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Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway

The musical will officially open on November 14th, 2024 at the newly refurbished Palace Theater.

By: Oct. 19, 2024
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The Broadway run of TAMMY FAYE will begin preview performances tonight, October 19th and will officially open on November 14th, 2024 at the newly refurbished Palace Theater. Meet the cast of TAMMY FAYE below!

TAMMY FAYE features music by legendary songwriter Elton John, lyrics by Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears, a book by Olivier Award-winning writer James Graham (Dear England, Ink), choreography by Lynne Page (Ink, Standing at the Sky’s Edge), and direction by Olivier Award-winner Rupert Goold(Patriots, Dear England).

The cast is led by Two-time Olivier Award-winner Katie Brayben as Tammy Faye Bakker, Two-time Tony Award-winner Christian Borle as Jim Bakker, and Two-time Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris as Jerry Falwell.

It's the 1970s, and for the very first time, satellites are bringing cable television into American homes. As families gather in their living rooms, young preacher Jim Bakker and his wife Tammy Faye hit the airwaves to build a nationwide congregation and put the fun back in faith.

But while Tammy dazzles on screen, rivals plot behind the scenes, jealous of her popularity and threatened by her determination to lead with love. 

Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageKatie Brayben - Tammy Faye Bakker

Katie Brayben is a two-time Olivier Award Winner for Best Actress in A Musical for Tammy Faye (2023) and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (2015). Her theatre credits include Tammy Faye (Almeida Theatre); Nine Lessons and Carols: stories for a long winter (Almeida Theatre); Girl From The North Country (West End/Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto); A Walk On The Moon (American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco); Honour (The Park Theatre); My Mother Said I Never Should (St. James’s Theatre); The Spoils (Trafalgar Studios); Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (West End); King Charles III (Almeida Theatre & West End); American Psycho (Almeida Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Ragtime (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); Joking Apart (Nottingham Playhouse/ Salisbury Playhouse); 13 (National Theatre); Company (Southwark Playhouse); John and Jen (Landor Theatre); The Great British Country Fete (Bush Theatre); Mamma Mia! (West End). Film: A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life. Television credits include “Mandrake” (ITV), “Queen Charlotte - A Bridgerton Story” (Netflix); “Cell 8” (Fremantle); “Miss Scarlet and The Duke” (Alibi); “War of the Worlds” (Canal+); “The Wheel Of Time” (Amazon); “Grace” (ITV); “Luther” (BBC); “The Alienist” (Paramount); “Doctor Who” (BBC); “King Charles III” (BBC); and “Vera” (ITV).


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageChristian Borle - Jim Bakker

Christian Borle is a Grammy and two-time Tony Award-winning actor. Christian won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical as Shakespeare in Something Rotten, and Best Featured Actor in a Play as Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher. Most recently on Broadway, he starred as Joe/Josephine in Some Like It Hot (Tony nom.), for which he wrote additional material and received a Grammy Award for its cast album. Additional Broadway credits: Jesus Christ Superstar, Footloose, Amour, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Spamalot, Legally Blonde (Tony nom.), Mary Poppins, Falsettos (Tony nom.), and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He most recently starred as Albert Peterson in the Kennedy Center’s production of Bye Bye Birdie in June 2024. He also starred as Orin Scrivello, DDS et al in Little Shop of Horrors at the Westside Theater, for which he received the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Lucille Lortel (or LuLo) Awards for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. On TV, Christian has appeared in “Hazbin Hotel,” “Gilmore Girls,” “Evil,” “Masters of Sex,” “Elementary,” “Younger,” “Lifesaver,” NBC’s “Peter Pan Live,” and NBC’s “The Sound of Music Live.” Christian played a recurring role on “The Good Wife/Fight” and received across-the-board praise as Tom on “Smash.” Christian also appeared in Michael Mann’s feature Blackhat opposite Chris Hemsworth and Viola Davis, and The Bounty Hunter with Jennifer Aniston. Directing: Popcorn Falls (Davenport Theater), Footloose (The MUNY), and Tale as Old as Time, a tribute to Howard Ashman at 92Y’s Lyrics & Lyricists series. Playwriting: Hammered: A Thor & Loki Play (Go to marvelspotlightplays.com).


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageMichael Cerveris - Reverend Jerry Falwell

