The televangelist defended gay men during the AIDS crisis. Now she’s getting perhaps the gayest tribute: a Broadway show led by Elton John.
Tammy Faye,” a bland, tonal mishmash of a show opening on Broadway, seems afraid to lean into what made the televangelist so distinctive.
Spinning an evangelist grifter into a camp icon and sorta-feminist heroine is a little hard to take right now.
Tammy Faye” has its fun moments, but while Elton John’s score certainly matches that era, it’s hard to find a song therein ...