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Meryl Streep extends kind gesture to Death Becomes Her musical star Megan Hilty Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By ASHLEIGH GRAY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 06:32, 23 November 2024 | Updated: 06:43, 23 November 2024 e-mail View comments Meryl Streep extended a thoughtful gesture to Megan Hilty on the opening night of her Broadway musical Death Becomes Her .
Taking to Instagram on Thursday evening, the 43-year-old actress shared a photo of the bouquet of flowers the 75-year-old Hollywood vet sent her ahead of her performance. The gift came with a playful note that read: 'Break a leg, or I'll break it for you. With dried and undying love and respect.
' Hilty plays Madeline Ashton in the show, the role Streep originated in the 1992 movie of the same name. In her post, Megan tagged the official Death Becomes Her account and wrote, 'I’m dead,' with a skull and bones emoji. She received thousands of likes and over 100 supportive comments from her 129,000 followers.
Meryl Streep extended a thoughtful gesture to Megan Hilty on the opening night of her Broadway musical Death Becomes Her Taking to Instagram on Thursday evening, the 43-year-old actress shared a photo of the bouquet of flowers the 75-year-old Hollywood vet sent her ahead of her performance The play also stars Destiny's Child alum Michelle Williams, Christopher Sieber, and Jennifer Simard. Williams embodies the mysterious, wealthy socialite Viola Van Horn, an iteration of Isabella Rossellini's Lisle Von Rhuman from the original film. Read More EXCLUSIVE Meryl Streep and Martin Short's relationship was the 'worst kept secret' on Only Murders in the Building Hilty stars as aging actress Madeline while two-time Tony nominee Jennifer Simard plays her frenemy Helen Sharp, who vows revenge after Madeline 'steals' her plastic surgeon fiancé Ernest Menville (Sieber).
A summary reads: '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.' The $55M-budget film received mixed reviews from critics, but raked in $149M at the global box office and was embraced by the LGBTQ community. Director Christopher Gattelli enlisted writer Marco Pennette and composers Julia Mattison and Noel Carey to bring Robert Zemeckis' 1992 cult classic film to the stage in 2017.
Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, and Tina Fey were among the famous faces who were in attendance at Thursday opening night. Megan got fans excited for the glitzy performance earlier this week, sharing a performance teaser online and writing in the caption, 'Prepare to feast on this footage for DAYS!' The gift came with a playful note that read: 'Break a leg, or I'll break it for you. With dried and undying love and respect' Hilty plays Madeline Ashton in the show, the role Streep originated in the 1992 movie of the same name with co-stars Bruce Willis and Goldie Hawn Streep's most recent role was the portrayal of Loretta Durkin on the two latest seasons of Only Murders In The Building .
The drama-comedy premiered in 2021 and stars Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin. While working on the hit Hulu original series, the Mamma Mia! sensation struck up a romance with Short, who plays her onscreen love interest Oliver Putnam. A source told DailyMail.
com in October, 'Meryl and Martin denied their romantic involvement months ago. 'They are the worst kept secret of the entire production. No one really asks them anything because they don't need to.
' 'Their affection for each other doesn’t stop when the cameras stop rolling,' the insider noted. 'They wait for each other to film scenes before leaving, eat together in between takes and are constantly working on building their characters together. 'They do not kiss or show blatant signs of romance on set because they’re professionals.
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