Barry was born June 21, 1952, in Granite Falls, to Walter and Mabel (Jensen) Bakker. He grew up in Renville and Vesta, and ...

Tammy Faye Bakker (aka Tammy Faye Messner) wasn't your usual television icon. This charismatic talk show host was one of the world's most famous televangelists, building an empire of influence ...

Gay (and drag) icon Tammy Faye Messner has passed away. She had been steadily declining since refusing treatments for cancer. A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been ...

Elton John’s “Tammy Faye” musical had a short-lived run on Broadway last year.

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 ...

Unfortunately for Sir Elton, the godawful musical about flamboyant 1980s televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker is a lot more of a “Lestat” than an “Aida.” ...

One of the most polarizing tabloid figures of the late 20th century, Tammy Faye Bakker was an overly made-up, squeaky-voiced televangelist, who — along with her husband, pastor Jim Bakker ...

If you remember Tammy Faye Bakker at all from the peak of her ’80s televangelical fame, you’ll most likely remember the scandals, the mascara, the tarantula-leg eyelashes, the big, big hair ...

Tammy Faye Messner's son has said that he was forced to relive his trauma by the new Elton John Broadway musical about her life.

The musical follows the rise and fall of televangelists Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker and the impact of religion on U.S. politics.

Elton John is sharing what inspired him to make a Broadway musical about one of America's most famous televangelists Tammy Faye Bakker, who died in 2007.

Fall Arts Guide: The Tammy Faye Bakker musical with music by Elton John opens soon. We talk to star Katie Brayben and lyricist Jake Shears.