Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/29/23

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Up for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: HERE LIES LOVE (4.3%), JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING (1.4%), MJ THE MUSICAL (1.3%), PURLIE VICTORIOUS: A NON-CONFEDERATE ROMP THROUGH THE COTTON PATCH (1.1%), THE COTTAGE (0.9%), I NEED THAT (0.7%),

Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL (-12.2%), SHUCKED (-8.9%), SOME LIKE IT HOT (-8.3%), KIMBERLY AKIMBO (-7.5%), CHICAGO (-7%), SIX (-6.7%), HARMONY (-5.3%), HADESTOWN (-4.9%), GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! (-4.7%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-4.2%), SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (-4%), BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL (-3.4%), & JULIET (-3.3%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (-3.1%), ALADDIN (-1.9%), HAMILTON (-1.5%), THE SHARK IS BROKEN (-1.4%), MELISSA ETHERIDGE: MY WINDOW (-0.8%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (-0.6%), THE LION KING (-0.1%), WICKED (-0.1%),

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Not a great week for most shows, though good that a few of the new titles are climbing. I NEED THAT is shaping up to be Roundabout's highest-grossing show in years, assuming the numbers stay.

I don't expect much better a week from now, because tonight (Halloween) is a notoriously bad night for ticket sales on Broadway –– and Halloween Weekend festivities might have impacted this weekend's sales too.

Hard to say if these steep drops on certain shows are a sign of a new norm for their numbers, or merely a temporary thing. But there's a lot of shows hoping for big bumps at Thanksgiving into Christmas. Let's hope Miss Rona stays away this year.

Updated On: 10/31/23 at 02:15 PM

Keep it up, Purlie Victorious, indeed! Even if the capacity isn't creeping up, the gross certainly is and the average ticket price being over $100 is certainly reassuring. Seeing if it continues to grow or at least sustain remains to be seen and jury is out if it will actually finish the whole run, but I really like what I'm seeing.

Harmony is not off to the greatest start. Judging by how almost the entire rear mezzanine was empty on Friday, it's gonna need more than Manilow's name to sell this show (and there were many audience members who had the impression he was IN the show).

According to my sources close to the show, this is the week where Here Lies Love will determine how much longer it's going to push on for and/or if it will decide on a closing date

quizking101 said: "Harmony is not off to the greatest start. Judging by how almost the entire rear mezzanine was empty on Friday, it's gonna need more than Manilow's name to sell this show (and there were many audience members who had the impression he was IN the show)."

Maybe they need that line from the HELL'S KITCHEN/Public Theater website: *Please note that Alicia Keys is not in the production.

We've seen mixed sales from other celebrity-composers, though considering how much press Manilow & Sussman have been doing, I'm surprised the grosses aren't a little better out of the gate. It also doesn't help that the subject matter is much more serious than Manilow's stage persona + the songs don't sound like "classic" Barry songs.

I also don't know what to expect of reviews, especially if the NYT has a different critic re-review it (its Critics Pick is from Vincentelli).

Updated On: 10/31/23 at 02:35 PM

The next few weeks will likely see lower grosses before the holidays bump.

BETTY22 said: "Here Lies Love has a closing date that hasn’t been announced yet.

They are in talks with Spike Lee to film the show before it ends it Broadway run."

I would so love to see that happen! I think it would definitley be possible too. If you can film a sports game, you can film this.

And Passing Strange

It is astounding to me that Merrily is the only show consistently selling out - each of its last 6 weeks...in that same time, Hamilton can only boast of 2 100% weeks. Now I realize that Hamilton, Lion King, and Wicked (and MJ?) have capacity in the high 90s, which is nothing to sneeze at.



I wonder if they'll be able to push through another extention...which they might need to help solidify Tony recognition.

Mr.Liir said: "Shucked at least is not closing because they're losing money."

LOL

dramamama611 said: "It is astounding to me that Merrily is the only show consistently selling out - each of its last 6 weeks...in that same time, Hamilton can only boast of 2 100% weeks. Now I realize that Hamilton, Lion King, and Wicked (and MJ?) have capacity in the high 90s, which is nothing to sneeze at.



I wonder if they'll be able to push through another extension...which they might need to help solidify Tony recognition."

Someone on BWW board said that they've signed at least through the summer they just haven't announced the extension yet.

devonian.t said: "And Passing Strange"

Not a musical. But Lee also filmed "Pass Over" when it was staged in Chicago.