Tammy Faye Was Over-the-Top. This Musical Makes Her Small.

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.
Review: The Eyes of ‘Tammy Faye’ Sparkle and Cry Through Her Rise and Fall
Michael Musto's Village Voice review of Broadway's "Tammy Faye" reports that Katie Brayben brings a human touch to the shamed televangelist.
‘Tammy Faye’ Review: With Forgettable Elton John Score, Televangelist Broadway Musical Doesn’t Find the Light
This scattershot Broadway musical has a disappointing score and a muddled tone. It’s as messy as Tammy’s mascara.
‘Tammy Faye’ Broadway Review: Unanswered Prayers
By all rights, Tammy Faye – she dropped the Bakker after divorcing her cheating, possibly gay husband and partner in the God business Jim Bakker – should make for a delicious stage musical, maybe something along the lines of Titanique or some of the sillier moments of the otherwise tedious Diana: The Musical.
‘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.”
Broadway Review: Elton John’s ‘Tammy Faye’ Musical Is Far From Heaven
The central scene in the Broadway musical Tammy Faye (Palace Theatre, booking to March 30, 2025)—with music by Elton John and lyrics by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters fame—sees the eponymous televangelist,
“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.
Christian Nationalism, But Make It Fun: Tammy Faye
Spinning an evangelist grifter into a camp icon and sorta-feminist heroine is a little hard to take right now.
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BROADWAY REVIEW: ‘Tammy Faye’ musical about infamous TV evangelist is fun but lightweight satire
All they had to do was pray and send Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker a big check. I remember changing the channel past the ...