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Fans react as Elton John's Broadway musical Tammy Faye announces closure 5 days after opening: 'Brutal!'

Fans were left shocked as Elton John's musical Tammy Faye announced its closing date on Broadway just five days after opening.

The show - based on the life of televangelists Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker , had been struggling to sell tickets at the Palace Theatre despite a highly anticipated transfer from London - Elton John pictured at opening night last week It comes amid reports of multiple last minute changes to the show and disappointment over Christian Borle replacing Andrew Rannells, who was beloved in the London run at the Almeida Theatre. It comes amid reports of multiple last minute changes to the show and disappointment over Christian Borle replacing Andrew Rannells, who was beloved in the London run at the Almeida Theatre - pictured

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