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Kristin Chenoweth’s Queen of Versailles Sets Broadway Closing Date
Kristin Chenoweth’s latest Broadway play, Queen of Versailles, has announced its final bow just weeks after its opening.
“Consider this your royal summons. The Queen of Versailles will play its final Broadway performance on January 4th!” producers announced via Instagram on Monday, November 24, telling fans to “get tickets at the link in bio before time runs out.”
The Queen of Versailles’ sudden closing comes just two weeks after Chenoweth, 57, and her castmates made their debut on November 9. The quick shuttering of the play is seemingly tied to the lack of advanced sales.
While the play had mixed reviews following previews, which began on October 8, it had been doing OK at the box office. The Queen of Versailles made over $1 million a week after its opening earlier this month, according to Playbill.
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The Queen of Versailles is based on Lauren Greenfield’s 2012 documentary of the same name and directed by Michael Arden. It follows Chenoweth’s Jackie Siegel and husband David Siegel (F. Murray Abraham) on their journey to build the largest private estate in Orlando, Florida, but the 2008 recession puts a damper on their dreams — and their lavish lifestyle.
The play and documentary are based on real-life people Jackie Siegel and her late husband David Siegel, who died in April at the age of 89. (David made his fortune off of timeshares, founding Westgate Resorts.)
“My job in the beginning is to definitely use those comedy chops and get the audience on board to go on this very, very not just difficult but wonderful journey of mother and family,” Chenoweth teased during a Thursday, November 20, appearance on CBS Mornings. “I do think there is some confusion. Is it Marie Antoinette? It’s a real story about a family.”
The production also reunited Chenoweth with composer Stephen Schwartz, who composed and wrote lyrics for Wicked, which made the actress a star in 2003. (Chenoweth portrayed Glinda in the original Broadway run alongside Idina Menzel as Elphaba.)
The Queen of Versailles also marked Chenoweth’s return to Broadway for the first time in a decade.
“I love Broadway. Broadway is my favorite. I am a creature of the theater. But when you come back to Broadway after you’ve done some really cool things, you want to try to make a decision that feels like it’s saying something,” Chenoweth told The Hollywood Reporter ahead of Queen of Versailles’ premiere. “I could be over there at Death Becomes Her. But that feels very familiar to me. This role is pretty complicated.”
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The actress noted that while her past Broadway hits, like Wicked have become famous world-wide, she knew Queen of Versailles would have a very different reception — at least to start.
“Queen of Versailles couldn’t be more different from Wicked. It’s not like at the end there’s a pretty, big bow and these are characters that you’ve known your whole life,” Chenoweth explained. “If I’m a critic now, I don’t know. I dare say I just think it’s a very topical piece. People will have things to say about it, whether they’re good or bad. How important are reviews? You tell me.”
The Queen of Versailles will come to an end at St. James Theatre on January 4, 2026.
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