‘Versailles’ at residence onstage
Saturday brassy stage musical “The Queen of Versailles” opened on the St. James. Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham star. No person’s higher.
Story: An over-everything odd blond, itchy to make Dolly Parton look shabby, needed the most important $100M residence within the US. The husband constructed her a Versailles, solely in Orlando alongside snakes and alligators. Nevertheless, their high-level life-style went bust — as did her goals, closets, life-style, home — simply not the B’means present.
So how lengthy’s a flossy shiny musical take to overhaul Broadway? It’s now 2025. In 2012 I noticed its first incarnation. It turned then a 100-minute doc about these Siegels whom no one knew, or cared, however who constructed this 90,000-square-foot factor. Que pasa? They ran poor. Right down to their final — pardon the expression — screw. Then Magnolia Photos immortalized it.
Jackie Siegel was as soon as Mrs. Florida. Hair — blond, Blond, BLOND. Neckline — low, Low, LOW. Gown — tight, Tight, TIGHT. Boobs — massive, Giant, LARGE. Abdomen and behind protruding. At a luncheonette she requested caviar. OK? We’re speaking “to the way born.” I reported she stated: “My husband would possibly promote this for $100 million — however I’d include it.” I murmured that was a realty ploy to knock down the value. She stared at me.
P.S. This 90,000-square-foot hut remains to be not completed. They’re in all probability ready for a vacuum cleaner.
Tux luck for Sutherland
Yesterday’s story in regards to the late Donald Sutherland’s delayed memoir jogged my memory of 1994. A dais. We sat collectively honoring Canada’s Ambassador Ken Taylor who’d saved American hostages from getting killed in Iran’s rebellion which ousted the Shah and saved our embassy personnel till they could possibly be rescued. Ben Affleck’s movie “Argo” immortalized the expertise. I used to be honored as a result of I’d been rescued from Tehran. Sutherland was on the dais as a result of he and Taylor knew each other from Canadian faculties. Sutherland in a panic. It was black tie. “My butler packed the incorrect jacket. Doesn’t match the trousers,” he lamented. The historic night celebrated escaping dying whereas Sutherland obsessed over his jacket.
Meals for thought
As Biden sits in his basement spooning oatmeal off his chest and that caretaker spouse scrapes off his ties, allow us to all seek for good materials about our electees. Robust to get good materials these days. Why? As a result of the nice jokes are already in Albany. I’ve to go now. I’m having dinner with Margo and John Catsimatidis who personal 77 WABC. That is how laborious employees resembling myself receives a commission. It’s dinners on the station. From opinions I’ll have heard, the meals would possibly even be higher than no matter’s been given to the terrific Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham — might even beat the popcorn.
So, one Queens shoe retailer put in a brand new order. Per week later the supervisor obtained a letter saying, “We will’t fill your order till full fee is made in your final cargo.” The shop supervisor wrote again: “Cancel the brand new order. We will’t wait that lengthy.”
And that’s Solely in New York youngsters, Solely in New York.
