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TAMMY FAYE Reviews
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#225
Posted: 12/1/24 at 8:52pm
LCT productions are always initially limited runs. They can extend and/or become open-ended, but always start limited.
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#226
Posted: 12/1/24 at 8:52pm
ACL2006 said: "Floyd Collins is a limited run? Ragtime wouldn't arrive until next Summer?"
I’m assuming Floyd would be limited like most if not all Lincoln Center productions.
In that case, possibly. It would fit to be her first show.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#227
Posted: 12/1/24 at 9:00pm
ACL2006 said: "Floyd Collins is a limited run? Ragtime wouldn't arrive until next Summer?"
No timing shared for RAGTIME but I'm just assuming FLOYD will be a limited run given the subject matter. The question is how limited...through July? Through Labor Day? Through December? RAGTIME could open Fall 25 or Spring 26 depending on when FLOYD wraps up.
Which begs the question of what happens to Caissie Levy if NEXT TO NORMAL transfers? (I thought she was fine but replaceable in Ragtime.)
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#228
Posted: 12/1/24 at 9:04pm
theatergoer3 said: "ACL2006 said: "Floyd Collins is a limited run? Ragtime wouldn't arrive until next Summer?"
I’m assuming Floyd would be limited like most if not all Lincoln Center productions.
In that case, possibly. It would fit to be her first show."
As a LCT member, I just looked at my info for ticket sales. FC is currently selling from first preview - March 27 through June 22, 2025.
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#229
Posted: 12/1/24 at 9:10pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "ACL2006 said: "Floyd Collins is a limited run? Ragtime wouldn't arrive until next Summer?"
No timing shared for RAGTIME but I'm just assuming FLOYD will be a limited run given the subject matter. The question is how limited...through July? Through Labor Day? Through December? RAGTIME could open Fall 25 or Spring 26 depending on when FLOYD wraps up.
Which begs the question of what happens to Caissie Levy if NEXT TO NORMAL transfers? (I thought she was fine but replaceable in Ragtime.)"
Levy can sit out both the NEXT TO NORMAL transfer and the RAGTIME transfer.
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#230
Posted: 12/1/24 at 9:15pm
ACL2006 said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "ACL2006 said: "Floyd Collins is a limited run? Ragtime wouldn't arrive until next Summer?"
No timing shared for RAGTIME but I'm just assuming FLOYD will be a limited run given the subject matter. The question is how limited...through July? Through Labor Day? Through December? RAGTIME could open Fall 25 or Spring 26 depending on when FLOYD wraps up.
Which begs the question of what happens to Caissie Levy if NEXT TO NORMAL transfers? (I thought she was fine but replaceable in Ragtime.)"
Levy can sit out both the NEXT TO NORMAL transfer and the RAGTIME transfer.
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I concur. I’m sure she’s a lovely lady, but I find her so bland on stage.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#231
Posted: 12/1/24 at 9:21pm
The first musical Andre Bishop produced in the Beaumont was Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty's MY FAVORITE YEAR.
It would be fitting if the first musical Lear produces in the Beaumont is Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty's RAGTIME.
(also looks like Bishop's first and last Beaumont musicals are both music-directed by his frequent collaborator Ted Sperling)
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#232
Posted: 12/1/24 at 9:23pm
jagman106 said: "As a LCT member, I just looked at my info for ticket sales. FC is currently selling from first preview - March 27 through June 22, 2025."
Yes, and the option for an extension is almost guaranteed to be built into the actors' contracts. The unknown is how long that extension will last.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/22
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#233
Posted: 12/2/24 at 8:24am
MemorableUserName said: "
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Et tu, Brute?
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#234
Posted: 12/6/24 at 9:06pm
The other day I managed to snag a ticket to Tammy faye and WOW, was I pleasantly surprised that I didn’t hate it as much as I thought I was going too.
The show had a good flow to it - especially act 2 and the actors were giving it all (even thought the source material was lacking). Katie Brayben, who plays Tammy Faye, was exceptional! She is a true talent and I look forward to seeing her in future productions!
was the show perfect? No!
did I leave the theatre humming the songs? No!
would I recommend seeing the show? Hell no!
did I have fun? Not really
But I’m glad I went and I’m glad I saw the show! I support the theatre - even when it’s not so great!
