Broadway’s box office report won’t register the impact of this morning’s Tony Award nominations for a week or two, but today’s news is certainly a welcome and promising sign Dispute Kimberly Akimbo Fat Ham and other well-reviewed productions trying their best to compete with blockbusters such as Sweeney Todd And march.
peeled off Notable perks: The comedy opened on Broadway a month ago, with no brand recognition, no big stars, and virtually no progress beyond the ubiquitous, pun-filled subway posters that raised more questions than they answered has.
The musical surprised more than a few Broadway viewers today with critical acclaim and nine Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical. At the checkout, peeled off is doing brisk business, grossing $550,546 last week with 87% of the seats occupied by the Dutchman, but average ticket prices are still a modest $67.52.
Kimberly Akimbo, which opened last fall to rave reviews, had an 89% seat load last week and grossed $419,928 for an average ticket price of $76.35. Eight Tony nominations (and a good chance for a few wins) should boost sales.
A few other newcomers posted some notable numbers last week: big face, The solo piece with Jodie Comer grossed an astonishing $986,851 and earned 98.43% on the John Golden. Peter Pan goes wrongThe very funny British farce, somehow shut out by Tony Nomen, grossed a whopping $988,560, helped no doubt by guest star Neil Patrick Harris (he’s on board the show until May 7).
Some other pre-nomination numbers:
- Good night, Oscarstarring nominee Sean Hayes, grossed $640,324 for seven shows last week;
- Summer 1976which earned co-star Jessica Hecht a nomination and extended its run by a week, earned $374,454 for the non-professional Manhattan Theater Club, representing 92.37% of the Friedman’s seats;
- Evil Cinderella, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest ship, fetched just $514,980 at 65% of the Imperial’s capacity. No Tony nominations today;
- New-York, New-York was more popular with audiences than critics: The Musical at St. James earned $943,394 with a 96.34% load factor, albeit with a paltry average ticket price of $75;
- The sign in Sidney Brustein’s windowwhich garnered some strong nominations, began previews at the James Earl Jones, grossed $512,441 for its run and still found its way with 87% of the seats.
gray house, the first Broadway production of the 2023-24 season, began performances at the Lyceum ahead of its May 30 opening; The thriller, starring Laurie Metcalf, sold out in its first preview and earned $96,424.
In total, the 35 Broadway productions earned $31,930,896 for the week ending April 30, the same as the previous week. Attendance was 271,062, about 88% of the total capacity.
In the season to date, Broadway has grossed $1,483,238,671 with a total admission of 11,482,958 at an 89% seat load rate.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. Visit the league’s website for a complete list of ticket offices.
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