“MJ”, “A Strange Loop” and “Six” among the big winners of the post-Tony box office

MJ Y strange cycle I saw the glory of the Tony Award hit the box office the week after the June 12 ceremony. MJ The jump to $ 216,921 was a whopping $ 1,660,978 from the previous week. strange cycle It earned $ 845,313 in the week ending June 19, a jump of $ 168,998 from the previous week.

Both shows were virtually sold out, with over 99% of seats filled in the week following Tony’s victory (among his wins: strange cycle Named the best musical and MJMiles Frost was voted Best Actor / Musical. Both performances included impressive performances in Tony et al., With Frost and strange cycleJacqueline Spivey makes her television debut as a star).

Another big winner of the week: the musical Six, who brought the original scores and costumes to Tony’s house and, more importantly, if not, put on a rousing performance during the ceremony. For its seven performances, the musical grossed $ 1,171,935, occupying 99.5% of the seats.

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Other hue winners saw less notable financial gains Agency, named Best Musical Revival, announces its closing announcement tonight on July 31 after selling only 77% of available seats a week before the awards ceremony. The musical, starring Katrina Lenk and Tony winners Patti Lupon and Matt Doyle, grossed $ 727,178 per week, up $ 86,881 from the previous week.

paradise square We saw a notable jump, from $ 124,523 to $ 387,670, with nearly every penny attributed to Tony’s victory and the anthem “Let It Burn”, which stole the show’s best actress / musical: the Joaquin Kalukango show. However, the musical, which failed to impress most critics, only took up 64% of the space available in the week following Tony.

Overall, the Broadway box office totaled $ 29,523,307 for the week ending June 19, down 7% from the previous week, at least in part due to two fewer shows scheduled: 29 shows compared to 31 this week. .how I learned to use Y ask me Closed the week before).

The absence of Hugh Jackman was also affected by the receipts on Sunday (due to a positive Covid test) a man of music: The hugely popular music revival dropped to $ 1,631,334, revenue to $ 1,780,050, and filled just 71% of its normally-sold home. However, the revival hit a solid mark for the week, as total ticket sales surpassed $ 100 million at the time.

funny Girl, Another coveted successful recent production, it grossed $ 1,131,490, returning $ 14,795 when star Beanie Feldstein returned for midweek performances and also announced her departure in late September.

In the last weeks of shows, hangers He earned $ 358,976 while a girl from the north He took $ 342,228.

To date, Broadway has generated $ 124,014,910, with a total stake of 961,115, approximately 83% of its capacity.

There were 29 products reported on Broadway last week Aladdin, American Buffalo, Beetle Joyce, Book of Mormon, Chicago, Come, Company, Dear Evan Hansen, Funny Girl, Girl from the North, Hedestown, Hamilton, Hanger, Harry Potter and the Curse of the Child, The Lion King, Macbeth, MJ, The Moulin Rouge Minute !, Mr. Saturday Night, The Music Man, Paradise Square, The Phantom of Opera, Plaza Suite, POTUS, Six, Strange Loop, თინა Y Bad.

All data courtesy of the Broadway League.