2026-2027

• Producers: Universal Theatrical Group
• Executive Producer: Marcia Goldberg
• Book: Marco Pennette
• Music and Lyrics: Julia Mattison & Noel Carey
• Director: Christopher Gattelli
• Choreographer: Christopher Gattelli
• Music Supervisor: Mary-Mitchell Campbell
• Set Design: Derek McLane
• Costume Design: Paul Tazewell
• Lighting Design: Justin Townsend
• Sound Design: Peter Hylenski
• Hair & Wig Design: Joe Dulude II
• Fight Direction: Cha Ramos
• Orchestrations: Doug Besterman
• Music Direction: Matt Doebler
• Dance & Music Arrangements: Sam Davis
• Vocal Arrangements: Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Julia Mattison & Noel Carey
• Music Coordination: Kristy Norter
• Casting: The TRC Company
• General Manager: 321 Theatrical Management
• Booking Company: The Road Company
• Press Representative: Bond Theatrical

CAST

Although every effort is used to keep an accurate listing of personnel, changes can be made without notice. Notable replacements are marked with an asterisk (*).

JACKIE BURNS (Madeline Ashton). From her iconic Elphaba in Wicked to her hysterical Celine Dion in Titanique, Jackie Burns is ready to do it for the gays once again! Other favorite leading ladies: If/Then (National Tour), Burlesque (U.K. premiere), and Revolutions (Goodman Theatre.)

KRISTIN BETH WILLIAMS (Helen Sharp). West End/Broadway: Top Hat; Hello Dolly; Pippin; Nice Work…; Anything Goes; Promises, Promises, Paradise Square. National Tours: A Gentleman’s Guide… (Sibella – 1st National); 101 Dalmatians. Regional: 42nd St (Dorothy Brock), Kiss Me Kate (Lilli/Kate), My Fair Lady (Eliza), Million Dollar Quartet (Dyanne), Shrek (Fiona). Proud AEA Member. BFA University of Oklahoma. Faculty at Northern Michigan University. Favorite roles to date: wife to Jimmy and mom to Jake! @kbdubsnyc

KEN MARINO (Ernest Menville) is an actor, writer, director best known for roles on Running Point, The Other Two, Party Down, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Veronica Mars, Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models and the celebrated sketch comedy show, The State. For Dee Dee who unlocked my love of the theater.

NASIA THOMAS (Viola Van Horn). Select credits: The Last Five Years, SIX, Caroline or Change, Ain’t Too Proud, Beautiful:The Carole King Musical. Encores Jelly’s Last Jam. Digital Theatre: OOTB’s The Last Five Years. TV/Film: “Magic Time” (upcoming), “The 4400”, “Harlem”. GSA MT ‘11,  Elon MT ’15 @nasiathomas

LOUIS A. WILLIAMS JR (Chagall). STL native. Off-Broadway: Romy and Michele. Film/TV: The Last Show Girl, The Prom, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels. Regional: Awakening (Wynn), Musical Theatre West, Gateway PH, Ogunquit PH, Moonlight AMPH, The Muny. Webster University (BFA), The Ailey School, DTH, Krupinski Academy of Dance. Thanks to GTA, Family, and Peggy! @thelouiswilliamsjr

MICHAEL BUCHANAN (Stefan). Broadway: Cry Baby, The Addams Family. Off Broadway/New York: Fat Camp, Play it Cool, The Golden Apple (Encores!) National Tours/Regional: The Book of Mormon, Cry Baby, Unrinetown (Bobby Strong-Jeff Award Winner), Mame (Kennedy Center), The Pirates of Penzance (Guthrie), Hair, West Side Story. Insta:@michaelwbuchanan

GAIL BENNETT (Standby for Broadway: Anastasia (Tsarina/Lily u/s). Tours: Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins u/s 150+ performances), Sound of Music (Elsa). Vegas/Hollywood Bowl: The Producers. Dozens of Regional Leading Ladies. TV: Tales of the City, SVU, AFLAC. IRNE/Carbonell Nominee.@gailbennettacts 

ALICIA ALBRIGHT (Swing). Broadway – Disney’s Frozen (OBC/Swing), Wicked (DC/Swing). Touring/ Regional-  Frozen, Wicked, A Chorus Line, Barnum, Jesus Christ Superstar, All Shook Up, Seven Brides…. and more. Grateful for her family, friends and amazing husband Eric. @aliciaalbright

BRYN PURVIS (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her national tour debut! Regional: The Bodyguard (Engeman Theater) The Boy From Oz (Stages St. Louis) Legally Blonde (Lexington Theatre Company) Summer! (NCL) BFA CCM. All my love to Frankie, Vixen, The Mine, and family. Siempre Viva!

