Katie Brayben in “Tammy Faye”
(Photo: Matthew Murphy)

Tammy Faye, the new musical about famed televangelist Tammy Faye Messner, plays its final Broadway performance at the Palace Theater on December 8. The production, directed by Rupert Goold, opened on November 14 and will have played 24 previews and 29 regular performances by the time it closes. .

Katie Brayben leads the cast in the title role, a performance that earned her an Olivier Award in 2023. The Broadway cast also includes two-time Tony winner Christian Borle as Jim Bakker and two-time Tony winner Michael Cerveris as Rev. Jerry Falwell. Completing the company are 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. Autumn Hurlbert is Tammy Faye’s replacement.

Tammy Faye has music by Elton John, lyrics by ex-Scissor Sister Jake Shears and a book by James Graham. The musical had its world premiere at London’s Almeida Theater in 2022 and was nominated for four Olivier Awards.

“Tammy came from a Christian movement associated with the moral majority and conservatism. And yet she became an LGBTQ icon and at the center of the AIDS discussion in this country,” Goold said The Broadway Show. “She definitely has flaws, but she has a big heart.”