Meet the Makers of New Musical Death Takes a Holiday

The title character of Death Takes a Holiday, the lavish new musical from Tony winner Maury Yeston (Nine, Titanic), is an unlikely hero to say the least. In the musical, set in the days following World War I, the grim reaper himself arrives at an Italian villa disguised as a Russian prince) determined to finally experience the joys of life. He is played by Kevin Earley (who stepped in when original star Julian Ovenden was sidelined by illness), and joined on stage by Broadway favorites like Rebecca Luker, Matt Cavenaugh and Jill Paice. Click on to hear Broadway.com chat with these stars and more about being a Yeston fan, bringing back old-fashioned romance, and what makes death so sexy.