The effects-heavy musical is closing without recouping its $31.5 million investment, underscoring how difficult profitability remains for new Broadway musicals.
November 2024 opener “Death Becomes Her” drew positive reviews and 10 Tony nominations—the most of the 2024-2025 season—but won only for costume design.
September will bring the show’s next phase, with a North American tour starting at Playhouse Square in Cleveland as producers try to extend its commercial life beyond Broadway.