Michael Cerveris is a two-time Tony Award winning actor for his role as “John Wilkes Booth” in Assassins (Outer Critics Circle Award) and as "Bruce Bechdel" in Fun Home (Lucile Lortel Award, Grammy, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama League Award nominations). He has also garnered Tony Award nominations for his performances in Evita (Drama Desk Award nomination), Lovemusik (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Award nominations), Sweeny Todd (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama League Award nominations), and The Who’s Tommy (Grammy and Theatre World Awards, Outer Critics Circle Award nomination). Other Broadway appearances include In The Next Room (Or The Vibrator Play), Hedda Gabler, Cymbeline, and Titanic. Cerveris has also performed off-Broadway in productions of King Lear (Drama League Award nomination), Macbeth, Nikolai and The Others, and Sondheim’s Road Show, among others, and brought his performance as "Hedwig" from off-Broadway to Los Angeles and London's West End. His series appearances include HBO’s “The Gilded Age” (SAG Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series), as well as HBO’s limited series “The Plot Against America”, and the Netflix series “Mindhunter”. He is recognizable to television audiences for his roles as "James Castro" on CBS' “The Good Wife”, "Ramses IV" on Amazon's “The Tick”, "Professor Pyg" on FOX's “Gotham”, "Marvin Frey" on HBO's “Treme” and the "Observer" on FOX's “Fringe”. His other credits include the original television series version of “Fame”, his recurring role on “The Blacklist” and HBO's limited series “Mosaic”. His film credits include the cult hits Stake Land, Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, and The Mexican opposite James Gandolfini with Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts. Cerveris also has a long career as a musician. He has sung with the New York City Opera and the New York Philharmonic, and at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and New Orleans' JazzFest. He was the guitarist in punk icon Bob Mould's touring band on his US/UK tour and has shared stages with Pete Townshend, Frank Black of the Pixies, The Breeders, Teenage Fanclub and Stone Temple Pilots. He has released two solo albums, Dog Eared and Piety. He tours and records with his Americana band, Loose Cattle, who have released several albums, including their live debut album North of Houston, the vinyl Pony Girl 45, a Christmas album Seasonal Affective Disorder, and Heavy Lifting. Their newest album Someone’s Monster will be released by Single Lock Records on November 1 with the first single Further On set for an August 6 release.


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageNick Bailey - Paul Crouch

Broadway: Casa Valentina. Tour: Waitress. Off-Broadway: Hit the Wall. World Premieres: Gatsby: An American Myth, The Bridges of Madison County. Film: Starring Jerry as Himself, The Outcasts. TV: "Red Oaks," "The Americans," "NCIS: NOLA," "Criminal Minds." @NicholousBailey


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageCharl Brown - Steve Pieters

Credits: Motown: The Musical (Smokey Robinson *Tony Nomination; Best Featured Actor in a Musical), Broadway and West End; Jersey Boys (Barry Belson & others), Broadway and Las Vegas; Sister Act (Sweaty Eddie u/s, TJ u/s), Original Broadway Cast; Walmartopia, (Pearson/Lawrence), Off-Broadway; Hair (HUD), European Tour. Television: “Madam Secretary,” “Evil,” “FBI.” Proud Graduate: University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts.


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageMark Evans - Billy Graham

Mark has played numerous lead roles on Broadway, in the West End, Off-Broadway & internationally in addition to his acting work on screen. He is delighted to be part of Tammy Faye and to perform at the legendary Palace Theater. Full bio: markevans.actor IG: @MarkEvansActor. Founder & director of MarkEvansStudios.com IG: @MarkEvansStudio.


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageAllison Guinn - Jan Crouch

Television: “Only Murders in the Building,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Inside Amy Schumer,” “American Horror Story,” and “Boardwalk Empire.” Broadway: On The Town, Hair. West End: Hair. National Tours: Les Miserables (as “Mme Thenardier” 2017). Graduate of East Tennessee State University and Circle in the Square Theatre School.


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageIan Lassiter - Jimmy Swaggart

Broadway: King Lear, Junk, War Horse, The Cherry Orchard. Off-Bway/regional: Henry VI, Hamlet, Richard II, Antony and Cleopatra, Pericles, An Octoroon, Great Comet 1812, Mission Drift, Kiss, Ring Twice for Miranda, Pushkin, Henry V, Comedy of Errors, Othello, Macbeth. TV/film: “Out the Kitchen,” “Power Book II: Ghost,” Queen of Glory. Voice: Marvel’s Wasteland: Hawkeye, Live from Mount Olympus!, Hamlet on the Radio. Online: Russian Troll Farm. NYU Grad. ianlassiter.com, @LassiVerse


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageRaymond J. Lee - John Fletcher

Broadway: Sweeney Todd, The Heart of Rock and Roll, Aladdin, Groundhog Day, Honeymoon in Vegas, Anything Goes, Mamma Mia. Theatre: The Public, A.C.T., Alliance Theatre, CTG, Goodspeed, La Jolla, MUNY, Paper Mill. Television: "Law & Order," "First Lady," "Succession," "Billions," "Red Oaks." Film: Marriage Story, Ghost Town. VO: Netflix, Dreamworks, Disney Junior. Proud Northwestern grad. Visit www.raymondjlee.com & follow @raymondjlee


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageMax Gordon Moore - Thomas S. Monson

Broadway: The Nap, Saint Joan (MTC), Indecent, Relatively Speaking. Off-Broadway: The Trees (Playwrights Horizons), Golden Shield (MTC), Man From Nebraska (Second Stage), Describe the Night (Atlantic Theatre), Coriolanus (The Public), The Master Builder (BAM), Man and Superman (Irish Rep). TV/Film: Here Today, “East New York,” “New Amsterdam,” “Succession,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” “Instinct,” “Madam Secretary,” “The Good Wife.”


