Autumn Hurlbert | Theatre Reviews Limited

Broadway Review: “Tammy Faye” at the Palace Theatre (Final Performance on Sunday, December 8)

November 19, 2024 | Broadway, LGBTQ+, Music > | "Tammy Faye", Alana Pollard, Allison Guinn, Allysa Shorte, and Andy Taylor, as well as Amanda Clement, Autumn Hurlbert, Aveena Sawyer, Brittany Nicholas, Casting is by C12 Casting/Carrie Gardner and Jillian Cimini, Charl Brown, Christian Borle, costume design by Katrina Lindsay, Dana Wilton, Daniel Torres, David Roberts, Denis Lambert, Elliott Mattox, Elton John, Ian Lassiter, Jake Shears, James Graham, Jonathan Duvelson, Katie Brayben, Keven Quillon, LGBTQ, lighting design by Neil Austin, Lily Kaufmann, Mark Evans, Matthew Murphy, Max Gordon Moore, Michael Cerveris, Michael Di Liberto, New York Theatre Reviews, Nick Bailey, Palace Theatre, Raymond J. Lee, Rupert Goold, scenic design by Bunny Christie, sound design by Nick Lidster for Autograph, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, TJ Tapp, video design by Finn Ross

The main problem with “Tammy Faye,” currently on at the Palace Theatre is not the vapid lyrics by Jake Shears or the bland book by James Graham. Unfortunately, the “New Broadway Musical” has nothing to do with the iconic PTL Club televangelist Tammy Faye. Not even the two-time Laurence Olivier Award winning Katie Brayben’s performance as Tammy Faye, or the…