November 9 was opening night for Broadway's The Queen of Versailles at the St. James, and it was an uncommonly star-studded affair!

There to cheer on songwriter Stephen Schwartz, book writer Lindsey Ferrentino, and star-producer Kristin Chenoweth were a cavalcade of notables from Hollywood, Broadway, and beyond, including Chenoweth's Wicked co-star, Idina Menzel; vocalists Trisha Yearwood, Sam Smith, and Sara Bareilles; and Broadway favorites Jason Robert Brown, Wesley Taylor, Andy Mientus, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Neil Patrick Harris, Annaleigh Ashford, Helen J Shen, Kelli O'Hara, Nikki M. James, Victoria Clark, and lots more.

Things also got meta as the real-life figures behind the show—including titular Queen of Versailles herself, Jackie Siegel—were also on hand. Take a look in the gallery below.

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Read what critics are saying about the new musical, Schwartz's first on Broadway since Wicked more than 20 years ago, here.

The work, which made its world premiere at Boston's Emerson Colonial last year, is adapted from Lauren Greenfield's 2012 documentary of the same name.

Co-producing and starring in the new work is Schwartz' original Wicked star, Tony winner Chenoweth, playing the titular role of Jackie Siegel opposite Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham as David Siegel. The work follows the couple's endeavor to build the largest private home in the country in Orlando, Florida, only for the 2008 recession to dampen their dreams and lavish lifestyle. Two-time Tony winner Michael Arden is at the helm.

READ: To Kristin Chenoweth, Queen of Versailles Is 'a Cautionary Tale of the American Dream'

Both Chenoweth and Abraham are reprising their performances from the musical's pre-Broadway tryout last year, along with Melody Butiu (Here Lies Love) as Sofia, Stephen DeRosa (BOOP! The Musical) as John, Greg Hildreth (Company) as Gary, Tatum Grace Hopkins (Meek) as Jonquil, Isabel Keating (The Boy From Oz) as Debbie, and Nina White (Kimberly Akimbo) as Victoria. Broadway favorite Sherie Rene Scott will play Jackie Siegel at certain performances (find out when here).

The company also includes Pablo David Laucerica, David Aaron Damane, KJ Hippensteel, Drew Elhamalawy, Michael McCorry Rose, Andrew Kober, Ryah Nixon, Shea Renee, Cassondra James, and Yeman Brown. Standby Christopher Gurr, and swings Jesse Kovarsky, Travis Murad Leland, Grace Slear, Anne Fraser Thomas, and Jake Bentley Young round out the company. Casting is by Stephen Kopel and Carrie Gardner of C12 Casting.

The production also features choreography by Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant (Parade), music supervision by Mary-Mitchell Campbell (Some Like It Hot), scenic and video design by Dane Laffrey (Maybe Happy Ending), costume design by fashion designer Christian Cowan, lighting design by Natasha Katz (Sweeney Todd), sound design by Peter Hylenski (Beetlejuice), hair and wig design by Cookie Jordan, orchestrations by John Clancy, technical costume design by Ryan Park, props by Ray Wetmore and JR Goodman, music coordination by Kristy Norter, and resident direction by Stephen Sposito. Clarissa Marie Ligon is production stage manager.

The Queen of Versailles is being produced by Bill Damaschke, Seaview, and Chenoweth's Diva Worldwide Entertainment, Jack Lane, Tanninger Entertainment, PamHurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, and Nelda Yaw Buckman/Natasha Davison/Dori Berinstein.

Visit QueenOfVersaillesMusical.com.

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Photos: The Queen of Versailles on Broadway

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