Tammy Faye the Musical

Tammy Faye is an upcoming biographic musical by with music by Elton John, lyrics by Jake Shears and a book by James Graham, based on the life of Tammy Faye Messner.

World premiere: London (2022)

Tammy Faye will have its world premiere production at the Almeida Theatre in London, playing from 13 October 2022 until 3 December. Rupert Goold will direct, with choreography by Lynne Page, design by Bunny Christie, costume design by Katrina Lindsay and lighting design by Neil Austin.

Tammy Faye was born March 7, 1942 – July 20, 2007) was an American evangelist, singer, author, talk show host, and television personality. She gained notice for her work with The PTL Club, a televangelist program she co-founded with her husband Jim Bakker in 1974. They had hosted their own puppet show series for local programming in the early 1960s; Messner also had a career as a recording artist. In 1978, she and Bakker built Heritage USA, a Christian theme park.

London Cast

London Creative

Music Elton John
Lyrics Jake Shears
Book James Graham
Director Rupert Goold
Choreographer Lynne Page
Designer Bunny Christie
Costume Designer Katrina Lindsay
Lighting Designer Neil Austin
Sound Designer Bobby Aitken
Musical Supervisor, Co-Orchestrator & Arranger Tom Deering
Co-Orchestrator Mark Dickman
Video Designer Finn Ross
Musical Director Alex Beetschen
Casting Directors Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher
Prop Supervisor Lily Mollgaard
Costume Supervisor Karen Large
Wigs, Hair & Make-up Supervisor Suzanne Scotcher
Dialect Coach Brett Tyne
Associate Director Sara Aniqah Malik
Associate Choreographer Tom Herron
Design Associate Verity Sadler
Sound Associate Sam Vincent
Associate Casting Director Richard Johnston

London Rehearsals

World Premiere 13 Oct – 3 Dec 2022 at the Almeida Theatre London

Tammy Faye the Musical

Tammy Faye the Musical, Tammy Faye, Elton John, Jake Shears, James Graham, Tammy Faye Messner, Katie Brayen, Andrew Rannells, Ashley Campbell, Rupert Gold, Lynne Page