{"id":2176082,"date":"2025-11-25T04:33:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T04:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2176082"},"modified":"2025-11-25T04:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T04:33:23","slug":"kristin-chenoweths-queen-of-versailles-musical-gets-shut-down-early-after-savage-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kristin-chenoweths-queen-of-versailles-musical-gets-shut-down-early-after-savage-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristin Chenoweth&#8217;s \u201cQueen of Versailles\u201d musical gets shut down early after savage reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kristin-chenoweth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kristin Chenoweth;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kristin Chenoweth<\/a>&#8216;s musical <em>The Queen of Versailles<\/em> will be taking its final bow earlier than expected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Broadway show, which began previews Oct. 8 and officially opened just two weeks ago, has announced that it will close Jan. 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The production had been expected to run much longer \u2014 ticketing website had performances listed through March 29 \u2014 but it was dragged down by savage reviews at a time when new musicals are struggling on the Great White Way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/24\/theater\/queen-of-versailles-broadway-closing.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The New York Times reports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The <em>New York Times<\/em> reports<\/a> that the show cost an estimated $22.5 million to capitalize, and while that&#8217;s a substantial loss, the announcement ahead of the holidays offers time for more people, including Tony voters, to see it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Julieta Cervantes<\/p>\n<p> Kristin Chenoweth in &#8216;The Queen of Versailles&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Queen of Versailles<\/em> is based on the true story of a Florida couple&#8217;s mission to build the nation&#8217;s gaudiest home in 2008, before being hit by the financial crisis. The show was adapted from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/article\/2012\/07\/18\/queen-versailles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the 2012 documentary of the same name;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the 2012 documentary of the same name<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The show hails from a crack team of Broadway veterans including Stephen Schwartz, who penned the score for Chenoweth&#8217;s big hit <em>Wicked<\/em>; \u00a0playwright Lindsey Ferrentino; and Tony-winning director Michael Arden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>&#8216;s Dalton Ross <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-queen-of-versailles-review-broadway-musical-as-superficial-as-subject-11845759\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wrote in a review;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">wrote in a review<\/a> that &#8220;the songs are just one of many problems plaguing an identity crisis of a show that doesn&#8217;t quite seem to know what it wants to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Giving the show a grade of C-, he added that <em>Versailles<\/em> &#8220;toggles between different modus operandi \u2014 in this case, campy comedic sendup, surface level social commentary on income inequality, dark family drama, and French historical farce \u2014 and does none of them particularly well. The result often feels like tonal whiplash as the production attempts to scratch several itches without truly satisfying any.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Elsewhere, the show was ripped as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/stage\/2025\/nov\/10\/the-queen-of-versailles-review-broadway\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;unwieldy&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;unwieldy&#8221;<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/09\/entertainment\/queen-of-versailles-review-kristin-chenoweth-returns-to-broadway-in-a-dire-musical-that-needs-a-wrecking-ball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;terrible.&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;terrible.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>New York Times<\/em> gave <em>Versailles<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/09\/theater\/queen-of-versailles-broadway-chenoweth.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a rare positive review;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a rare positive review<\/a>, lauding it as &#8220;an entertaining biomusical with a hummable score&#8221; and calling Chenoweth &#8220;winsome&#8221; and &#8220;funny.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chenoweth won a Tony in 1999 for her work in <em>You&#8217;re a Good Man, Charlie Brown<\/em>, and was also nominated for <em>Wicked<\/em> and for <em>On the Twentieth Century<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/kristin-chenoweth-queen-of-versailles-musical-shut-down-early-broadway-11856293\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kristin Chenoweth&#8216;s musical The Queen of Versailles will be taking its final bow earlier than expected. The Broadway show, which began previews Oct. 8 and officially opened just two weeks ago, has announced that it will close Jan. 4. The production had been expected to run much longer \u2014 ticketing website had performances listed through [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2176083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[375181,390281,390282],"class_list":["post-2176082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-kristin-chenoweth","tag-queen-of-versailles","tag-versailles"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kristin-Chenoweths-Queen-of-Versailles-musical-gets-shut-down-early.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2176082"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2176084,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176082\/revisions\/2176084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2176083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2176082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2176082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2176082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}