Elton John's $25 million Broadway show announces closing — just five days after opening night

Tammy Faye: A New Musical sneak peek

about 1970s and ‘80s televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker posted its closing notice on Tuesday — just five days after it opened at the Palace Theatre.Bruce Glikas/Getty Images

Although Broadway is an increasingly harsh business, it’s become rare for underperforming shows to bite the dust so fast. The last musical on the Great White Way to have such a short run was 2022’s “KPOP,” which lasted just 17 performances beyond opening night. “Tammy Faye” began in 2022 at London’s smaller Almeida Theatre, which seats just 350, some 1,300 fewer chairs than the Palace.“Tammy Faye” was nominated at the Olivier Awards — London’s Tonys — for Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical .

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