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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
British pop veteran made the comments in an interview with ‘Time’ magazine after being named its ‘Icon of the Year’
This week, Elton John’s “Tammy Faye” musical closed on Broadway after only 24 previews and 29 regular performances. Although the show, about the rise and fall of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, concluded…
Sir Elton John opened up about his show Tammy Faye, which played its final Broadway performance on December 8, stating that politics may have contributed to the show's closing. Learn more.
For Elton John, Trump’s victory did not make Broadway great again.
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
'Tammy Faye' and 'Water for Elephants' played their final performances Sunday.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
The cast of the new musical Tammy Faye celebrated its opening night last week at the Palace Theater and BroadwayWorld was there! Watch what went down in this video.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Katie Brayben in a scene from Elton John’s new musical “Tammy Faye” at the Palace Theatre (Photo credit: Matthew Murphy) Tammy Faye, the new Broadway musical arriving at the recently renovated Palace Thea…
Watch a video of Katie Brayben performing 'In My Prime Time' in Tammy Faye on Broadway. The song was written by Elton John and Jake Shears. After 29 performances, the musical will close early next month.
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Meanwhile, new musical 'Tammy Faye,' which announced its impending closing, played to its lowest capacity yet last week.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Death Becomes Her @ Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Swept Away @ Longacre Theatre, Tammy Faye @ Palace Theatre, Elf @ Marquis Theatre, We Are Your Robots …
Saturday, November 23, 2024
As everyone knows, musicals are the mainstays of Broadway and four big ones opened over the last two weeks. But I’ve been so busy running out to see them—and seeing other shows too (if you have a moment, pl…
On Tuesday, the “Crocodile Rock” singer’s “Tammy Faye,” a migraine about mascara set to music, posted its closing notice only five days after opening night. Said a wag: “The shocker is that it’s g…
Thursday, November 21, 2024
As Elton John’s musical ‘Tammy Faye’ announces it is to close just days after opening, Kevin E G Perry looks back at some of the biggest Broadway productions that failed to break even
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
‘Tammy Faye’ is set to close next month
By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out”) Thirty-seven years after the scandal-ridden story of televangelists Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker and their popular PTL Club made headlines, an unlikely…
The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both on and off the stage…
‘Tammy Faye’ to Close, ‘Boop!’ Announces Leads, McCarten to Join ‘Great Gatsby’ Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recapping the top theatre headlines ever…
The new musical Tammy Faye will bid farewell to Broadway next month, closing at the Palace Theatre on December 8.
Despite Olivier awards success and a sold out run in the West End, the show received unfavourable reviews from US critics and performed poorly at the box office Tammy Faye, the musical created by Elton John, Ja…
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Hear from Elton John, Katie Brayben, Christian Borle and more as they celebrate TAMMY FAYE's Broadway opening. Get tickets to TAMMY FAYE: https://www.broadway.com/shows/tammy-faye/
The new Elton John musical Tammy Faye, about the mascara-coated televangelist and queer icon, opened at Broadway’s Palace Theatre on November 14. "Tammy was an example of inclusivity," said John. "She forgave…
The musical chronicling the life of the famed televangelist opened on Nov. 14 at the Palace Theatre.
Tammy Faye, the Elton John-Jake Shears musical about televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker that opened last week to negative reviews, will close on December 8, less than a month after its official November 14 opening…
Well-reviewed in London but poorly received in New York, the musical with an Elton John score will end its run on Dec. 8.
Tammy Faye, the new musical about famed televangelist Tammy Faye Messner, will play its final Broadway performance at the Palace Theatre on December 8. Directed by Rupert Goold, the production opened November 1…
The new musical features music by Elton John, who is also a producer on the show.
The Almeida Theatre production of the new musical TAMMY FAYE will play its final Broadway performance in December. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets before it plays its final show.
The main problem with “Tammy Faye,” currently on at the Palace Theatre is not the vapid lyrics by Jake Shears or the bland book by James Graham. Unfortunately, the “New Broadway Musical” has nothing to …
I have never been a fan of Sunday. Especially a Sunday when I am scheduled to review at 3pm a new musical – TAMMY FAYE – that has gotten less than stellar reviews and some bad word of mouth at the renovat…
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Monday, November 18, 2024
Katie Brayben is Tammy Faye in this production and unlike Faye herself, Brayben has an incredible set of pipes. Tammy Faye was born and raised as Pentecostal in Minnesota, just a few miles from where I grew u…
Broadway exulted in the arrival of Tammy Faye. The new biomusical about famous televangelist Tammy Faye Messner (known better by the surname Bakker) had its opening-night celebration on November 14 at the newl…
The cast of the new musical Tammy Faye celebrated its opening night last week at the Palace Theater and BroadwayWorld was there! Watch what went down in this video.
The quartet of Broadway openings this past week were split between a feel-good nostalgia for two real-life Americans, and a mostly feel-good look at the future – anything but what for many theatergoers is the…
Sunday, November 17, 2024
The televangelist defended gay men during the AIDS crisis. Now she’s getting perhaps the gayest tribute: a Broadway show led by Elton John.
