About the Show

A lavish musical about Jackie Siegel’s rise, wealth, and struggles amid the 2008 recession.

From computer engineer to beauty queen to billionaire socialite, Jackie Siegel sees herself as the ultimate embodiment of the American Dream. As the wife of David Siegel, known as “The Timeshare King,” and the mother of their eight children, she embarks on an extravagant endeavor: constructing the largest private home in America—a $100 million mansion in Orlando, Florida, inspired by the grandeur of the Palace of Versailles. However, as the 2008 financial crisis approaches, the Siegels’ lavish aspirations begin to collapse along with their opulent lifestyle.

Based on the astonishing true story captured in the acclaimed documentary by award-winning filmmaker Lauren Greenfield, The Queen of Versailles is now a new musical. Featuring a score by Academy Award®–winning songwriter Stephen Schwartz and starring Tony® and Emmy Award® winner Kristin Chenoweth as Jackie Siegel. This dazzling musical delves into the price of wealth, ambition, and the pursuit of an extravagant dream.

Critic Reviews (15)

Critic’s Pick: "more than an entertaining biomusical with a hummable score. Directed by Michael Arden, it’s also a sociological fairy tale"
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"The show isn’t weird or inventive enough to delight as camp. So, it sits there, like an unfinished building."
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"The underlying problem is that QOV doesn’t have a clear POV...Like the rest of the show, however, the score doesn’t quite cohere; it feels like less than the sum of its parts."
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"The Queen of Versailles swerves and overcorrects like a drunk driver. Tonally, it’s all over the map...It is the confused, contorted product of a set of absolutely incompatible impulses"
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"What a star performance!"
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"Taking a documentary and translating it on the Broadway stage was always going to be an ambitious endeavor, and when creatives attempt such feats, they should be celebrated."
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"Rather than eat the rich, the musical settles for nipping them on the nose with all the ferocity of Jackie’s cuddly white Pomeranian."
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"For starters, the foundation is rotted. Even if the team won a lifetime supply of Wite-Out and started over from scratch, I don’t see the story of “The Queen of Versailles” ever being turned into a satisfying musical."
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