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Elton John has The Palace for Tammy musical
#25Elton John has The Palace for Tammy musical
Posted: 3/22/24 at 9:56am
I think it’ll be a flop, but Katie’s performance makes it a must see flop and anyone who sees it will not be disappointed. Also, I don’t think this show is the kind of train wreck that truly awful shows are such as opening night in the west end or Carrie etc. it’s at least decent and not an embarrassment.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#26Elton John has The Palace for Tammy musical
Posted: 3/22/24 at 10:04am
I’m sure her performance is great. But the Palace is huge and we just had a Tammy Faye film. This feels like the kind of esoteric camp content that just doesn’t seem sustainable on a big Broadway stage with no stars.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#27Elton John has The Palace for Tammy musical
Posted: 3/22/24 at 10:09am
Wonder if they'll beef the show up a bit?
bway1430
Swing Joined: 10/6/12
#28Elton John has The Palace for Tammy musical
Posted: 3/22/24 at 11:42am
"This feels like the kind of esoteric camp content that just doesn’t seem sustainable on a big Broadway stage with no stars."
If that theory was true, & JULIET, MJ, MOULIN ROUGE and SIX would have closed some time ago.
I wouldn't underestimate the potential of this show.
#29Elton John has The Palace for Tammy musical
Posted: 3/22/24 at 12:01pmUpdated On: 3/22/24 at 12:01 PM
#30Elton John has The Palace for Tammy musical
Posted: 3/22/24 at 12:04pm
bway1430 said: ""This feels like the kind of esoteric camp content that just doesn’t seem sustainable ona big Broadway stage with no stars."
If that theory was true, & JULIET, MJ, MOULIN ROUGE and SIX would have closed some time ago.
I wouldn't underestimate the potential of this show."
Huh? How do these even vaguely compare to this show? Three of them use a catalogue of incredibly popular music based on wildly popular and successful properties, and Six is a small show with a small cast that must be very inexpensive to run.
#31Elton John has The Palace for Tammy musical
Posted: 3/22/24 at 12:14pm
TotallyEffed said: "bway1430 said: ""This feels like the kind of esoteric camp content that just doesn’t seem sustainable ona big Broadway stage with no stars."
If that theory was true, & JULIET, MJ, MOULIN ROUGE and SIX would have closed some time ago.
I wouldn't underestimate the potential of this show."
Huh? How do these even vaguely compareto this show? Three of them use a catalogue ofincrediblypopular music based onwildly popular and successful properties, and Six is a small show with a small cast thatmust be very inexpensive to run."
Exactly. Tammy Faye is nothing like those other shows and it takes itself probably more seriously too. The camp factor almost seems slightly unintentional at times, not built into the material. I really don’t know who the target audience for this show is lol.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