CALVIN COOPER (Ensemble). Broadway: Mrs. Doubtfire (Original Broadway Cast). National Tour: Finding Neverland. Other credits include the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.

CANDACE JANIN WASHINGTON (Ensemble) is thrilled to be an Immortal with Death Becomes Her! Credits include SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical Cast (1st National Tour), Norwegian Prima as Disco/Diva Donna, Dance Captain, and Swing, L.A. Clippers Spirit, and Disneyland Park-Swing.

CAROLINE KANE (Ensemble). Jazzed to be here! Broadway- Water for Elephants (OBC), New York City Center. Credits include- Goodspeed, The Alliance, Shakespeare Theater Co, Sacramento, & Pittsburgh CLO. Love to fam, and Scooter. Otterbein BFA.

IAN LIBERTO (Swing). Broadway: Smash, New York New York, Hello Dolly! Chaplin, How To Succeed In Business…, Billy Elliot, Promises Promises. National Tours: Mrs. Doubtfire, The Book of Mormon, Evita, A Chorus Line, Thoroughly Modern Millie. BFA from Millikin University. Love to Kasey.

JORDAN VASQUEZ (Ensemble) is excited to be joining Death Becomes Her after touring with Moulin Rouge! The Musical and Chicago. A proud Illinois native and graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University, he would absolutely take the potion. Follow along at @iamjordan_official.

KARMA JENKINS (Ensemble). Tours/Regional: La Cage (New York City Centers), Cabaret (The Old Globe), The Wiz (MUNY), West Side Story (5th Ave Theatre) Broadway At Music Circus, Theatre Under The Stars, The Grand Ole Opry TV/Film: “Elsbeth”, “Time Traveler’s Wife,” “Smile 2,” “The last O.G,” “Ghost: Power Book II.” Love to my family, Agents at CESD & TRC Casting! IG: @Karmanoelle TikTok: @karmajenkins

MCKINLEY KNUCKLE (Swing) is thrilled to be apart of the Death Becomes Her first national tour. Credits include Broadway’s Death Becomes Her, Miss Saigon (First National Tour), Hairspray (The Muny), Art on Ice (European Tour), NBC Upfronts (Radio city Music Hall), and Stratford Festival’s Spamalot and Frankenstein Revived.

NICK CORTAZZO (Ensemble, Luciano, Doctor, u/s Chagall)- Tours: Hadestown, Hairspray (Link Larkin). Regional: Little Mermaid (Paper Mill), Grease (NSMT, Fulton, TBTS), Mary Poppins (5th Avenue), Hairspray (Casa Mañana), Kinky Boots (PCLO). Endless love to the DBH team, Kevin and TRC, CTG/CLA, and his family. @ncortazzo

SAVANNAH COOPER (Swing) is thrilled to be making her National Tour debut! After Midnight (5th Avenue), Little Shop…(Great Lakes Theater), WHITE NOISE (Netflix). LOVE to my family, BWMT, DESOD, DBH team, and Henderson Hogan. For mom! @savvy_sc

TIKI HOPSON (Ensemble) is an Atlanta native and is honored to be joining the First National Tour of Death Becomes Her! Broadway: Hell’s Kitchen (OBC) Tour: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (OTC) SMU Dance Program (Pony Up!) Daniel Hoff Agency.

TYLER JIMENEZ (Ensemble) is titillated to live forever in DBH! National Tours: Disney’s Frozen, Joseph…Dreamcoat. Regional: Geva Theater, Syracuse Stage, Alabama Shakespeare Festival. TV:73rd annual Tony Awards. BFA Syracuse University.ILYMT.IG:@Tylerbo10

Coming Soon

History

• North American Tour
  • • 2026–
    • Union status: Equity
    • Announced: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 (more)
      • • Note: the multi-year tour will launch from Playhouse Square (Cleveland, OH) and has stops planned in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, St. Louis, Charlotte, and many other cities
    • Cast Announcement: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 (more)
• Pre-Tour Notes
  • • In September 2023, the booking company The Road Company began representing this show for future touring possibilities. In addition, this show was among the offerings for surveyors to choose from in the pre-Tony Awards survey by Broadway Across America from March 2024.
    • The show previously played a pre-Broadway limited engagement at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre from Sunday, May 19, through Sunday, June 2, 2024.
    • The Broadway production is produced by the John Gore Organization, which also runs Broadway Across America, and the Nederlander Organization, both of which oversee touring productions.