Tammy Faye, Broadway and Elton John

Review: In ‘Tammy Faye,' evangelical Christians come to Broadway
Tammy Faye: A New Broadway Musical” opened at the Palace Theater, and it’s every bit as glitzy and sentimental as you’d hope for in a show about Tammy Faye Messner (formerly Bakker), the charismatic evangelist-turned-gay icon.
“Tammy Faye ”review: Elton John tunes can't save this middling musical
The musical adaptation of the legendary "PTL Club" host's life struggles to examine her actions in favor of absurdist gags and bright, flashing lights.
Broadway Review: Elton John’s ‘Tammy Faye’ Musical Is Far From Heaven
Elton John and Jake Shears’ Broadway musical about televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker makes an unconvincing case for her iconic status.
‘Tammy Faye’ review: Elton John’s Broadway show is a disaster of biblical proportions
Unfortunately for Sir Elton, the godawful musical about flamboyant 1980s televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker is a lot more of a “Lestat” than an “Aida.”
Review: Tammy Faye Was Over-the-Top. This Musical Makes Her Small.
Tammy Faye,” a bland, tonal mishmash of a show opening on Broadway, seems afraid to lean into what made the televangelist so distinctive.
‘Tammy Faye’ Co-Star Michael Cerveris Talks About Working With Elton John on the Broadway Musical
An unlikely subject for a Broadway musical, the late Tammy Faye Messner is the focus of a new biographical show set to open Thursday (4). Featuring music by Elton John and lyrics by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters,
New Tammy Faye Musical Leads With Love
The musical follows the rise and fall of televangelists Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker and the impact of religion on U.S. politics.
‘Tammy Faye' Review: With Forgettable Elton John Score, Televangelist Broadway Musical Doesn't Find the Light
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 indictment,
‘Tammy Faye’ Broadway Review: Elton John Delivers a Very Long Infomercial
The TV Evangelist scam artist with too much makeup is turned into a feminist saint worshiped by gay men The post ‘Tammy Faye’ Broadway Review: Elton John Delivers a Very Long Infomercial appeared first on TheWrap.
Katie Brayben on Transforming into Tammy Faye for Broadway: 'She Was More Than Just Makeup and Hair' (Exclusive)
The actress tells PEOPLE she hopes the new musical 'Tammy Faye' will help people "understand" the TV evangelist "as a human ...
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Elton John turns the saga of televangelist Tammy Faye into song for Broadway
After divorcing Bakker in 1992, Tammy Faye would go on to marry Roe Messner, who was himself convicted of bankruptcy fraud in 1996. The musical has been retooled from a run in London in 2022 ...