In a one-star review last Thursday, I called the musical "amateurish with lots of dead air and little focus." The review added, "Go in cold, and you'll leave with no idea about how famous Jim and Tammy were or why you've just sat through a musical about them."
Although Broadway is an increasingly harsh business, it's become rare for underperforming shows to bite the dust so fast. The last musical on the Great White Way to have such a short run was 2022's "KPOP," which lasted just 17 performances beyond opening night.
When the show shutters Dec. 8, it will have played 24 previews and a scant 29 regular performances. Sir Elton knows his way around a flop. But even his 2006 vampire debacle "Lestat," ran a little longer - 33 previews and 33 performances.
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