“Death Becomes Her” will receive an original Broadway cast recording. The album, which features a score by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, will be available digitally and physically in spring 2025. The record, from Concord Theatricals Recordings, is being produced by Sean Patrick Flahaven, Scott M. Riesett, Mattison and Carey. The news comes in advance of the Christopher Gattelli-helmed production’s Nov. 21 opening night at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
The production has digitally released an initial song, “For the Gaze,” featuring Megan Hilty and the musical’s ensemble, as a sneak peak. Three additional songs will be available to stream here beginning at 12:00 a.m. ET on Nov. 21: “If You Want Perfection” performed by Michelle Williams and company; “Tell Me, Ernest” featuring Hilty, Jennifer Simard and Christopher Sieber; and “Alive Forever” featuring Hilty and Simard.
Featuring a book by Marco Pennette, “Death Becomes Her” is based on the 1992 Universal Pictures film of the same name. The musical follows the escapades of adversaries Madeline Ashton (Hilty) and Helen Sharp (Simard) who, after taking a magical potion promising eternal youth, vie for the love and affection of the same man, Ernest Menville (Sieber).
The production features music supervision by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, orchestrations by three-time Tony Award winner Doug Besterman, music direction by Ben Cohn, dance and music arrangements by Tony Award nominee Sam Davis, vocal arrangements by Campbell, Mattison and Carey with music coordination by Kristy Norter.
Other recently released Broadway cast albums from Concord include 2023 Best Musical Theater Album Grammy Award winner “Into the Woods,” “Some Like It Hot” and “Mr. Saturday Night.”
“Death Becomes Her” is being produced by Universal Theatrical Group, overseen by Jimmy Horowitz and led by Lowe Cunningham.
