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|Broadway.com

Kristin Chenoweth’s Wicked Reunion Goes for Broke in The Queen of Versailles

Now Kristin Chenoweth reunites with her Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz for a new Broadway musical based on that saga: The Queen of Versailles. With a book by Lindsey Ferrentino and direction by Michael Arden, the production is an exploration of fame, fortune and the rising price of the American dream.

|The New York Times

The Queen of Versailles Puts Her Life in the Hands of a Wicked Diva

A 2012 documentary asked if Jacqueline Siegel was a benefactor or victim of American greed. A new musical starring Kristin Chenoweth raises doubts.

|Vogue.com

An Exclusive Look at Kristin Chenoweth in the Broadway-Bound The Queen of Versailles

There are actors who seem tailor-made to play certain roles, and then there is Kristin Chenoweth in The Queen of Versailles: Not since she belted “Popular” in a bundle of pink tulle has Chenoweth sunk her teeth into a part so uniquely suited to her talents.

|Boston.com

Review: Kristin Chenoweth Is a Royal Joy in Broadway-Bound The Queen of Versailles

Kristin Chenoweth makes a huge impression in the uproarious true story of Jackie Siegel, making its world premiere in Boston.

|Time Out New York

Review: The Queen of Versailles

Kristin Chenoweth is the crown jewel in a new musical about 21st-century American excess.

|The Hollywood Reporter

The Queen of Versailles Musical Plans 2025-2026 Season Broadway Run

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.

|EW

See Kristin Chenoweth Channel Jackie Siegel in Queen of Versailles Musical First Look

Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham star in new Stephen Schwartz musical, Queen of Versailles. Entertainment Weekly has your first look.

|AP News

Musical The Queen of Versailles Starring Kristin Chenoweth to Make Boston Bow This Summer

Visitors to Boston this summer will get a treat: a stage show that reunites singer-actor Kristin Chenoweth with her Wicked songwriter Stephen Schwartz.

|Boston Globe

Kristin Chenoweth to Star in a Stephen Schwartz Musical Premiering in July at the Colonial Theatre

When singer-actress Kristin Chenoweth and composer Stephen Schwartz collaborated a couple of decades ago, it worked out pretty well, with a little musical called Wicked. Now Chenoweth and Schwartz are teaming up again for The Queen of Versailles.

|Papermag

Kristin Chenoweth Is the Queen of Versailles Now

Chenoweth has been cast as Jacqueline Siegel—The Queen of Versailles—in a new musical adaptation of her life.

|People

Kristin Chenoweth Meets Jackie Siegel After Being Cast as Her in Queen of Versailles Musical

A month after news broke that Kristin Chenoweth had been cast to play Jacqueline “Jackie” Siegel in an upcoming stage musical adaptation of the 2012 documentary film The Queen of Versailles, the two met up face-to-face for the first time following Chenoweth’s concert—in coordinating sequin looks, of course.

|Broadway

Stephen Schwartz and Kristin Chenoweth Team Up for Jacqueline Siegel Bio-Musical

Oscar-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz and Tony Award-winning actor Kristin Chenoweth—most known for their collaboration on Wicked—are working together again. The pair is teaming up on a musical adaptation of the 2012 documentary The Queen of Versailles, about beauty queen and television personality Jacqueline “Jackie” Siegel (to be played in the musical by Chenoweth).

|Playbill

Kristin Chenoweth and Stephen Schwartz to Reunite on Queen of Versailles Musical

The stage musical is based on a 2012 documentary about billionaire Jacqueline Siegel.

|Deadline

Kristin Chenoweth to Reteam With ‘Wicked’ Composer Stephen Schwartz on The Queen of Versailles Stage Musical Adaptation

A new musical based on the award-winning 2012 documentary The Queen of Versailles and the life of beauty queen, socialite, and TV personality Jacqueline “Jackie” Siegel is in development, with Kristin Chenoweth attached to star and produce.