Sir Elton John 's musical has announced it is closing, just days after it opened on Broadway. Tammy Faye - which was created by the Tiny Dancer singer, James Graham, and Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears - officially opened at New York's Palace Theater on 14 November but the curtain will come down on the production for good on 8 December following 24 preview and 29 regular performances. The announcement was made amid poor box office performances for the Rupert Goold-directed production, with