A gaudy, glitzy new Broadway musical puts a campy spin on the rise and fall of infamous televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, but is the joke still on us?
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Critics are divided on whether the show's over-the-top aesthetic is a clever critique or just shallow camp, with one calling it a 'Christian nationalism theme park'
The creative team includes Tony-winner Elton John, who co-wrote the music, and a cast led by renowned Broadway diva Tamara Tunie as the titular 'Tammy Faye' - but will audiences buy her as a feminist hero?
A gaudy, glitzy new Broadway musical puts a campy spin on the rise and fall of infamous televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, but is the joke still on us?
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Critics are divided on whether the show's over-the-top aesthetic is a clever critique or just shallow camp, with one calling it a 'Christian nationalism theme park'
The creative team includes Tony-winner Elton John, who co-wrote the music, and a cast led by renowned Broadway diva Tamara Tunie as the titular 'Tammy Faye' - but will audiences buy her as a feminist hero?