Meryl Streep made a thoughtful gesture to Megan Hilty on the opening night of her Broadway musical Death Becomes Her.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday night, the 43-year-old actress shared a photo of the bouquet of flowers the 75-year-old Hollywood vet sent her before her performance.
The gift came with a funny note that said, “Break your leg or I’ll break it.” With dry and eternal love and respect.’
Hilty plays Madeline Ashton on the show, the role Streep originated in the 1992 film of the same name.
In her post, Megan tagged the official Death Becomes Her account and wrote, “I’m dead,” with a skull and bones emoji.
It received thousands of likes and more than 100 supportive comments from its 129,000 followers.
Meryl Streep made a thoughtful gesture to Megan Hilty on the opening night of her Broadway musical Death Becomes Her.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday night, the 43-year-old actress shared a photo of the bouquet of flowers the 75-year-old Hollywood vet sent her before her performance.
The play also stars Destiny’s Child alum Michelle Williams, Christopher Sieber and Jennifer Simard.
Williams plays the mysterious and wealthy socialite Viola Van Horn, a Lisle Von Rhuman version of Isabella Rossellini from the original film.
Hilty plays elderly actress Madeline, while two-time Tony nominee Jennifer Simard plays her enemy Helen Sharp, who vows revenge after Madeline ‘steals’ her fiancé, plastic surgeon Ernest Menville (Sieber).
A summary reads: “After a sip of Viola’s magic potion, Madeline and Helen begin a new era of life (and death) with their youth and beauty restored… and a grudge that will last for eternity.”
The $55 million-budgeted film received mixed reviews from critics, but grossed $149 million at the global box office and was embraced by the LGBTQ community.
Director Christopher Gattelli recruited writer Marco Pennette and composers Julia Mattison and Noel Carey to bring Robert Zemeckis’ 1992 cult classic film to the stage in 2017.
Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Tina Fey were among the famous faces who attended Thursday’s opening night.
Megan thrilled fans with the dazzling performance earlier this week, sharing a sneak peek of the performance online and writing in the caption: ‘Get ready to be reveled in this footage for DAYS!’
The gift came with a funny note that said, “Break your leg or I’ll break it.” With dry and eternal love and respect.
Hilty plays Madeline Ashton on the show, the role Streep originated in the 1992 film of the same name with co-stars Bruce Willis and Goldie Hawn.
Streep’s most recent role was as Loretta Durkin in the final two seasons of Only Murders In The Building.
The comedy-drama premiered in 2021 and stars Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin.
While working on the hit Hulu original series, Mamma Mia! The sensation struck up a romance with Short, who plays her on-screen love interest, Oliver Putnam.
A source told DailyMail.com in October: ‘Meryl and Martin denied their romantic relationship months ago.
‘They are the worst kept secret of the entire production. Nobody actually asks them anything because it’s not necessary.’
“Their affection for each other doesn’t end when the cameras stop rolling,” the source noted. “They wait for each other to film scenes before leaving, eat together between takes, and constantly work on building their characters together.
‘They don’t kiss or show obvious signs of romance on set because they are professionals. Everyone respects what they have.’