Megan Hilty revealed the hilarious on-theme note she received from Meryl Streep ahead of her 'Death Becomes Her' Broadway debut.

The stars of the latest screen-to-stage adaptation open up to PEOPLE about bringing the Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn film to life again

When the new musical Death Becomes Her opened on an appropriately dark and stormy night at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre this week, it instantly added to the Broadway canon two sublime dueling-diva turns from two preternaturally gifted comediennes: Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard.

“Don’t say I didn’t warn you,” Viola sings (backed up by her ever-present chorus of “immortals” attired by costume designer Paul Tazewell in stunning flesh-toned body suits tattoo-striped with glittery, purple swirls).

On the Stagecraft podcast, the duo talk comic timing, the show's contemporary POV and the special effects that keep audiences in stitches.

Tony nominees Megan Hilty (“Wicked”), Jennifer Simard (“Company”), and Christopher Sieber (“Spamalot”) star in “Death Becomes Her” on Broadway. The show is being performed at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in Manhattan. They are joined with Grammy winner Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child among other talented actors.

DEATH BECOMES HER comes to life on Broadway tonight as it celebrates its opening at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in a production starring Tony Award nominees Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber,

When Meryl Streep tells you to break a leg, you go ahead and make that a compound fracture. Megan Hilty has revealed the hilarious note Streep recently sent along with some flowers before Hilty took the stage as Madeline Ashton in Death Becomes Her,

The classic ‘90s movie, “Death Becomes Her,” opened on Broadway with Tony nominee Megan Hilty stepping into the iconic shoes of Meryl Streep’s character — and she received a sweet message from the Oscar-winner herself!