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Broadway Review: “The Queen of Versailles” at the St. James Theatre (Through Sunday, January 4, 2026)

December 8, 2025 | Broadway > | "The Queen of Versailles", ” Melody Butiu, Andrew Kober, Anne Fraser Thomas, Baseline Theatrical, C12 Casting, Cassondra James, casting by Stephen Kopel CSA & Carrie Gardner, Christopher Cree Grant, Christopher Gurr, Clarissa Marie Ligon, costume design by Christian Cowan, David Aron Damane, David Roberts, Drew Elhamalawy, F. Murray Abraham, Grace Slear, Greg Hildreth, hair & wig design by Cookie Jordan, Isabel Keating, Jake Bentley Young, Jesse Kovarsky, KJ Hippensteel, Kristin Chenoweth, Lauren Yalango-Grant, lighting design by Natasha Katz, Lindsey Ferrentino, Michael Arden, Michael McCorry Rose, New York Theatre Reviews, Nina White, orchestrations by John Clancy, Pablo David Laucerica, Ryah Nixon, scenic & video design by Dane Laffrey, Shea Renne, Sherie Rene Scott, sound design by Peter Hylenski, St. James Theatre, Stephen DeRosa, Stephen Schwartz, Tatum Grace Hopkins, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Travis Murad Leland, Yeman Brown

In late 2025, as wealth inequality reaches historic levels and millions struggle with housing costs, “The Queen of Versailles” arrives on Broadway at the St. James Theatre to ask: wouldn’t it be fun to watch billionaires build a 90,000-square-foot mansion? The musical, based on Lauren Greenfield’s 2012 documentary about timeshare mogul David Siegel and his wife Jackie constructing their own…

Book News/Preview: Elysa Gardner’s “Magic to Do” Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of “Pippin” Opening (Releases in November 2022)

October 4, 2022 | book review, Broadway, do this one thing for me, hamilton, News, Previews > | "Magic to Do", Bob Fosse, David Roberts, Elysa Gardner, Pippin, Stephen Schwartz, Theatre Reviews Limited

Applause Books is proud to announce the November 2022 release of Magic to Do (192 pages • 978-1-4930-6435-9• Hardback) by Elysa Gardner. In Magic to Do, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of Pippin’s opening, two-time Pulitzer Prize jury member Elysa Gardner turns her attention to this innovative show, the musical retelling of the story of Prince Pippin, son of Charlemagne,…