Katharine McPhee HasSmashReunion with 'Beautiful Friend' Megan Hilty at Broadway'sDeath Becomes Her

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennifer Simard, Katherine McPhee and Megan Hilty.Photo:Katharine McPhee Foster/Instagram

Katharine McPhee Foster/Instagram

On Thursday, Dec. 12, McPhee, 40, shared a photograph onInstagramof herself posing with her arms around herSmashcostar Hilty, 43, and Hilty’sDeath Becomes HercostarJennifer Simardafter a performance of the Broadway musical.

“Got to see my beautiful friend @meganhilty shine on stage last night! CRUSHED it as usual and that’s a big understatement,” McPhee wrote in a caption to her post.

“She & @thejennifersimard were the dynamic hilarious duo we all need right now. Go see @deathbecomesher on Broadway, you will have an absolute blast! I’m truly so proud of you, M!”

McPhee and Hilty portrayed two Broadway actresses who often competed for parts acrossSmash’s two seasons. The series also featured Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Christian Borle, Anjelica Huston, Brian D’Arcy James, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Jeremy Jordan.

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“Still dreaming of another season of Smash,” one Instagram user wrote in a comment on McPhee’s post. “This is my Roman Empire,” another wrote, referencing thepopular internet meme. Broadway actorMcKenzie Kurtzshared a similar sentiment, writing, “This is my Mt. Rushmore.”

Hilty and Simard’s new musical opened Nov. 21. The production is based on the 1992 Robert Zemeckis movie that starredMeryl StreepandGoldie Hawn.

Hilty and Simard portray frenemies Madeline Ashton and Helen Sharp, whose feud takes a turn for the unexpected when they take a mysterious potion that grants them eternal youth and beauty. The pair costar inDeath Becomes Herwith Destiny’s Child alumMichelle Williamsand Tony-nomineeChristopher Sieber

Megan Hilty and Katherine McPhee on June 9, 2015.Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic

Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic

“People throw around the term ‘dream come true’ a lot. I’ve been known to do that myself, and not that I didn’t mean it before, but I really, really mean it with this job,” Hilty told PEOPLE ofDeath Becomes Heras it opened in November.

“Because it really has been so satisfying. The script is genius. The songs are incredible.The costumes are stunning. There’s just a magic to it where you can feel how uniquely special it is.”

Death Becomes Heris playing now at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City. Tickets can be foundhere. Meanwhile,Smashfans eager to return to the show’s world of musical theatre are in for their own treat: the stage musical adaptation of the show begins performances at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre on March 11 and officially opens on April 10.

source: people.com