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#235
Posted: 12/6/24 at 9:12pm
DrMonicaDeMoneco said:
"was the show perfect? No!
did I leave the theatre humming the songs? No!
would I recommend seeing the show? Hell no!
did I have fun? Not really”
Finally some pull quotes this show can actually use.
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#236
Posted: 12/7/24 at 8:18pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "jagman106 said: "As a LCT member, I just looked at my info for ticket sales. FC is currently selling from first preview - March 27 through June 22, 2025."
Yes, and the option for an extension is almost guaranteed to be built into the actors' contracts. The unknown is how long that extension will last.
Yes, but I can't imagine FC extending past Labor Day, allowing for Ragtime to open some time in the fall.
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#237
Posted: 12/7/24 at 8:59pm
As Tammy Faye closes, will it be among the lowest grossing shows upon its closing?
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#238
Posted: 12/8/24 at 1:24am
They finally started slashing prices for tomorrow’s closing…this evening. Earlier today everything was still full price. Insane how few tickets are sold for the closing performance.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/30/17
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#239
Posted: 12/8/24 at 2:31am
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "ACL2006 said: "Floyd Collins is a limited run? Ragtime wouldn't arrive until next Summer?"
Which begs the question of what happens to Caissie Levy if NEXT TO NORMAL transfers? (I thought she was fine but replaceable in Ragtime.)"
Joy Woods could be available again by the time it happens. That would be best for the show as well.
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#240
Posted: 12/8/24 at 2:00pm
GiantsInTheSky2 said: "They finally started slashing prices for tomorrow’s closing…this evening. Earlier today everything was still full price. Insane how few tickets are sold for the closing performance."
Tonight's closing show looks only 30/35% sold. How sad for this cast to close a show with such a tiny house. At least Swept Away's (current) closing date is looking decently sold.
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#241
Posted: 12/8/24 at 4:18pm
Unless they quickly comp the house, the last performance will be to a house that looks to be about half full, with a mostly empty mezz.
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#242
Posted: 12/8/24 at 4:24pm
They should make every available seat $10 just to fill the house for them tonight. This is sad.
Updated On: 12/8/24 at 04:24 PM
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/14
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#243
Posted: 12/8/24 at 4:35pm
They should. I am however sending some love to Bryan the buisness analyst. His take was honest. The ones trying to torch him on social media and therefore torching the show all over again are the true villains.
Understudy Joined: 12/6/24
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#244
Posted: 12/8/24 at 4:44pm
Kad said: "Unless they quickly comp the house, the last performance will be to a house that looks to be about half full, with a mostly empty mezz."
Agreed. It's a hard performance give them some energy they can feed off of.
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#245
Posted: 12/8/24 at 5:51pm
I hope at least one audience member will give a standing ovation to Katie after singing her 11oclock number. She’s always given it a 100%.
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#246
Posted: 12/8/24 at 11:06pm
Curious if there were any post-show speeches tonight.
Broadway Star Joined: 5/19/20
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#247
Posted: 12/8/24 at 11:26pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Curious if there were any post-show speeches tonight."
There were no speeches. Confirmed by a friend who saw the show tonight and post on their instagram story
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#248
Posted: 12/9/24 at 12:00am
Saw Autumn Hurlbert this afternoon. She did a fine job - much more like Tammy Faye in mannerisms and voice. She even brought a tear to my eye a couple times - voice not as strong as Brayben but she made the show make sense. It’s still a grab bag of lots of different thoughts that don’t all come together, but at least Autumn was a better anchor for everything.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/27/21
TAMMY FAYE Reviews#249
Posted: 12/9/24 at 12:11am
I was at closing.
They absolutely papered the orchestra at the last minute, when I arrived to pick up my ticket I could see a VERY long comp list in the box office.
That said, I was in the Mezz and there were MAYBE 100 of us, the ushers let everyone move down and center which was good.
This show was such a misfire but I will say I never found myself bored or looking at my watch. Katie got very loud applause at her entrance, and a VERY long applause break after "If You Came To See Me Cry" myself and several others in the Mezzanine gave her a standing ovation.
One very interesting moment tonight was during the end when Andy Taylor and Michael Cervaris essentially recreated the controversial conversation that Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson had on the 700 Club after 9/11. During this scene there were TONS of people boo'ing and audience members yelling "F--k You" and other such things, wonder if it always elicited that kind of reaction.
Anyways this probably was the best audience I could have seen the show with, oh well, bye Tammy Faye, onward to the great flop house in the sky.
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