“THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES” DOCUMENTARY TO BE SCREENED AT ANGELIKA FILM CENTER SEPTEMBER 18 – 26
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
“THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES”
DOCUMENTARY
RETURNS TO THE BIG SCREEN
MAGNOLIA PICTURES TO HOST
SPECIAL SCREENINGS OF
LAUREN GREENFIELD’S DOCUMENTARY AND
THE INSPIRATION FOR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED
NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL STARRING
TONY® AND EMMY® AWARD WINNER
KRISTIN CHENOWETH
AT THE ANGELIKA FILM CENTER
FROM SEPTEMBER 18 – 26
EXCLUSIVE Q&A’S ON SEPTEMBER 18, 19 & 20
PERFORMANCES ON BROADWAY
BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8
OPENING NIGHT SET FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9
AT THE ST. JAMES THEATRE
New York, NY (August 28, 2025) – Producers Bill Damaschke, Seaview, Sonia Friedman, and Kristin Chenoweth today announced that ahead of first preview at the St. James Theatre on October 8th, Magnolia Pictures will host special screenings of Emmy® Nominee Lauren Greenfield’s 2012 documentary on which the highly anticipated Broadway musical, The Queen of Versailles, starring Tony® and Emmy® Award Winner Kristin Chenowith, is based, at New York’s Angelika Film Center. Screenings will be held from Thursday, September 18th – Friday, September 26th and on September 18th, 19th and 20th at 7PM members of the cast and creative team, including Academy Award® winner Stephen Schwartz, Olivier Award® nominee Lindsey Ferrentino and Tony® Award Winner Michael Arden will host Q&As.
Lindsey Ferrentino and Michael Arden commented, “As only the very best documentaries do, Lauren Greenfield’s film manages to tell an incredibly compelling personal story while revealing profound larger truths about the world around us. We are so thrilled that audiences will have the chance to revisit our brilliant source material in all its cinematic glory, and hope it only deepens the experience of seeing our musical when we begin performances in October”.
Tickets for the screenings can be purchased here.
The Queen of Versailles documentary, directed by lauded filmmaker and photographer Lauren Greenfield, is a character-driven documentary about a billionaire family and their financial challenges in the wake of the economic crisis. With epic proportions of Shakespearean tragedy, the film follows two unique characters, whose rags-to-riches success stories reveal the innate virtues and flaws of the American Dream. The film begins with the family triumphantly constructing the biggest house in America, a 90,000 sq. ft. palace. Over the next two years, their sprawling empire, fueled by the real estate bubble and cheap money, falters due to the economic crisis. Major changes in lifestyle and character ensue within the cross-cultural household of family members and domestic staff. The Queen of Versailles Documentary is an Evergreen Pictures production and its producers are Lauren Greenfield, Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Frank Evers and Dan Cogan.
A leading independent film studio for 20 years, Magnolia Pictures is the theatrical and home entertainment distribution arm of the Wagner/Cuban Companies, boasting a library of over 500 titles. Recent releases include Danielle Deadwyler action-thriller 40 Acres; stunning Sundance hit Folktales, from Oscar®-nominated filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady; It’s Never Over: Jeff Buckley, Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Amy Berg’s rousing portrait of the iconic singer-songwriter; Oscar®-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald’s Venice, Telluride and Sundance hit One To One: John & Yoko; Elizabeth Olsen/Alicia Vikander sci-fi thriller The Assessment; breakout Sundance action-comedy Thelma, starring Oscar® nominee June Squibb; Sean Baker executive produced Cannes Directors’ Fortnight breakout The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed; Oscar®-Shortlisted Danish epic The Promised Land, starring Mads Mikkelsen; Kokomo City, D. Smith’s uproarious and unapologetic award-winning documentary about Black trans sex workers; Paul Schrader’s Venice crime thriller Master Gardener; Alexander Nanau’s double Oscar®-nominated documentary Collective; Back-to-back Cannes Palme d’Or winners and Oscar®-nominated Shoplifters and The Square; Oscar®-nominated RBG; and Raoul Peck and James Baldwin’s Oscar®-nominated I Am Not Your Negro. Upcoming releases include Sundance award-winning thriller Plainclothes, featuring a knockout performance from star Tom Blyth.
The Queen of Versailles on Broadway stars Tony® and Emmy® Winner Kristin Chenoweth and Academy Award® winner F. Murray Abraham. Directed by Tony Award® winner Michael Arden with music and lyrics by Academy Award® winner Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Olivier Award® nominee Lindsey Ferrentino, The Queen of Versailles will begin performances on Wednesday, October 8, with an opening night set for Sunday, November 9.
Chenoweth and Abraham will be joined by, alongside Melody Butiu (Here Lies Love) as ‘Sofia’, Stephen DeRosa (Hairspray) as ‘John’, Greg Hildreth (Company) as ‘Gary’, Tatum Grace Hopkins (Meek) as ‘Jonquil’, Isabel Keating (The Boy From Oz) as ‘Debbie’ and Nina White (Kimberly Akimbo) as ‘Victoria’. The company will also will be made up of Yeman Brown, David Aron Damane, Drew Elhamalawy, Christopher Gurr, KJ Hippensteel, Cassondra James, Andrew Kober, Jesse Kovarsky, Pablo David Laucerica, Travis Murad Leland, Ryah Nixon, Shea Renne, Michael McCorry Rose, Grace Slear, Anne Fraser Thomas, Jake Bentley Young and Sherie Rene Scott (The Last Five Years) as Standby ‘Jackie’.
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From computer engineer to Mrs. Florida to billionairess, Jackie Siegel sees herself as the embodiment of the American Dream. Now, as the wife of David “The Timeshare King” Siegel and mother of their eight children, they invite us to behold their most grandiose venture yet: they’re building the largest private home in America in Orlando, Florida – a $100 million house big enough for her dreams and inspired by the Palace of Versailles. But with the Great Recession of 2008 looming, Jackie and David’s dreams begin to crumble, along with their lavish lifestyle. The Queen of Versailles explores the true cost of fame and fortune, and one family’s pursuit of the American Dream – at any cost.
Prior to making the move to Broadway, The Queen of Versailles had a box office record-breaking world premiere at Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre in the summer of 2024.
Based on Lauren Greenfield’s award-winning 2012 documentary film and the life stories of Jackie and David Siegel, The Queen of Versailles will feature music and lyrics by Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz, book by Olivier Award Nominee Lindsey Ferrentino, music direction by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, choreography by Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, and direction by Tony Award winner Michael Arden. Additionally, the production will include scenic & video design by Dane Laffrey, costume design by Christian Cowan, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Peter Hylenski, hair & wig design by Cookie Jordan, orchestrations by John Clancy, and casting by Stephen Kopel, CSA & Carrie Gardner, CSA at C12 Casting. Baseline Theatrical will serve as General Manager and Clarissa Marie Ligon will serve as Production Stage Manager.
For tickets, please visit www.queenofversaillesmusical.com, call the box office at 888-985-9421 or visit the box office in person at the St. James Theatre at 246 West 44th Street.
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