Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her at Detroit Opera House

Looking for a Saturday matinee that is anything but sweet? Death Becomes Her offers two feuding women, one promise of eternal beauty and a mountain of bad judgment. Madeline and Helen's competition is so relentless that even immortality cannot improve their relationship. The musical finds its fun in the distance between their glamorous ambitions and their ridiculous behavior.

The cult film gave us glittering surfaces and savage wit; the Tony-winning stage adaptation sharpens both into song and spectacle. Viola Van Horn's potion promises beauty without limits, but vanity and revenge always exact a cost. What begins as competition spirals into absurdity, forcing both women to reckon with what they're willing to sacrifice—and what they've already lost.

Death Becomes Her plays Detroit Opera House in Detroit on Saturday, April 3, 2027, at 2:00 PM, bringing musical-comedy energy to a story about the lies we tell ourselves and the lengths we go to stay on top. Vanity, rivalry and immortality give the musical its satirical premise, offering film fans another form in which to enjoy the story. Age guidance is twelve and up.

Spend Saturday afternoon with two rivals who have never heard of letting go. Death Becomes Her plays Detroit Opera House on April 3, 2027, at 2:00 PM. See the joke unfold live.