Michelle Williams wants Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland to star on Broadway

Seam Michelle Williams reaches the stage for her next Broadway role, she wishes her former Destiny’s Child girl group members – Beyonce and Kelly Rowland – would too.

“I would actually love for them,” Williams, 45, told exclusively Us Weekly on the purple carpet for the opening night of Death becomes her. “I think they are very capable of starring in a Broadway show—absolutely!”

While Beyoncé and Rowland are yet to announce their theater performances, a Destiny’s Child reunion took place earlier this month when the duo — along with Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles — attended Williams’ first show to support their longtime friend.

Death becomes her, it turns out, has sparked several reunions. Williams, and Paul Tazewell — the show’s costume designer — teamed up after working together on the first national tour of The Color Purple in 2007. Their shared history immediately put Williams at ease (Tazewell is also known for his work on Broadway’s Hamilton, which won him a Tony Award for Best Costume Design for a Musical, and this year’s Evil film.)

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“When I saw that his name was actually part of that design team, I said nothing,” she shared Us. “I knew I would be in good hands.”

In the first act of Death becomes her — based on the 1992 film of the same name — Williams takes center stage in a sparkling purple ensemble designed by Tazewell themselves. Some of the more glamorous costumes reminded Williams of her own girl group days.

“Especially with all the pearls and some of the jewels. I know in some of the fittings I was reminded of all the times I was cuddled in corsets,” Williams continued. “I love that about theater, the costumes that we can do depending on the type of show. And this show, beautiful, beautiful designs.”

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IN Death becomes her, Williams plays Viola Van Horn, a woman who gives a potion of youth to Madeline Ashton (Megan Hilty) and Helen Sharp (Jennifer Simard). Williams inherited the role from Isabella Rossellini in the film and found his own way of keeping it fresh, narratively Us, “All I can do is bring me, you know?”

As a Destiny’s Child fan, Williams’ colleague Christopher Sieberwho plays Ernest — originated by Bruce Willis on screen – was in awe of working with such a musical legend. “When they said Michelle was going to join us, I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?'” Sieber shared Us. “And all my gay friends were like, ‘What? Michelle Williams?’ I said, ‘Yes!’”

Julia Mattisonmeanwhile — who composed the show’s music and lyrics — worked “in heaven” with Williams, using Williams’ decades-long career to his advantage.

“My Harmony brain was very wired thanks to Destiny’s Child,” Mattison shared Us. “Her voice is so ingrained in the same years I became obsessed with musical theater and Broadway. So it’s so great to come up and have her be a part of it.”

Death becomes her now playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.