Sony Masterworks Broadway release the original Broadway cast recording of The Queen of Versailles, featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz...

The Queen of Versailles is a musical by Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics) with a book by Lindsey Ferrentino. It's inspired by the 2012 documentary directed by Lauren Greenfield about Jackie and David Siegel, the owners of Westgate Resorts, who constructed a mansion, called Versailles, in Florida.

'Caviar Dreams' is easily this production's most accessible track - implementing many tropes of musical numbers. Another favourite of mine is 'The Book of Random'. The rest of the album, despite the fact I've listened to it quite a lot over a two week period, didn't really resonate with me - even though I loved the album as a whole.

Whilst I did enjoy the wide scope of musical styles the production covers, this is either its positive or negative feature depending on your point of view.

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Darren Rea