July 29, 2024 - Kristin Chenoweth, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Future Fest
About The Episode
The documentary film, “The Queen of Versailles,” is a rags to riches to rags story about one of America’s most opulent couples – David Siegel and his wife Jacqueline – and their quest to build the largest private home in America, Named Versailles, it’s modeled after the French palace. Now it is musical, making its pre-Broadway world premiere at Emerson Colonial Theatre. Starring Kristin Chenoweth, she joins The Culture Show to talk about bringing humanity to Jacqueline Siegel, a woman hell bent on living the high life.
From there we head to the Berkshires by way of the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Raphael Picciarelli, their Managing director of Strategy and Transformation, joins The Culture Show to preview their mini-festival within a festival, WTF IS NEXT.
Finally Billy Dean Thomas, Engagement Director of City Hall Plaza, and new media artist, composer and percussionist Maria Finkelmeier join the Culture Show to preview this Saturday’s future fest, which will transform Boston City Hall Plaza into a futuristic playground.
