Megan Hilty

Megan Hilty is the Tony nominated star of Death Becomes Her on Broadway. She was born in Bellevue, Washington on March 29, 1981. Drawn to music at a young age, she explored a career in opera before deciding to pursue musical theater. Megan attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduating in 2004 with a BFA. Following her graduation, Megan joined the Broadway company of Wicked as the Glinda standby and then assumed the role opposite Tony Award winner Idina Menzel. After a year on Broadway, she continued with Wicked on tour and in the 2007-2009 Los Angeles production. While in Los Angeles, Megan made guest appearances on many television shows, including “Bones”, “The Closer”, “Desperate Housewives”, and “Ugly Betty”, while also providing the singing voice for Snow White in “Shrek the Third”. In 2009, Megan starred on Broadway as Doralee in 9 to 5: The Musical, Dolly Parton adaptation of the popular film. She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Musical, a Drama League Award, and an Ovation Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Megan next joined the cast of NBC “Smash” as Ivy Lynn. The show aired from 2012-2013 and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Musical or Comedy Series. Megan played Lorelei Lee in the New York City Center production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and received rave reviews for both the production and its cast recording. 2013 brought the release of her first solo album, “It Happens All the Time” as well as her Carnegie Hall debut. Later that year, she joined the cast of NBC’s “Sean Saves the World,” starring Sean Hayes. She also provided the voice of the China Doll Princess in the animated feature “Legends of Oz: Dorothy Returns” and the voice of Rosetta in the “Disney Fairies” series. In 2015, Megan starred in a one night only performance of Bombshell and a two-night presentation of Annie Get Your Gun at New York City Center. She also returned to the Broadway stage as Brooke Ashton in Noises Off. For her performance, she received a 2016 Tony Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, as well as Drama Desk and Drama League Award nominations. Other tv and film includes “Project Runway”, “Difficult People”, “Brain Dead”, “The Good Wife” and the feature film “Rules Don’t Apply” from director Warren Beatty. She maintains an active concert schedule, both with symphony orchestras throughout the United States and in solo concert at smaller venues. Megan and her husband, Brian Gallagher, have two children.