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Elton John’s “Tammy Faye” Musical opened on Broadway last night to a an A List audience. It also brought a bunch of terrific new songs from Sir Elton, and high powered performances from a great cast. Init…
Friday, November 15, 2024
Steven Suskin has been reviewing theater and music since 1999 for Variety, Playbill, the Huffington Post, and elsewhere. He has written 17 books ...
Reviews for ‘Tammy Faye’ on Broadway, Kate Hamill Talks ‘The Light and the Dark’ Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recapping the top theatre headlines every M…
Tammy Faye officially opened last night, November 14. The cast was joined on stage during curtain call by Elton John, who wrote music for the production. Check out photos here!
A retro-style musical uses original songs from Elton John to tell an unfocused story about one of America’s most infamous television couples.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
It takes more than a holy spirit and revivalist verve to make “Tammy Faye” divinely suited for musical theater. It would take a creative team knowing what their show wants to be: a campy hoot, a stinging in…
Unfortunately for Sir Elton, the godawful musical about flamboyant 1980s televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker is a lot more of a “Lestat” than an “Aida.”
Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . Tammy Faye, the newest musical arrival on Broadway, has a lot to offer today’s audience. It’s a moving rise and fall story of a high-profile public American figure. It…
Theatrely's Broadway review of Tammy Faye by Elton John and Jake Shears at the Palace Theatre in New York City.
“Tammy Faye,” a bland, tonal mishmash of a show opening on Broadway, seems afraid to lean into what made the televangelist so distinctive.
If you remember Tammy Faye Bakker at all from the peak of her ’80s televangelical fame, you’ll most likely remember the scandals, the mascara, the tarantula-leg eyelashes, the big, big hair, the prescriptio…
It takes more than a holy spirit and revivalist verve to make “Tammy Faye” divinely suited for musical theater. It would take a creative team knowing what their show wants to be: a campy hoot, a stinging in…
★★☆☆☆ Evangelical sex scandal with sequins fizzles, from Elton John and friends The post Tammy Faye: Praise the Lord and Pump Up the Video appeared first on New York Stage Review.
★★☆☆☆ Elton John’s uninspired score scarcely uplifts a new bio-musical The post Tammy Faye: Brit Tuner Sings the Red, White and Boo-Hoo Blues appeared first on New York Stage Review.
The Palace Theater, the venue for this disappointing British import about the rise and fall of American televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, feels like a metaphor for the musical, but in reverse. After a six-year,…
The story of famed evangelist Tammy Faye Bakker comes to life in a jubilant new Broadway musical starring Katie Brayben, Christian Borle, and Michael Cerveris! The show opens tonight and the critics stopped by …
Katie Brayben, star of Broadway’s TAMMY FAYE chats about taking her opening night Broadway debut bow
Back in June, the actor Andrew Rannells announced on the Tonys red carpet that he was departing the London-born, Broadway-bound production of the new Elton John musical Tammy Faye. “So I slipped in there,” …
Tammy Faye stars Katie Brayben and Christian Borle stopped by Good Morning America on Thursday to perform a number from the show. Before taking the stage to sing 'If Only Love,' the Broadway stars discussed the…
Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek sits down with Tony® winner and TAMMY FAYE star Christian Borle. Get tickets to TAMMY FAYE: https://www.broadway.com/shows/tammy-faye/
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Start your day with a blessing! ✨ The cast of Tammy Faye lit up the Good Morning America stage this morning, bringing the energy and spirit of Broadway to your screens. Catch all the inspiration LIVE at the t…
The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both on and off the stage…
Broadway red carpets, brand-new stars, familiar faces and more fill up this week's episode of The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal. Read on to see what the latest episode has in store. Christian Borle stars a…
The cast of Tammy Faye visited Good Morning America on Wednesday! For their very first TV performance, the cast performed the Act 1 number 'Light of the World.' Watch the performance now!
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Dare to shine. TAMMY FAYE—a wildly funny, deeply moving new musical starring Katie Brayben, Christian Borle & Michael Cerveris.
Friday, November 8, 2024
Tune into Good Morning America on Wednesday, November 13 for a special performance from the Broadway cast of Tammy Faye! The new musical is currently running on Broadway at the Palace Theatre with Katie Braybe…
Monday, November 4, 2024
Watch Christian Borle, Michael Cerveris, Katie Brayben, and the cast of Tammy Faye on Broadway breakdown their characters!
Friday, November 1, 2024
Below is a selection of theater opening* in New York in November, including six shows on Broadway, all of them musicals — two of them about the well-known real-life Americans Tammy Faye Bakker/Messner and Lo…
Elton John, David Furnish, and Jake Shears stop by Morning Joe to talk #TammyFayeBroadway
This year, two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle celebrates his 25th year on Broadway, from "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Peter and the Starcatcher," "Something Rotten!", "Tammy Faye" and the three weeks he w…
Thursday, October 31, 2024
The new musical Tammy Faye is now in previews at the Palace Theatre on Broadway! Check first photos of stars Katie Brayben as Tammy Faye Bakker, Christian Borle as Jim Bakker, and Michael Cerveris as Jerry Falw…
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
"It’s such an honor and a pleasure to write with not only one of my heroes, but one of my best friends.” Elton John and Jake Shears collaborating with the extraordinary creative minds behind TAMMY FAYE.
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