{"id":2181754,"date":"2025-11-30T13:59:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T13:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2181754"},"modified":"2025-11-30T13:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T13:59:03","slug":"its-getting-harder-and-harder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/its-getting-harder-and-harder\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It&#8217;s getting harder and harder&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s almost time for curtains for <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 new Broadway musical, <em>The Queen of Versailles.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Monday, it was announced that <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:her new show \u2014 which opened just three weeks ago \u2014 will close on Jan. 4,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">her new show \u2014 which opened just three weeks ago \u2014 will close on Jan. 4,<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRi5PqFgMNi\/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:she shared a heartfelt video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">she shared a heartfelt video<\/a> on Wednesday reacting to the abrupt ending.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I know some of you may have heard that the <em>Queen of Versailles<\/em> on Broadway is closing,&#8221; Chenoweth said in an Instagram video filmed in her dressing room during an intermission of her show. &#8220;I just want to say that I\u2019m so proud of this new art that we\u2019ve created, and it\u2019s getting harder and harder to do.&#8221;<\/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 Dialog\" 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; musical<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Tony winner went on to point out how difficult it has been the past few years for Broadway shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think about all the shows in the past couple of seasons that have come and gone, that not everybody got to see,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I just love Broadway so much, and I love audiences and a live art form.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chenoweth then thanked anyone who has seen <em>Queen of Versailles<\/em> at the St. James Theatre so far, and invited everyone to purchase tickets to see the show before it closes on Jan. 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We&#8217;d love to see you here,&#8221; she added, before encouraging people to go and see any show on Broadway right now to support the arts. &#8220;Because Broadway is the best. You have a live performance art form, and there&#8217;s nothing better than to look out and share an experience with an audience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch her video below:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Queen of Versailles<\/em> is based on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/article\/2012\/07\/18\/queen-versailles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lauren Greenfield\u2019s 2012 documentary of the same name;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lauren Greenfield\u2019s 2012 documentary of the same name<\/a> about billionaires Jackie and David Siegel trying to build a mansion in Florida inspired by the Palace of Versailles amid the 2008 financial crisis, which negatively impacted their assets and lifestyle.<\/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\u00a0our\u00a0<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 stars in the musical with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/f-murray-abraham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:F. Murray Abraham;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">F. Murray Abraham<\/a>, with music and lyrics by Oscar-winner Stephen Schwartz (featuring the first time Chenoweth and Schwartz worked together on Broadway since the original run of <em>Wicked<\/em>). The book comes from Lindsey Ferrentino, and it is directed by Tony-winner Michael Arden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The musical opened Nov. 9 to negative reviews, with <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>&#8216;s Dalton Ross\u00a0writing in a review\u00a0that &#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; The show has grossed over $6 million so far after costing an estimated $22.5 million to launch, and was expected to run for much longer since ticketing websites had performances listed through March 29.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chenoweth&#8217;s video was cut short when a voice on the loudspeaker announced a five-minute warning to take her place for the top of Act 2 \u2014 because the show must go on, even with the end looming.<\/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-reacts-broadway-musical-queen-of-versailles-closing-11858494\" 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><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\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 www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s almost time for curtains for Kristin Chenoweth&#8216;s new Broadway musical, The Queen of Versailles. 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