THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES with Kristin Chenowith & F. Murray Abraham to open at St. James in November — Page 12

DaveyG said: "Sales still sluggish. They will need great reviews and probably a priority loan to make it to awards season."

 

Updated On: 10/7/25 at 06:57 PM

GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "It now dawns on me... is Seaview/Greg Nobile only able to pull off successful plays? All of their musicals so far have flopped, have they not?"

Productions they've developed themselves, yes, but admittedly it's only really two- Lempicka and Last 5 Years. But Seaview hasn't really demonstrated much aptitude at developing new work generally. They're good at getting talent and pushing revivals or transfers, which certainly is something but is limiting and it's clear they want to change that. 

Updated On: 9/20/25 at 07:51 PM

Just reading the comments on any of the recent postings on the QOV Instagram is quite telling. The amount of negative comments regarding Chenoweth totally outnumber the positive comments. She definitely hammered in the last nail of the coffin. I feel terrible for the cast and crew as they must be devastated their livelihoods are being affected by Ms Dumbass. 

Calm down people.  You could say this about almost every other show coming in this fall, but are choosing for some reason to pick on this one.  People just don’t buy in advance anymore, so you can’t glean anything from that.  

Once they hear how good Kristin is, they will buy tickets 

The Bandstand said: "Once they hear how good Kristin is, they will buy tickets"

She was never going to fill that theatre. 

Have they closed the balcony for all performances? That isn’t a good sign. It does look like they’re missing a little bit of momentum and it’s going to be a difficult start. 

Almost all of the comments on Instagram are positive. Like 90%

Yeah, I noticed that. It doesn't seem to be getting any better for her or the show. Sales are currently pretty sad.

Do we want to start taking bets that this is this season’s Tammy Faye?

So when are we meeting up to see Sheri ?

Auggie27 said: "All of the arguments about the Chenoweth-Kirk controversy evaporate when you ask the average theatergoer if a show about this particular bougie woman and her struggles intrigues enough to invest pre-reviews."

Agreed. However, I'd further argue that if you ask the average theatergoer about Kristin's recent controversy and subsequent "cancellation", they'd probably say that while her rendition of the National Anthem was beautifully performed it was totally wrong for the NBA Finals.

Ultimately, this production (and performer) seems doomed for a similar reason. It's out-of-touch, over done, and decidedly not want the audience wants at the moment. 

I think The Queen of Versailles may share an affliction of many shows right now and in recent times:

No FOMO.

Potential audience members just don't have much fear of missing out so unless the buzz turns extremely positive or they happen on to some bargain tickets, life will go on just fine..

Updated On: 9/22/25 at 03:21 PM