TAMMY FAYE will transfer to Broadway in 2024-2025 Season — Page 14

“Comparing American founding fathers whose names are familiar to anyone who attended school”

Familiar to anyone who attended school in America.

They don’t teach the “founding fathers” in European schools (at least, not universally - my school didn’t cover US history at all, except to very briefly touch on Christopher Columbus).

Plenty of non-Americans had never heard of Hamilton before the musical.

Also, it’s weird how fixated some people are on trashing a show they’ve never seen which doesn’t even open for months (posting over and over again, insisting that anyone who saw and liked it must be a paid PR shill) - I just don’t get where that level of fixation comes from. There are plenty of shows I have zero interest in, or think suck, so I simply never open threads dedicated to those shows. Actively seeking out threads about a show you’ve never seen yet somehow psychically know is terrible/doomed to fail is just objectively quite bizarre behaviour.

Updated On: 8/22/24 at 10:05 AM

gibsons2 said: "Comparing American founding fathers whose names are familiar to anyone who attended school and opened a history book to an obscure US televangelist from the 70s is ridiculous."

To be clear, You are talking about Americans and I'm not. The comment I replied was about "international tourists won't care and she is barely known outside of United States". If you think American founding fathers are covered in other countries schools, you will be sadly mistaken. Every country is focused on their own history and do not teach American history. So I'll say odds are Hamilton is equally unknown as Tammy Faye for most of international tourists (unless someone is from UK or such countries with historical connections to US).

(Edited to add: Saw the comment above me and I am also European born and educated. Yes, the only people we were taught were Columbus discovering America and Washington as the first president. That's it.)

My point - although not explicitly stated - was people will go to good musicals regardless of whether they know the real life characters the shows are based on. This is the reason why international tourists went to Hamilton despite not knowing a single thing about American history. Similarly they can attend a Tammy Faye musical without even hearing about her before in their life.

Updated On: 8/22/24 at 10:09 AM

While the production’s fortunes are unclear as of now, I will say that the presence of Cerveris in the cast reassures me. He chooses his Broadway projects exceptionally well.

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iWannaBEaSedaris said: "FWIW, I've read the script and heard the score.It is going to be a smart, ribald, and poignantnight at the theatre.

I predict 'If You Came to See Me Cry' will be a standard in the rep by this time next year.

I'm very excited for it.

Curious how much you can say about what songs have remained/been cut/added from the Almeida production.

I loved "If You Came To See Me Cry" too but her Act One closer "Open Hands" really blew me away.

Updated On: 8/24/24 at 03:42 AM

HAMILTON might attract foreign tourists as a Broadway show, but it is not a worldwide phenomenon.

It has done well in the West End but bombed miserably in Hamburg where its first non-English production was mounted.

Full cast announced. Katie Brayben will have an alternate with announced performances in advance.


TAMMY FAYE will feature Two-time Olivier Award-winner Katie Brayben as Tammy Faye Bakker, Two-time Tony Award-winner Christian Borle as Jim Bakker, and Two-time Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris as Jerry Falwell.

Joining the company are Autumn Hurlbert as the Tammy Faye Bakker Alternate, Nick Bailey as Paul Crouch, Charl Brown as Steve Pieters, Mark Evans as Billy Graham, Allison Guinn as Jan Crouch, Ian Lassiter as Jimmy Swaggart/Ronald Reagan/Archbishop, Raymond J. Lee as John Fletcher, Max Gordon Moore as Thomas S. Monson/Marvin Gorman, Alana Pollard as Jessica Hahn, and Andy Taylor as Pat Robertson/Ted Turner. Ms. Hurlbert’s performance schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.

The TAMMY FAYE company will also include Amanda Clement, Michael Di Liberto, Jonathan Duvelson, Lily Kaufmann, Denis Lambert, Elliott Mattox, Brittany Nicholas, Kevin Quillon, Aveena Sawyer, Allysa Shorte, TJ Tapp, Daniel Torres, and Dana Wilton.

It looks like Thomas S. Monson/Marvin Gorman is a role that's been added since Almeida. Is that right? Interesting that they added more American religious leaders. Does anyone know how much these characters will be in the show and in what way? I'm not seeing anything online that connects Monson to Tammy Faye. Kind of random that he was mentioned in one of Rannell's lyrics in Book of Mormon.

I’m so happy for Autumn!! Ive been a fan of hers since the legally blonde reality show, and now she will finally get to play a leading lady at the Palace!! I will definitely want to see her Tammy as well as Katie’s. I would also love to see Laura Bell Bundy in the role. They cast Mark Evans, an English actor as Billy Graham.

^100%

It looks beautiful though.

I realise it's all be refurbished, but what is the rake like in the Orchestra, where does the Mezzanine overhang from? I can't decide between the two levels.

TBFL said: "I realise it's all be refurbished, but what is the rake like in the Orchestra, where does the Mezzanine overhang from? I can't decide between the two levels."

Mezzanine overhang begins with row J of the orchestra. I personally recommend the mezz.

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Elton John has been dealing with a severe eye infection which has left him with only limited vision in one eye. He says it will take some time before his sight returns, and he’s recuperating at home. Feel better Elton!! I’m confident Tom Deering will fill in for him. He’s already credited as doing additional music, as well as orchestrations and arrangements