Video: Lindsey Ferrentino Is Getting a Royal Welcome to Broadway
The Queen of Versailles will open November 9, 2025 at the St. James Theatre.
By: Robert Bannon Oct. 17, 2025
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Playwright Lindsey Ferrentino joins The Roundtable with Robert Bannon for an exclusive BroadwayWorld conversation about bringing The Queen of Versailles to the stage. Known for her acclaimed plays Ugly Lies the Bone and This Flat Earth, Ferrentino opens up about adapting the larger-than-life story of Jackie Siegel and America’s most famous unfinished mansion into a brand-new musical with songs by Stephen Schwartz and direction by Michael Arden. She shares how her Florida roots inspired the project, the creative challenges of turning a documentary into a musical, and why the story’s mix of ambition, excess, and humanity feels so timely today.
With humor, honesty, and insight, Lindsey takes us inside the show’s evolution from a real-life phenomenon to its highly anticipated Broadway debut. It’s a fascinating look at art imitating life, the American dream on overdrive, and the heart beneath the headlines.
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