Elton Johns embarrassing $25M Broadway flop was predictable the Rocket Man keeps crashing

In 2000, the $15 million Disney musical “Aida” got a zero’s welcome to Broadway. The show starring Heather Headley and Sherie Rene Scott was slammed by theater critics (“a pompous bore,” said The Post’s Clive Barnes) and didn’t manage a coveted Tony Award nomination for Best Musical.But, as male lead Radames sings, fortune favors the brave.“Aida” stuck it out, sold plenty of tickets, and ran for four years at the Palace Theatre thanks to two words prominently emblazoned on the marquee: Elton John.Almost a quarter century later, and that world-famous name has all but become a liability. On Tuesday, the “Crocodile Rock” singer’s $25 million “Tammy Faye,” a migraine about mascara set to music, posted its closing notice only five days after opening night.

The show — which had been well received in the UK, except by me — takes its final bow on Dec.8.“Tammy Faye” will likely go down as the season’s biggest flop.Said a wag: “The shocker is that it’s gonna chance another three weeks!”What a stunning downturn for the composer of the ongoing smash “The Lion King” and the Tony-winning hit “Billy Elliot: The Musical.”At the same time, nobody around Broadway is all that surprised. The Rocket Man keeps crashing down, over and over again. Since “Billy” premiered in London’s West End in 2005, John, 77, has delivered dud after dud. First, there was the $12 million vampire debacle “Lestat,” based on Anne Rice’s novels, in 2006. Musicals about the undead never work.

Just ask “Dance of the Vampires Star” Michael Crawford. “Lestat”’s best song, believe it or not, was when little Claudia sang “I Want More” about her new appetite for blood.The mega-flop closed after 39 performances.

(Ten more than “Tammy,” for those keeping score at home.)And then in 2022, his “Devil Wears Prada” face-planted on the runway during its Chicago tryout.New York critics descended on the Windy City like Fashion Week...