Erika Kirk’s latest appearance is prompting comparisons with late televangelist Tammy Faye. After Kirk appeared on stage on November 6 to receive the inaugural “Charlie Kirk Legacy Award” during the ...

BRUCE R. MILLER Jul 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Updated May 2, 2022 There’s a great musical – maybe an opera – lurking in the story of evangelists Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker. Highly theatrical and colorful, ...

It's hard to pin down the tone of this documentary by filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato; there are some serious issues served up here rather hastily and quasi-comically, and too many wacky ...

(THE CONVERSATION) What is it about televangelists Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker that continues to fascinate nearly 35 years after the fall of their evangelical empire? Jim Bakker still makes headlines ...

In the 1980s, the televangelist Jim Bakker was riding a sensational wave of fame, religious fervor and cash, bringing in more than $100 million in revenue annually as the founder and face, along with ...

Elton John is blaming politics for the failure of his musical “Tammy Faye.” The EGOT winner, 78, spoke about the pricey show that he produced having a short-lived run on Broadway in an interview with ...

The singer produced the musical, which also featured his music. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor “We put out two musicals recently, one a huge flop in America and the other a huge hit in England,” he ...

Elton John attends opening night of "Tammy Faye" on Broadway (Credit: Bruce Glikas/Getty Images) After Elton John’s musical “Tammy Faye” transferred to Broadway in November, it was not met with a lot ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Ronald “Roe” Messner, a prominent Wichita builder and husband of the late Tammy Faye (Bakker) Messner, has died. Born in Waldron, Kansas, in 1935, Ronald graduated from East ...

It’s only November, and Broadway has posted its first closing notice. “Tammy Faye,” the new $25 million Elton John musical about Tammy Faye Bakker, will close on Dec. 8, at which point it will have ...

Tammy Faye Bakker was a leader in the rise of televangelism. Using satellite broadcasting funded by Ted Turner, the PTL network brought evangelical Christianity to a growing nationwide audience of the ...