THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close December 21, 2025- Page 10
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close December 21, 2025
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#225
Posted: 12/9/25 at 3:33pm
DrMonicaDeMoneco said: "Observation said: "Dang. I feel for the cast and crew of this show. It was doomed from the beginning and watching them not even try to course correct throughout this has to be frustrating for everyone involved. I wonder if Kristin’s injury just sealed the deal for an even earlier closure.
I hope Ryah gets a shot at it, I wish Sherie could just close this thing out."
What injury?"
It's been discussed in the chat, but for convenience, here's a link from BWW
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Kristin-Chenoweth-Returns-to-QUEEN-OF-VERSAILLES-After-Knee-Neck-Injury-20251208
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#226
Posted: 12/9/25 at 3:52pm
“Unfortunately, the harsh economic realities of new Broadway musicals in a post-Covid landscape have caught up with us... The industry as a whole is no longer seeing the audience behaviors we’ve relied on to shape our strategies for decades. This has led us to the painful decision to move our closing earlier, to Sunday, December 21st."
Audience behaviors??? What?
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#227
Posted: 12/9/25 at 3:55pm
DrMonicaDeMoneco said: "“Unfortunately, the harsh economic realities of new Broadway musicals in a post-Covid landscape have caught up with us... The industry as a whole is no longer seeing the audience behaviors we’ve relied on to shape our strategies for decades. This has led us to the painful decision to move our closing earlier, toSunday, December 21st."
Audience behaviors??? What?"
They clearly mean audience decision-making regarding ticket buying and show selection.
Broadway Star Joined: 11/18/13
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#228
Posted: 12/9/25 at 3:57pm
Kad said: "DrMonicaDeMoneco said: "“Unfortunately, the harsh economic realities of new Broadway musicals in a post-Covid landscape have caught up with us... The industry as a whole is no longer seeing the audience behaviors we’ve relied on to shape our strategies for decades. This has led us to the painful decision to move our closing earlier, toSunday, December 21st."
Audience behaviors??? What?"
They clearly mean audience decision-making regarding ticket buying and show selection."
Burst out laughing at the implication this could mean anything else.
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#229
Posted: 12/9/25 at 4:03pm
I interpreted it as people aren’t buying tickets during the holidays as much anymore.
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#230
Posted: 12/9/25 at 4:07pm
It’s almost 2026. Producers need to stop blaming “the post-Covid landscape” for the failure of their shows.
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#231
Posted: 12/9/25 at 4:11pm
Exactly. They should be blaming unions and landlords for making it nearly impossible to run a show on broadway these days.
Featured Actor Joined: 8/19/22
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#232
Posted: 12/9/25 at 4:13pm
Can’t wait to read similar “reasonings” when TITANIQUE and BEACHES ultimately close early.
The main factor to blame here are moronic producing teams. Not COVID or audiences. The industry will never turn around until these producers get their heads out of their asses.
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#233
Posted: 12/9/25 at 4:18pm
Well, for producers, they’re playing the long game. They know the show won’t recoup on broadway, but they will make their money back from licensing. The only way a show is gonna be successful on broadway is if the costs come down. And those costs are not entirely to do with producers and everything to do with unions and rent and everything else
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#234
Posted: 12/9/25 at 4:24pm
Dear Producers,
It has nothing to do with the audience when your show is Trumped up, asinine garbage. Try again.
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#235
Posted: 12/9/25 at 4:36pm
Sunset Boulevard was trumped up and that did decent
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/27/21
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#236
Posted: 12/9/25 at 4:39pm
Fireplace said: "Exactly. They should be blaming unions and landlords for making it nearly impossible to run a show on broadway these days."
remove unions and you are right on point
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#237
Posted: 12/9/25 at 4:40pm
Fireplace said: "Sunset Boulevard was trumped up and that did decent"
It flopped and it wasn't about Trump supporters.
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#238
Posted: 12/9/25 at 4:41pm
This is not a show that is going to be widely licensed and produced regionally, certainly not enough to recoup a massive investment.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#239
Posted: 12/9/25 at 4:42pm
Their future sales must be terrible to not even stay open for one of the busiest weeks of the year.
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#240
Posted: 12/9/25 at 4:43pm
Their sales for Christmas week must have been horrible. Usually that's guaranteed money that week.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#241
Posted: 12/9/25 at 4:51pm
They know the show won’t recoup on broadway, but they will make their money back from licensing."
Long game? What long game?
What theater company, stock venue, college - leave high schools out, with the language, drugs, and deaths - will produce this piece? It has no future. I can't see a Menier Chocolate Factory production re-inventing it with a cast of 10. But who knows? There was never an audience for this musicalized story, and without either of these two leading stars, won't be one.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#242
Posted: 12/9/25 at 4:56pm
Fireplace said: "Sunset Boulevard was trumped up and that did decent"
No, no it didn't.
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#243
Posted: 12/9/25 at 5:01pm
Sunset still earned more than half of its investment back, won multiple Tonys, had some brief cultural impact and had many, many weeks of good business all of which QoV could only dream of. So I guess it depends on what you mean by decent but let’s not pretend it was a catastrophic failure. This is also in an environment where now almost no musicals make a profit on Broadway.
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#244
Posted: 12/9/25 at 5:04pm
The queen of Versailles is also not about Trump or his supporters. So if we’re saying that’s trumped up, than we’re saying sunset blvd is too
Featured Actor Joined: 8/19/22
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#245
Posted: 12/9/25 at 5:04pm
Sutton Ross said: "Fireplace said: "Sunset Boulevard was trumped up and that did decent"
No, no it didn't."
Also Trumped up HOW? Because of the hat debacle…? Please.
Featured Actor Joined: 8/19/22
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#246
Posted: 12/9/25 at 5:05pm
Fireplace said: "The queen of Versailles is also not about Trump or his supporters. So if we’re saying that’s trumped up, than we’re saying sunset blvd is too"
Um. Yes it is.
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#247
Posted: 12/9/25 at 5:06pm
Bottom line is shows are super expensive to mount and run, and in my experience, audiences that can still afford to see them are playing it safe, they'd rather pay the hefty ticket prices for a pre-COVID familiar favorite or mainstay if not a MAJOR celebrity (which Kristin is most certainly not).
It's not worth it anymore to take a chance on something new without a significant discount or comp, it doesn't matter how good or bad a production is. That's live theatre's sad reality right now.
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#248
Posted: 12/9/25 at 5:10pm
Shows are expensive, sure, but this show's cost was not its only problem. This show was both expensive and audiences either broadly disliked it or had no interest in seeing it. If the show was inexpensive, it could have survived the bad word of mouth for longer. But the problems compounded each other.
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES To Close January 4, 2026#249
Posted: 12/9/25 at 5:11pm
Fireplace said: "Well, for producers, they’re playing the long game. They know the show won’t recoup on broadway, but they will make their money back from licensing. The only way a show is gonna be successful on broadway is if the costs come down. And those costs are not entirelyto do with producers and everything to do with unions and rent and everything else"
Gee -- another brand new account popped up. Hmm, wonder who it could be?? I was hoping you'd go with a "flashier" name!
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