Two days after the announcement that the new Broadway musical The Queen of Versailles, which is starting just its third week at the St. James Theatre, will close Jan. 4, its star Kristin Chenoweth is reflecting on the cancellation. “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 said in an Instagram video. ” I think about all the shows in the past couple of seasons that have come and gone, that not everybody got to see,” she added, referencing the tough sledding for new musicals over the last several years. “I just love Broadway so much, and I love audiences and a live art form,” the Tony winner said, inviting those who have not seen The Queen of Versailles to do so in the next month or so. “And also go ahead and get a ticket to any Broadway show, 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,” she added. You can see the video below. The Queen Of Versailles opened Nov. 9 and has grossed $6,443,798. Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham star, with music and lyrics by Oscar winner Stephen Schwartz and a book by Lindsey Ferrentino. Tony winner Michael Arden directed. This project re-teamed Chenoweth with Schwartz on Broadway for the first time since the original production of Wicked. The story is based on Lauren Greenfield’s 2012 documentary The Queen of Versailles, which told the story of Jackie and David Siegel, billionaires who were attempting to build a lavish home in Florida inspired by Palace of Versailles while seeing their fortunes and lifestyle decline thanks to the 2008 financial crisis.
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