Andrew Rannells will now not star in Tammy Faye on Broadway.
Talking on the purple carpet forward of the Tony Awards, Rannells advised CBS that he would now not be concerned within the musical, which is because of open on Broadway this fall, attributable to a contract dispute. He later confirmed the information on Instagram, whereas including that his costar, Katie Brayben, will proceed on with the present.
Rannells originated the function of Jim Bakker, Faye’s husband and onscreen co-star, at London’s Almeida Theatre in Fall 2022 and was introduced to maneuver to Broadway with the manufacturing.
“I’m really not doing Tammy Faye anymore,” Rannells advised CBS on the purple carpet. “I’m very unhappy to say. I used to be very excited. I’m an enormous fan of the present and sadly, we obtained right into a state of affairs the place we couldn’t fairly discover phrases that made everybody completely satisfied, which is absolutely disappointing. Which is why usually they don’t announce an actor earlier than the contract.”
Rannells and Josh Gad each attended the Tony Awards as the celebs of Gutenberg! The Musical, which was nominated for greatest revival of a musical. The prize finally went to Merrily We Roll Alongside.
“I used to be unhappy to must share the information that I cannot be persevering with with Tammy Faye this fall. Very unhappy, really. However Katie Brayben is a brilliant star and I’ll at all times be cheering for her and the present’s success,” Rannells wrote on Instagram.