Streep kept her well wishes chillingly in character.
WhenMeryl Streeptells you to break a leg, you go ahead and make that a compound fracture.
With dried and undying love and respect, Meryl."
Megan Hilty in ‘Death Becomes Her’ on Broadway; Meryl Streep in the film ‘Death Becomes Her’.Franz Szony; Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett
Franz Szony; Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett
In her caption, Hilty wrote simply, “I’m dead.”
Needless to say, she has big shoes to fill.
Hilty already had some fun with Streep before stepping into the role the Oscar-winning actress made famous.
Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard in ‘Death Becomes Her’ on Broadway.Matthew Murphy
Back in October, early theatergoers were delighted to discover an Easter egg Hilty had planted in the playbill.
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EW has reached out to reps for Streep.
Death Becomes Heris playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater through May 25, 2025.
