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‘The Outsiders’, ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Set More House Records As Broadway Settles Into Summer
Broadway continued settling in to its post-Tonys summer last week, with box office for most shows slipping at least a bit from the previous week and the total roster trimmed to 30 from 32.
In all, receipts for the 30 productions totaled $34,783,390, down about 7% from the previous week (one of the…
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By Greg Evans
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Tonys Work Their Magic On Broadway With Box Office Bounding For ‘Enemy Of The People’, ‘Merrily We Roll Along’, ‘Stereophonic’, ‘The Outsiders’
A double-digit slip in the Nielsen ratings notwithstanding, the Tony Awards worked their magic at the box office, with this year’s winners, contenders and show-stealers reporting big increases in attendance and receipts.
Just a few examples: An Enemy of the People, Merrily We Roll Along and Stereophon…
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By Greg Evans
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Julie Taymor & Niece Danya Taymor Direct Nearly 10% Of Broadway’s Total Box Office; ‘The Lion King’ And ‘The Outsiders’ Gross A Combined $3.2M
For those keeping track of such things, nearly 10% – or $3,239,838 – of Broadway’s total $36.8 million box office last week was earned by productions directed by Taymors: The Lion King‘s Julie Taymor and her niece, The Outsiders director Danya Taymor.
And that’s before The Outsiders‘ big Tony-winning…
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By Greg Evans
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‘An Enemy Of The People’ Starring Jeremy Strong Breaks Circle In The Square Box Office Record
In the week leading up to Jeremy Strong’s Tony Award victory, Broadway’s An Enemy of the People broke the box office record at Circle in the Square Theatre, grossing $1,266,338 and topping its own previous records.
The production had already broken the previous Circle in the Square box office…
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By Greg Evans
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Broadway Does Robust Business Heading Into Tony Awards; Most-Nominated Shows ‘Stereophonic’ & ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Among Sellouts
Broadway is heading into its final pre-Tony weeks doing robust business, with box office for last week up 7% over the previous week, nine shows selling out (including the two most-nominated productions) and ticket-buyers for two nominated musicals shelling out more than an average $200 per seat.
In…
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By Greg Evans
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Ben Platt Takes $650K At Reopened Palace As Broadway Box Office Holds Steady In Summer Heat
Broadway box office held fairly steady as the industry settled into a post-Memorial Day summer, with most productions reporting some slippage from the holiday traffic highs.
In all, the 35 productions grossed $33,662,845 for the week ending June 2, down about 5% from the previous week (but up 8%…
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By Greg Evans
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Broadway Box Office Slips A Tad In First Week Of 2024-2025 Season; 34 Productions Take In $35M
Broadway box office was down just a bit last week, about 3%, with the first week of the 2024-2025 season reporting a total gross of $35,295,405 for 34 productions. Total attendance was off just shy of 2% from the previous week, settling at 287,246.
The total attendance figure for the week ending…
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By Greg Evans
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Broadway 2023-2024 Season Box Office Hits $1.5B, Holding Steady With Post-Pandemic Era But Lagging Behind Pre-Covid Heights
Attendance for Broadway’s just-ended 2023-2024 season held roughly steady with last year even as it remains nearly 17% below pre-pandemic levels, according to box office figures released today by the Broadway League.
The year-end stats indicate that the 71 Broadway productions on the boards from May…
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By Greg Evans
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‘The Outsiders’ & ‘Stereophonic’ Settle Into Broadway’s Upper Reaches – Box Office
Broadway’s spring roster seemed to settle into a Tony season box office ranking, with the strongest of the newcomers maintaining their draws and the weakest continuing downward slides.
In that first category were repeat sell-outs An Enemy of the People, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club and Hell’s Kitchen…
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By Greg Evans
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Broadway Begins Spring Crunch Shakeout, With One Announced Closing And Lower Attendance For Some Newcomers – Box Office
The great Broadway Crunch of Spring 2024, when 18 new productions opened between mid-March and late April – 19 if you count the commercial transfer of Appropriate – seems to be showing early signs of the inevitable shake-out, with one show (Lempicka) closing soon and a few others already playing to houses…
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By Greg Evans
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‘The Great Gatsby’, ‘The Wiz’, ‘Water For Elephants’ Top $1M – Broadway Box Office
Broadway’s busy, busy spring of new shows came to an end today with this morning’s Tony nominations announcement, and while the impact, if any, of the nominations won’t be felt at the box office for a while, there were some indications last week about how things could pan out.
The Great Gatsby, for…
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By Greg Evans
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‘Hell’s Kitchen’, ‘The Great Gatsby’, ‘Uncle Vanya’ Among Strong Broadway Box Office Newcomers
A very busy Broadway held its own last week, with 36 productions pulling in a combined $34,650,614, a good 10% increase over last year at this time.
About 92% of all available seats were occupied, with total attendance of 299,107 about 15% greater year-over-year.
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By Greg Evans
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