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Stars, shockers, psychos and evangelists: Rupert Goold’s mighty end to his high-wire Almeida tenure

A smattering of famous names, a big-ambition project, a gay classic and a musical thriller … the powerhouse artistic director’s final productions have all his hallmarks, showing how he made this small theatre so formidable

The Guardian - UK

Elton John breaks silence on Broadway flop Tammy Faye after rapid cancellation

British pop veteran made the comments in an interview with ‘Time’ magazine after being named its ‘Icon of the Year’

The Independent UK

Rupert Goold to join The Old Vic as artistic director after leaving the Almeida

Goold oversaw productions such as Tammy Faye, Spring Awakening, Richard III, Patriots, King Charles III and Ink at the Almeida

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"The 1700-capacity venue was only selling 300 tickets a night. This is not exactly great": Elton John’s musical closes on Broadway after just 5 days

Reviewers found it ‘strangely bland’ and ‘messy’

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13 of the biggest Broadway flops in history, from Elton John’s Tammy Faye to Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark

THE LIST: As Elton John’s musical ‘Tammy Faye’ announces it is to close just days after opening, Kevin E G Perry looks back at some of the biggest Broadway productions that failed to break even

The Independent UK

Elton John’s “Misguided West End Import” Announces Closure Five Days After Opening Night

Elton John's musical Tammy Faye, based on the life of the famous televangelist, has failed to connect with US audiences. The post Elton John’s “Misguided West End Import” Announces Closure Five Days After Opening Night first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Sir Elton John's Tammy Faye musical announces closure

Sir Elton John's musical 'Tammy Faye' has announced it is closing next month, just days after it officially opened on Broadway.

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Elton John’s $25m Broadway musical is to close, with announcement coming just days after it opened

‘Tammy Faye’ is set to close next month

The Independent UK

Elton John’s musical Tammy Faye to close on Broadway less than a month after opening

Despite Olivier awards success and a sold out run in the West End, the show received unfavourable reviews from US critics and performed poorly at the box office

The Guardian - UK

Elton John turns the saga of televangelist Tammy Faye into song for Broadway

When Elton John was on tour in America during the 1970s, there was someone on TV who caught his eye

The Independent UK

Tammy Faye star shares ‘disappointing’ news about Broadway production

The Tony-nominated actor was set to reprise his role from the West End production of ‘Tammy Faye: A New Musical’

The Independent UK

Andrew Rannells And Katie Brayben To Star In Tammy Faye

Andrew Rannells and Katie Brayben star in Tammy Faye musical on Broadway with Elton John's music at the Palace Theater. Renovated venue opens on Oct. 19.

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The 67th Evening Standard Theatre Awards: a glittering night with the brightest stars of London theatre

Nicole Scherzinger, Sam Mendes, Ian McKellen... the glamour quotient was off the scale

Evening Standard

Elton John's musical about Tammy Faye Bakker to land on Broadway next season

Elton John’s musical about televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker is coming to Broadway from London

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Director Michel Franco was issued ‘inaccurate’ warning about Jessica Chastain post-Oscar win

Director says Chastain was ‘the opposite’ of what people predicted

The Guardian - UK

Olivier awards toast the screen stars storming it on stage

Normal People’s Paul Mescal and Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer took acting prizes at the ceremony while the Almeida’s success shows Rupert Goold has a winning formula

The Guardian - UK

Olivier awards 2023: full list of winners

My Neighbour Totoro, A Streetcar Named Desire and Prima Facie were among the winners at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony

The Independent UK

Olivier Awards 2023 winners: The complete list in full

Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer, and David Tennant were among this year’s nominees

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The Independent UK

Olivier Awards 2023 nominations: The complete list in full

Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer, and David Tennant are among this year’s nominees

The Guardian - UK

Olivier awards 2023: complete list of nominations

My Neighbour Totoro leads the way with nine nominations at this year’s awards – see who else is in the running

Evening Standard

Our pick of playwright James Graham’s ten best works, as new National Theatre Gareth Southgate play announced

There are few playwrights doing it better than Graham

The Independent UK

Jodie Comer, a gen-Z Elle Woods and a giant swimming pool: The best theatre of 2022, ranked

The Independent’s theatre critics have chosen their top stage shows of 2022, a year in which fresh new writing and charming musicals reigned supreme

The Independent UK

George & Tammy review: A crooning, booze-soaked Nashville melodrama

Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain play the country music couple in a show just as big, brash and unsubtle as its protagonists

Evening Standard

The Leader podcast: our new Theatre Review (Tammy Faye & Marvellous)

Coming to you from the stage of the Shaftesbury Theatre, currently home to musical & Juliet, we kick off our brand-new theatre show.

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Elton John debuts new musical all about Tammy Faye Bakker ... because of course he did

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Tammy Faye Bakker renaissance shows no signs of slowing down.

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