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageAlana Pollard - Jessica Hahn

Alana Pollard is making her Broadway debut in Tammy Faye. Tour: Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill. She graduated from the University of Michigan. @alana.n.pollard


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageAndy Taylor - Pat Robertson

Broadway and tours: Moon Over Buffalo (with Carol Burnett), Titanic, Once, Sunset Boulevard, On The 20th Century, The Producers, Cabaret. Regional theatres include The Goodman, Guthrie, ACT, South Coast Rep, The Globe, The Geffen, and Mark Taper Forum. Series regular (Hank) on the Emmy winning best drama “The Americans.” Graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory in cello performance.


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageAmanda Clement - Ensemble

Broadway debut. Other credits: Teeth (Off-Broadway, Assist. Choreo/Understudy), Lempicka, Death of Desert Rose (NYC Developmentals), Hamilton (Nat. Tour x3!) @_amandaclement


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageMichael Di Liberto - Performer

Broadway: Wicked. Off-Broadway: Titanique (Ruth). Select Tours/regional: Wicked, Annie, The 39 Steps, Oliver, The Producers (Helen Hayes nomination), Titanic, Something Rotten, Spamalot. TV: “Mr & Mrs. Smith,” “The Blacklist,” “The Good Fight,” “The Gilded Age,” “Evil,” “wecrashed.” @michaeldi_li


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageJonathan Duvelson - Ensemble

Broadway: Some Like It Hot! Television: “Girls5Eva” (Peacock).


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageLily Kaufmann - Ensemble

Broadway: Spamalot, Mean Girls. Tour: Mean Girls, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (OTC). Select Regional: Legally Blonde (Elle Woods), Kinky Boots (Lauren), Hairspray (Penny). @lilykaufmann


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageDenis Lambert - Performer

Broadway: Spamalot, Doctor Zhivago, A Chorus Line. Three shows at Encores!, three national tours, Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center. Regional: Oleanna, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Oklahoma!, The Wild Party, Working, A Little Night Music. Film: Ponyboi. MA, LAMDA.


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageElliott Mattox - Ensemble

Broadway: Beetlejuice (OBC, u/s Beetlejuice), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (OBC). New York: Titanique (Victor Garber/Luigi). BM Music Theatre from Oklahoma City University. @elliottmattox


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageBrittany Nicholas - Ensemble

& Juliet (OBC), Mean Girls (OBC, Tour), Matilda (Tour), Billy Elliot (Broadway, Tour, International), Mamma Mia! (RCCL) TV: Marvel’s "Hawkeye" (Disney+). Regional Highlights: The National Theatre (DC) and Goodspeed. @brittnnicholas


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageAveena Sawyer - Ensemble

Recent credits: A Beautiful Noise (Broadway), Little Shop of Horrors (Off-Broadway), Guest Artist - The Little Mermaid and Aladdin (Disney Cruise Line), Something Rotten (National Tour). Kent State University alum. @aveenasawyer


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageAllysa Shorte - Ensemble

Broadway: Hadestown, The Wiz, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Spongebob Squarepants, After Midnight. Some Film/TV: High School Musical 3! (dir. Kenny Ortega), Across The Universe (dir. Julie Taymor). @allysashorte


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageTJ Tapp - Performer

Broadway debut. National Tour: Jesus Christ Superstar (DC/Swing). Regional: A Chorus Line (Drury Lane), The Cher Show (Gateway Playhouse). BFA Musical Theatre: Dance (CCPA). @tj.tapp


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageDaniel Torres - Ensemble

Broadway: The Music Man (Ewart Dunlop), Beautiful (Barry Mann), Sweeney Todd, Evita, The Pirate Queen, and The Woman in White. NYC: A Christmas Carol (Young Scrooge) at Madison Square Garden, Altar Boyz (Juan), Evita and Titanic (The Major) at NYCC. Tour: Wicked.


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageDana Wilton - Ensemble

Broadway debut. Regional: Imagena in The Tattooed Lady (Goodspeed), Wendla in Spring Awakening (Sharon Playhouse). Lead Vocalist for Norwegian Cruise Lines. Boston Conservatory Alum. @danawilton


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageAutumn Hurlbert - Tammy Faye Bakker

Autumn Hurlbert is beyond grateful to be back on Broadway, 16 years after making her debut in Legally Blonde! First National Tours: Something Rotten! (Portia), Little Women (Beth). TV: MTV’s “Legally Blonde, The Search for Elle Woods.” IG: @autumnhurlbert


Meet the Cast of TAMMY FAYE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageKeven Quillon - Performer

Broadway: Sweeney Todd, My Fair Lady (LCT), Bandstand, A Christmas Story (MSG), Annie, Shrek, Grease. Tours: Sweet Charity, Saturday Night Fever, We Will Rock You, White Christmas (LA). Off-Broadway: Unsinkable Molly Brown. Insta: @kevenq









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