The Lighter Side of Christian Nationalism: Tammy Faye

I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t clap for Jerry Falwell.

Though I’d argue that Tammy Faye — the splashy new musical about the life of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, imported from the U.K. and engineered by a Brit-heavy team including Rupert Goold directing, James Graham on book, and none other than Elton John on music—was destined for a rocky landing whenever it ended up on these shores, this is, well, quite a moment. Sitting beneath the blingy canopy of the newly renovated Palace Theatre...