Jackie Burns, Kristen Beth Williams and More to Lead DEATH BECOMES HER Tour

The full cast has been revealed for the first year of the multi-year North American Tour of Death Becomes Her, launching at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, OH this September. 

 

Leading the company are Jackie Burns (Madeline Ashton), Kristen Beth Williams (Helen Sharp), Ken Marino (Ernest Menville), Nasia Thomas (Viola Van Horn), Louis A. Williams Jr. (Chagall), Michael Buchanan (Stefan), and Gail Bennett (Standby for Madeline Ashton and Helen Sharp). 

 

Joining the company are Calvin Cooper, Nick Cortazzo, Tiki Hopson, Karma Jenkins, Tyler Jimenez, Caroline Kane, Bryn Purvis, Jordan Vasquez, and Candace Janin Washington, with swings Ian Liberto, McKinley Knuckle, Alicia Albright, and Savannah Cooper.

Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask her) who lives in her shadow. They have always been the best of frenemies… until Madeline steals Helen’s fiancé away. As Helen plots revenge and Madeline clings to her rapidly fading star, their world is suddenly turned upside down by Viola Van Horn, a mysterious woman with a secret that’s to die for.  After one sip of Viola’s magical potion, Madeline and Helen begin a new era of life (and death) with their youth and beauty restored…and a grudge to last eternity. See it now and laugh for eternity.

Following a pre-Broadway engagement at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre in May–June 2024, Death Becomes Her opened on Broadway on November 21, 2024, playing 20 months, more than 650 performances, and selling over 900,000 tickets at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre before closing on June 28, 2026. 

Death Becomes Her was the most nominated show of the 2024–2025 season with 34 total nominations, including 12 Outer Critics’ Circle Award nominations, five Drama Desk Award nominations, four Drama League Award nominations, two Chita Rivera Award nominations, 10 Tony Award nominations, and one GRAMMY Award nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. 

 

Cleveland, OH

Venue: Playhouse Square

Dates: September 12 – October 3, 2026

Columbus, OH

Venue: Ohio Theatre

Dates: October 6 – 11, 2026

St. Louis, MO

Venue: The Fabulous Fox

Dates: October 13 – 25, 2026

Omaha, NE

Venue: Orpheum Theatre

Dates: October 27 – November 1, 2026

Nashville, TN

Venue: TPAC

Dates: November 3 – 8, 2026

Durham, NC

Venue: DPAC

Dates: November 10 – 15, 2026

Atlanta, GA

Venue: The Fox Theatre

Dates: November 17 – 22, 2026

Knoxville, TN

Venue: Tennessee Theatre

Dates: November 24 – 29, 2026

Orlando, FL

Venue: Dr. Phillips Center

Dates: December 1 – 6, 2026

Tampa, FL

Venue: Straz Center

Dates: December 8 – 13, 2026

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Venue: Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Dates: December 15 – 27, 2026

Naples, FL

Venue: Artis-Naples

Dates: December 29, 2026 – January 3, 2027

Greensboro, NC

Venue: The Tanger Center

Dates: January 5 – 10, 2027

Boston, MA

Venue: Citizens Bank Opera House

Dates: January 12 – 24, 2027

Providence, RI

Venue: Providence Performing Arts Center

Dates: January 26 – 31, 2027

Baltimore, MD

Venue: The Hippodrome Theatre

Dates: February 2 – 7, 2027

Charlotte, NC

Venue: Blumenthal | Belk Theater

Dates: February 9 – 14, 2027

Buffalo, NY

Venue: Shea’s Performing Arts Center

Dates: February 16 – 21, 2027

Pittsburgh, PA

Venue: Benedum Center

Dates: February 23 – 28, 2027

Grand Rapids, MI

Venue: DeVos Performance Hall

Dates: March 2 – 7, 2027

Louisville, KY

Venue: Overture Center

Dates: March 9 – 14, 2027

Madison, WI

Venue: Overture Hall

Dates: March 16 – 21, 2027

Detroit, MI

Venue: Detroit Opera House

Dates: March 23 – April 4, 2027

Tulsa, OK

Venue: Tulsa Performing Arts Center

Dates: April 6 – 11, 2027

Oklahoma City, OK

Venue: Civic Center Music Hall

Dates: April 13 – 18, 2027

Houston, TX

Venue: The Hobby Center

Dates: April 20 – 25, 2027

Austin, TX

Venue: Bass Concert Hall

Dates: April 27 – May 2, 2027

San Antonio, TX

Venue: Majestic Theatre

Dates: May 4 – 9, 2027

Dallas, TX

Venue: Music Hall at Fair Park

Dates: May 11 – 23, 2027

Denver, CO

Venue: Buell Theatre

Dates: May 25 – June 6, 2027

San Francisco, CA

Venue: Orpheum Theatre

Dates: June 9 – 27, 2027

Los Angeles, CA

Venue: Hollywood Pantages Theatre

Dates: July 6 – 25, 2027

Costa Mesa, CA

Venue: Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Dates: July 27 – August 8, 2027

San Diego, CA

Venue: San Diego Civic Theatre

Dates: August 10 – 15, 2027

Tempe, AZ

Venue: ASU Gammage

Dates: August 24 – 29, 2027

Sacramento, CA