Megan Hilty, Meryl Streep.Photo:Jon Kopaloff/Getty;Michael Ostuni/Patrick McMullan via Getty
Jon Kopaloff/Getty;Michael Ostuni/Patrick McMullan via Getty
Megan Hiltyis ready to get her inner Madeline Ashton on!
In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE tied to anintimate holiday concertshe is taking part in from Dec. 1 through Dec. 4 in New York City, the actress, 42, also opens up about the upcomingDeath Becomes Hermusical, which is set to open next year.
Taking on the role of the characterMeryl Streepplayed in the 1992 cult classic, Hilty says she hasn’t heard from or reached out to the Academy Award winner about the part.
“I don’t know her and I can’t imagine that she has any time to reach out to me,” she says. “But I’m sure that they’re aware that this is happening.”
When asked how she would react if Streep, 74, were to take the time to contact her, Hilty admits, “I would fall to the floor. I don’t know if I’d be able to take it.”
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The tagline for the show is: “Life’s a bitch and then you die. Or not!”
‘Death Becomes Her’.Universal/courtesy Everett Collection
Universal/courtesy Everett Collection
When she returns to the stage next year, she tells PEOPLE she is “really excited” to work with the cast and crew behind her latest project.
“We did a workshop this summer, and it’s really excellent,” she says. “It’s good enough to uproot my entire family and move them across the country for a year.““Madeline Ashton is such a delightful part, and they’ve written such incredible songs for me to sing,” the mother of two continues. “What I love is that in general, not just for my character, but for everything, they made such smart changes in adapting it to the stage. They didn’t just pluck it from the movie and set it on stage. It really is crafted for the theater, and there’s such wonderful Easter eggs in it for people who love the film.”
Hilty adds: “It’s just enough that it gives everybody what they want and remember from the film, but it also breathes a whole new, different kind of life into the story.”
source: people.com
