Tammy Faye closing on December 8!

[pablitonizer]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 3:54pm

The Almeida Theatre production of the new musical TAMMY FAYE will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, December 8.  Upon closing, the production will have played 24 previews and 29 performances at the Palace Theater.
 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/tammy-faye-musical-to-close-on-broadway-in-december-1236066359/

 

 

What's next for the Palace?

Updated On: 11/19/24 at 03:54 PM

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:18pm

Pity. They made changes but it was far too little and far too late.

Still. Ooof. Broadway killed Tammy Faye faster than her colon did…

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:19pm

It was the music
Of something beginning,
An era exploding,
A century spinning
In riches and rags,
And in rhythm and rhyme.
The people called it Ragtime...
Ragtime!

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:20pm

quizking101 said: "Still. Ooof.Broadway killed Tammy Faye faster than her colon did…"


That was wild.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:25pm

Just 29 performances played. When was the last time a show only played that few performances?

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:27pm

TotallyEffed said: "quizking101 said: "Still. Ooof.Broadway killed Tammy Faye faster than her colon did…"


That was wild."

But funnier than some of the jokes that James Graham wrote…

[ChiDoc]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:28pm

ACL2006 said: "Just 29 performances played. When was the last time a show only played that few performances?"

 

Diana played 33 performances, and 12 years ago Leap of Faith only ran for 19.

ETA: As mentioned below, I forgot about K-POP, which only lasted for 17 official performances, though with previews it technically lasted longer than either of the musicals I named.

Updated On: 11/19/24 at 04:28 PM

[pablitonizer]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:32pm

quizking101 said: "Pity. They made changes but it was far too little and far too late.

Still. Ooof.Broadway killed Tammy Faye faster than her colon did…"

 

That line was smart and hilarious!

[Kad]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:32pm

K-POP only played 17 regular performances (but had a fairly lengthy preview period with 44 performances).

[Tony R.]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:37pm

Didn't Ain't No Mo only play like 28 performances???

 

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:40pm

Oh look, a Wiki that answers all questions.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_shortest-running_Broadway_shows

[MayAudraBlessYou2]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:42pm

Michael Cerveris says "there will be plenty to see later. All that matters is you have until December 8 to see us."

Ummm what more is there to say? It's one of the most misguided business decisions in recent Bway memory. They decided that because a show sold out a 325-seat house for 6 weeks with British audiences, that it would...for some reason...magically sell out the freaking Palace for an open ended run with a capitalization of $25 million with American audiences???

I feel for the cast and crew. But even if you are someone who thought the show was great, nothing about this transfer made sense from a business standpoint. It's just the latest example of Brits thinking "this did well in this very specific setup in London, so therefore it simply MUST do well on Broadway too!" and ignoring all of the vast financial and cultural differences of the two markets.

[pablitonizer]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:44pm

quizking101 said: "Oh look, a Wiki that answers all questions.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_shortest-running_Broadway_shows"

 

 

Oh wow, 50s , 60s and 70s were harsh on shows!

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:45pm

I really could not care less what the business angle is. I’m glad at least that producers took a risk, perhaps even for the sake of passion.

P.S. The colon joke wasn’t funny.

[pablitonizer]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:49pm

MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "Michael Cerveris says "there will be plenty to see later. All that matters is you have until December 8 to see us."

Ummm what moreis there to say? It's one of the most misguided business decisions in recent Bway memory. They decided that because a show sold out a 325-seat house for 6 weeks with British audiences, that it would...for some reason...magically sell out the freaking Palace for an open ended run with a capitalization of $25 million with American audiences???

I feel for the cast and crew. But even if you are someone who thought the show was great, nothing about this transfer made sense from a business standpoint. It's just the latest example of Brits thinking "this did well in this very specific setup in London, so therefore it simply MUST do well on Broadway too!" and ignoring all of the vast financial and cultural differences of the two markets."

 

 

True! I wonder if producers will be more cautious about 'The Devil Wears Prada' and a possible Broadway transfer... the Chicago try-out was entirely panned. I know the British production has partially a new creative team but still, it could be very tricky

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:51pm

quizking101 said: "Oh look, a Wiki that answers all questions.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_shortest-running_Broadway_shows"

Tammy Faye and Diana won't appear in that list as they limited it to no more than 20 performances. KPOP is the only recent one from that last ten years.

[MrsSallyAdams]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:52pm

So much for my ticket. Lestat outran this at 39 performances.

Lestat – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB

[Jarethan]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:53pm

One thing I have never been clear on.  I know this received 4 Olivier nominations and won 1, but a decent number of real dogs have been nominated for Tony awards and have occasionally won some.  Was this a hit in London.  I know that it played in the tiny Almeida theatre, but did it move to the West End?  I can see that it is no longer running in the West End, so it could not have been much.  I have to admit that I don't regret leaving after Act 1 at the first preview.

 

 

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:57pm

Is Tammy Faye Bakker even known to Brits?

Maybe they thought it would have a better chance of wide success in America.

[rg7759]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:59pm

Don't forget this didn't just lose 1 main star...but both if you include that Kristin chenoweth was originally intended for the part

[pablitonizer]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 4:59pm

Jarethan said: "One thing I have never been clear on. I know this received 4 Olivier nominations and won 1, but a decent number of real dogs have been nominated for Tony awards and have occasionally won some. Was this a hit in London. I know that it played in the tiny Almeida theatre, but did it move to the West End? I can see that it is no longer running in the West End, so it could not have been much. I have to admit that I don't regret leaving after Act 1 at the first preview.



"

My understanding is that it only played at the Almeida which is technically not the West End, but it's still eligible for the Oliviers. Since the Almeida has great reputation for shows, I think producers speculated that it'd do well on Broadway. So they kept the momentum of the Olivier noms and wins and they announced the Broadway transfer in november 2023. It's also known that UK critics are less harsh on shows, I mean look at Bad Cinderella. It was praised in the UK and it ran for a decent amount of time... we know how that went on Broadway

 

Updated On: 11/19/24 at 04:59 PM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 5:04pm

rg7759 said: "Don't forget this didn't just lose 1 main star...but both if you include that Kristin chenoweth was originally intended for the part"

Chenoweth was attached to a completely different production. She was attached to one with Henry Krieger as the composer and an Australian playwright. 

[rburton66]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 5:06pm

Did the renovation unleash a curse? I figured anything could do better than Ben Platt's half-filled residency, yet here we are.

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 5:20pm

EDSOSLO858 said this would close December 8.  

If correct again, Maybe Happy Ending ends Dec 1, with the cast notified day after opening... 

[JasonC3]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 5:36pm

Jarethan said: "One thing I have never been clear on. I know this received 4 Olivier nominations and won 1, but a decent number of real dogs have been nominated for Tony awards and have occasionally won some. Was this a hit in London. I know that it played in the tiny Almeida theatre, but did it move to the West End? I can see that it is no longer running in the West End, so it could not have been much. I have to admit that I don't regret leaving after Act 1 at the first preview."

It has been suggested (both here and on the UK board) that a transfer was in the works but when the lead got pregnant that plan was shelved.