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Elton John's Tammy Faye musical in trouble as Broadway show struggles to fill seats ahead of opening night
The production is facing a worrying lack of sales, with blocks of seating still available for the upcoming weeks, and opening night not sold out, according to official seat maps on Broadway Direct.
It comes amid reports of multiple last minute changes to the show and disappointment over Christian Borle replacing Andrew Ranells, who was beloved in the London run at the Almeida Theatre. Elton John 's new Broadway musical, based on the life of televangelists Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker , is struggling to sell tickets despite a highly anticipated transfer from London For the week ending November 10, the musical had only filled 58 percent of the venues 1740 seats, making it the lowest attendance percentage of the 37 Broadway shows currently running, according to Deadline, which reported it has grossed a shockingly low $384,345.
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