Overview
- The production opened at the St. James Theatre on Nov. 9, adapting Lauren Greenfield’s 2012 documentary about Jackie and David Siegel.
- Reviews repeatedly praise Chenoweth’s performance while questioning the show’s tone, coherence and sense of completion.
- Stephen Schwartz provides the score, Lindsey Ferrentino writes the book and Michael Arden directs, with F. Murray Abraham co‑starring.
- Designers deliver large‑scale spectacle, including Dane Laffrey’s expansive set and video and Christian Cowan’s opulent costumes.
- The stage version expands beyond the film’s timeline, and the real Jackie Siegel’s visible presence around the production has become a talking point.