Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/12/24

Is this the first week The Outsiders grossed a million dollars? Good for them, hopefully they can keep it up!


Anyone else shocked by the success The Wiz is having?

Cabaret in the $2 million club is quite impressive.

ElephantLoveMedley said: "Cabaretin the $2 million club is quite impressive."

Eh, when your top ticket is $799, it seems like it should’ve been there already. The bottom will probably drop out over the next few months when the opening rush wears off

Patriots has a flash sale going on, wonder if that will help them

Lempicka's grosses did go up (I'm assuming with the announcement of closing), but they're still not all that close to selling out and their average ticket is only a hair above that of HORAR. I expected a bit more of a turnout from the stans but maybe they're all saving it for the last week.

I know Cursed Child probably has a bit more to run before they call it quits, but does anyone know what their weekly nut is?

It seems like most shows are up across the board, so not sure that we can thank the Tony noms for that (and usually I think it takes a bit longer to see the effects).

Huss417 said: "Fordham2015 said: "Patriots has a flash sale going on, wonder if that will help them"

Where can I find the flash sale?

It was in an email from Telecharge:

OFFER VALID ON MAY 14 FROM 9:59 AM FOR 24 HOURS ONLY

ORCHESTRA SEATS FROM $69 (REG $99 - $185.50)
MEZZANINE SEATS FROM $49 (REG $49 - $185.50)

Jarethan said: "Illinoise doesn't seemto be catching on. I imagine an extension is becoming increasingly unlikely."

If it were to extend it could only be for another week or two. It's set to close August 10, and SUNSET begins previews Sept 28.

Unless they had hopes to move it to a different theatre, which now seems quite unlikely.

Gregg Nobile has now muscled 3 shows to Broadway at the very end of the season with virtually no advance notice (Illinoise, Sidney Brustein, and POTUS) and the sales have not been great for any of them. Makes you think about how all might have done if they had more time to build advertising pre-Bway (and, in the case of two of the shows, if the off-Bway runs hadn't diluted Broadway sales).

hearthemsing22 said: "Still continue to be impressed by Water for Elephants week after week. I did not see that coming"

Me too. Tony noms definitely helped them, but it also seems like one of the very few neutral shows, without any message or agenda. You can bring your whole family and please the whole crowd.

BroadwayPatriot said: "Gatsby,without the critical accolades, or Tony recognition is quietly making over $1 million a week now 4 weeks in a row - being entertained matters"


Fully. and people on this board will still talk about it closing in a few months to make way for the other Gastby, which nobody knows anything about. Astounding blissful ignorance

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Jarethan said: "Illinoise doesn't seemto be catching on. I imagine an extension is becoming increasingly unlikely."

If it were to extend it could only be for another week or two. It's set to close August 10, and SUNSET begins previews Sept 28.

Unless they had hopes to move it to a different theatre, which now seems quite unlikely.

Gregg Nobile has now muscled3 shows to Broadway at the very end of the season with virtually no advance notice (Illinoise, Sidney Brustein, and POTUS) and the sales have not been great for any of them. Makes you think about how all might have done if they had more time to build advertising pre-Bway (and, in the case of two of the shows, if the off-Bway runs hadn't diluted Broadway sales)."

I think Illinoise is siding just fine? It’s filling up the theater and making some money.

The day of closing for some of the shows in relation to Tony Award wins seems like money on the table a little, even if they’ve been running along time. Merrilly is poised to win several Tony’s and then close a few weeks later, most likely Appropriate will win Best Revival and Best Actress and close a few weeks later, Stereophonic is set to close in August, Illinoise is limited. I guess at least the final weeks should be fun and full houses.