Theatergoers hoping to catch Kristin Chenoweth‘s Broadway musical, The Queen of Versailles, before its final show now have even less time to nab a ticket after the show moved up its final performance.
Instead of the Broadway show hosting its final performance at the St. James Theatre on the first Sunday of January, the Queen of Versailles will take its final bow on Dec. 21, Entertainment Weekly has learned. The schedule change moves the final date up from Jan. 4, 2026 to right before the Christmas-New Year’s holidays.
The news comes merely two weeks after it was announced that the Broadway show, which began previews Oct. 8 and officially opened Nov. 9, announced that it would close earlier than expected. Ticketing websites had performances listed through March 29, but after the show opened to notably negative reviews, production was dragged down.
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Chenoweth, who produces and stars in the show alongside F. Murray Abraham, shared a heartfelt video reacting to the early ending a few days after it was announced in November. “I know some of you may have heard that the Queen of Versailles on Broadway is closing,” Chenoweth said to her followers in the Instagram video. “I just want to say that I’m so proud of this new art that we’ve created, and it’s getting harder and harder to do.”
She continued, “I think about all the shows in the past couple of seasons that have come and gone, that not everybody got to see. I just love Broadway so much, and I love audiences and a live art form.”
Chenoweth then thanked everyone who has seen Queen of Versailles at the St. James Theatre so far, and invited everyone to purchase tickets to see the show before it closes.
“We’d love to see you here,” she added, before encouraging people to go and see any show on Broadway right now to support the arts. “Because Broadway is the best. You have a live performance art form, and there’s nothing better than to look out and share an experience with an audience.”
Based on Lauren Greenfield’s 2012 documentary of the same name, the musical follows 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. It features music and lyrics by Oscar winner Stephen Schwartz, with a book by Lindsey Ferrentino, and is directed by Tony winner Michael Arden.
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According to Playbill, despite the negative reviews, the show had been performing well at the box office, and made over $1 million a week post-opening. Considering The New York Times reports that the show cost an estimated $22.5 million to capitalize, the super-early closing marks a substantial loss.