Tony Nominees See Broadway Box Office Rise: “A Strange Loop” Jumps Over $ 200,000

Last week’s Tony Award nominations went to the box office, at least for some nominees. strange cycle See the greatest encouragement. The musical, which tops the Tony list with 11 nominations, increased its weekly earnings by $ 213,871 and earned $ 690,668 in the week ending May 15.

In all, 35 Broadway productions grossed $ 30,349,653, down just under 3% from the previous week’s $ 31,199,660, largely due to $ 1,054,792 at the box office. Moulin Rouge! MusicalWhich canceled the usual eight performances due to Covid cases between four actors. MullenBroadway favorite Derek Clena now leads the cast, grossing $ 537,705 for four shows and occupying 91% of the seats.

The Lincoln Center Theater has also lost its seat the skin of our teethWho canceled three functions due to Covid and lost $ 58,736 from the previous week to $ 115,745 for his five functions.

Total attendance at the 35 shows was 246,003, which is about 1% less than the previous week’s list of 36 shows (little Prince Closed on May 8).

Other products that showed some post-nomination box office gains American buffalo (It went from $ 21,662 to $ 536,164); For black girls who have thought about suicide / when the rainbow is enough (It went from $ 90,261 to $ 249,354); a girl from the north (from $ 14,524 to $ 289,305); hangers (from $ 35,893 to $ 288,436); how I learned to use (from $ 47,908 to $ 364,925); paradise square (from $ 41,935 to $ 235,604); POTUS (Increased from $ 81,191 to $ 461,864); Six (from $ 28,167 to $ 1,190,681) e Წ anything (from $ 40,615 to $ 386,898). MJ He owned at least $ 1,352,143, both Deal ($ 102,851 to $ 719,968) e ask me (from $ 123,042 to $ 474,951) showed a noticeable increase in a week when there were plenty of nominations and non-extra titles for each (see here and here).

Mr. Saturday nightWho received five tons of nominations, including a star for Billy Crystal, earned $ 293,436 (versus $ 858,847 for seven shows) after playing just five shows last week due to an unknown illness.

However, even with multiple failed nominations, the list has shown some tension under the weight of all the recent openings (April 15), with at least 10 shows filling only 65% ​​or less of their available seats: Beetlejuice, Birthday candles, Come from afar, Black girls, Northern girl, Hangers, Ms. Doubtfire, POTUS, The Phantom of the Opera Y The skin of our teeth.

At the other end of the spectrum, they occupy more than 90% of their seats: Aladdin, Funny Girl, Tombstone, Hamilton, Macbeth, MJ The Musical, Moulin Rouge !, Plaza Suite, Sei, Take Me Out, The Book of Mormon, The Lion King and sell, A man of music.

The average ticket price for all shows per week was $ 123 Funny Girl, Tombstone, Hamilton, Macbeth, Mejay, Mr. Saturday Night, Plaza Suite, Six, Book of Mormon, The Lion King Y Bad At an average price or higher and The Music Man at an average price of $ 275.

To date, Broadway has generated $ 812,064,730 with 82% attendance of 6,471,585.

There were 35 products reported on Broadway last week Aladdin; American buffalo; cockroach juice; Birthday candles; Book of Mormon; Chicago; come from afar; Deal; Dear Evan Hansen; For black girls who have thought about suicide / when the rainbow is enough; funny Girl; A girl from a northern country; Chief town; Hamilton; hangers; Harry Potter and the Curse; How I learned to drive; Lion King; MJ; Წუთები; Moulin Rouge! Mr. Saturday night; Mrs Dutfair; A man of music; Piazza del Paradiso; ᲝPerry’s Ghost; Plaza Suite; I COULD; Six; The skin of our teeth; strange cycle; Pick me up; თინა; Y Bad.

All data courtesy of the Broadway League.