Universal Pictures 1992 film directed by Robert Zemeckis.

Tickets are available at BroadwayDirect.com and at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre box office. A limited number of $45 tickets are available for each performance.

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