DEATH BECOMES HER (Tour) Equity Principal Actors - Semester LLC Auditions

DEATH BECOMES HER (Tour) - NYC EPA

Semester LLC | New York, NY

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Pearl Studios (500), 500 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018-6504

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)

Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM. Holding room - Studio 406.

CONTRACT

PERSONNEL

Touring Agreement. Based on the Universal Pictures film written by Martin Donovan and David Koepp.

$1,077 weekly minimum (Level 5).

Producers: Universal Theatrical Group – Lowe Cunningham, Creative Producer.

Director/Choreographer: Christopher Gattelli.

Book: Marco Pennette.

Music & Lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey.

Music Supervisor: Mary-Mitchell Campbell.

General Manager: 321 Theatrical Management.

Casting: The TRC Company / Kevin Metzger-Timson, CSA.

Expected to attend: Kevin Metzger-Timson, Casting Director.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief musical theatre song that you love to sing and that shows your range. Legit musical theatre songs are preferred over contemporary or pop/rock. Bring a hard copy headshot and resume and sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided.

EPA procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.

OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal: on or about August 3, 2026.

1st Performance: on or about September 13, 2026.

Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

DEATH BECOMES HER (Tour)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in the touring company of DEATH BECOMES HER (see breakdown). The producers, creative team, and casting team are committed to an equitable, inclusive, and accessible casting process for Death Becomes Her. We are actively seeking performers of all races, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, abilities, gender identities, and body types to audition.

MADELINE ASHTON – 40s

A vain, glamorous star of stage and screen. A true diva. Desperate to stay relevant and deathly afraid of aging, she’ll go to any length to stay young and beautiful. But underneath all that Botox and filler, there’s a heart. Excellent comic chops and a rich singing voice with a strong belt/mix and a clean soprano to C6, and a strong belt to C#5.

HELEN SHARP – 40s

Intelligent, dry, bookish. A loyal friend, sincere and honest, but with a dark side underneath. Madeline's oldest friend, she is a wannabe actress turned struggling writer. Dynamic comic with a powerhouse high belt and a strong mix F#3 to F#5.

VIOLA VAN HORN – Ageless

An exotic beauty. Seductive and captivating, she gets what she wants by exploiting people’s fear of aging. She’s developed a beauty potion that she will sell…for the ultimate price. Powerful and mysterious with a sultry Shirley Bassey–esque quality. Powerhouse belter with a high belt/soprano mix to G#5.

ERNEST MENVILLE – 40s

Well-intentioned but malleable. A gifted cosmetic surgeon who uses his powers for good until he gets caught up in Madeline’s web and becomes an alcoholic, dissolute plastic surgeon. Excellent comic with a pleasant baritenor voice who is confident with patter and complex rhythm.

CHAGALL – Age: indeterminate

Head of Viola’s household (and one of her clients). Handsome and well-built. He’s cool and mysterious. He enjoys wielding power as Viola’s right-hand man.

STEFAN

Madeline Ashton’s devoted assistant and confidant. He’d take a bullet for Madeline. Well, he’d push her out of the way and hope for the best. He’s cagey, hovers behind every door and knows where the bodies are buried — probably because he’s the one who buried them. Strong baritenor to G4.