The Queen of Versailles, the new and soon-to-close Broadway musical starring Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham, will close its doors even earlier than previously announced: Producers informed the cast today that rather than close January 4, 2026, the show will play its final performance on Sunday, December 21.
“Unfortunately, the harsh economic realities of new Broadway musicals in a post-Covid landscape have caught up with us,” the note from producers, obtained by Deadline, states in part. “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.”
The producing team, led by Bill Damaschke, Seaview, Sonia Friedman and Chenoweth, did not issue a formal press announcement regarding the new closing date, but said in the memo to cast, that the earlier exit would be reflected in marketing materials and the official website.
A company Zoom meeting with cast and producers is scheduled for todayat 4pm ET.
Producers Damaschke, Greg Nobile and Seaview’s Anna Mack Pardee and Tony Marion, all of whom signed the memo, indicated that the decision was difficult and that the previously announced January 4 date was determined strategically with the intention to set a limited-engagement message to help improve box office.