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NEW YORK — “The Queen of Versailles,” a Broadway musical starring Kristin Chenoweth, will close Jan. 4, ending a disappointingly abbreviated run at a time when new musicals, long the industry’s creative and financial engine, are struggling.

The musical, based on a 2012 documentary about Central Florida couple Jackie and David Siegel, seeking to build a palatial home but stymied by an economic downturn, is yet another high-profile financial failure for Broadway: The show cost up to $22.5 million to capitalize, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that money will largely be lost. But the producers are obviously hoping that by giving potential ticket buyers six weeks’ notice of the closing, they can induce strong

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