The Queen of Versailles , a new musical based on TV personality Jacqueline “Jackie” Siegel, is scheduled to come to Broadway in the 2025-2026 season.
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The musical, which features a score by Stephen Schwartz, is currently playing an engagement in Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre, with Wicked star Kristin Chenoweth as Siegel and The White Lotus’s F. Murray Abraham as her husband, David. The musical is set to open in Boston on Aug. 1, before opening Aug. 25 and then later heading to Broadway.
“The entire Queen of Versailles company is having an incredible time building this new original American musical with the gracious and arts-loving audiences in Boston,” said producers Bill Damaschke, Seaview and Chenoweth’s Diva Worldwide Entertainment. “We look forward to the journey ahead and bringing this story to Broadway in the 2025-26 season.”
Exact dates, theater and casting for Broadway have not yet been announced.
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The musical is based on Lauren Greenfield’s 2012 documentary The Queen of Versailles , which sees the Siegels trying to build one of the largest homes in the U.S., in Florida. However, their plans and financial situation are upended by the 2008 recession.
In addition to the score from Schwartz, who composed Wicked, Pippin and more, the book for the musical is written by Lindsey Ferrentino ( Amy and the Orphans ). Michael Arden ( Parade ) directs and Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant ( Parade ) are the choreographers.
The current cast also includes Melody Butiu ( Here Lies Love ) as Sofia, Stephen DeRosa ( Boardwalk Empire ) as John, Greg Hildreth ( Company ) as Gary, Tatum Grace Hopkins as Jonquil, Isabel Keating ( The Boy from Oz ) as Debbie, and Nina White ( Kimberly Akimbo ) as Victoria Siegel.
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