Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/27/22

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Up for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: CHICAGO (21.3%), BEETLEJUICE (13.9%), ALADDIN (6.7%), WICKED (6.3%), ALMOST FAMOUS (5.3%), HAMILTON (3.3%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (3.3%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (3.3%), HADESTOWN (2.8%), SIX (2.3%), MJ THE MUSICAL (1.8%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (1.8%), THE MUSIC MAN (0.9%), 1776 (0.6%), & JULIET (0.4%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (0.1%),

Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (-26.9%), A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL (-18.6%), KPOP (-12.6%), THE PIANO LESSON (-10.7%), SOME LIKE IT HOT (-8.9%), TOPDOG / UNDERDOG (-8.9%), LEOPOLDSTADT (-8.6%), OHIO STATE MURDERS (-6.1%), TAKE ME OUT (-5.8%), FUNNY GIRL (-5.4%), A STRANGE LOOP (-5%), THE LION KING (-5%), AIN'T NO MO' (-4%), MIKE BIRBIGLIA: THE OLD MAN & THE POOL (-3%), KIMBERLY AKIMBO (-2.2%), DEATH OF A SALESMAN (-1%),

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I guess people are finally getting word A Beautiful Noise is actually a beautiful mess of a show.

Updated On: 11/29/22 at 02:38 PM

Wow, what a great boost the Thanksgiving holiday brought!

I remain blown away by Funny Girl. $1.89 million after the dire straits it was in around mid-summer is absolutely mind-blowing.

Also thrilled that & Juliet is crushing it out of the gate.

Interesting that despite so many shows in the $1M+ club, there are many several shows well below $300k. Ain't No Mo' especially... oof.

My guess is that seeing a lot of different shows' demographics playing out here.

Shows that appeal to a wealthier bridge-and-tunnel crowd (Leopoldstadt, Neil Diamond, Piano lesson) dropped because that crew either isn't interested in seeing shows Thanksgiving week, is out of town themselves, or maybe has family or friends in town who would rather see something more touristy if they're seeing something (last one a bit more of a stretch, but I'm pretty confident in the first two).

Meanwhile, there is a huge tourist surge, so shows like Lion King, Aladdin, Hamilton, Funny Girl, Harry Potter, and MJ surge. MJ and Funny Girl continue to amaze me. I think both are likely (MJ more) to hit $2 Million Christmas and/or New Year's Weeks.

Shows like Hadestown and Into the Woods could also be considered a sub-category of that, Theatre Tourists. The locals have seen them already, but I think they're probably top-of-the-list for theatre fans visiting the city, so they saw surges as well (although not as big as the touristy shows).

Call_me_jorge said: "I guess people are finally getting word A Beautiful Noise is actually a beautiful mess of a show."



Or is it because of the all the comp'd press seats in the lead-up to this week's opening?

Nice bump for Almost Famous and Kimberly Akimbo.

Does anyone know how they handled Lea's unscheduled absence? Do they refund people the difference between Lea ticket prices and Julie's? I would understand a understudy.. things happen. But I would be upset if I had paid $400.00 as opposed to the $90.00 that is typical for Julie Thursdays.

DAME said: "Does anyone know how they handled Lea's unscheduled absence? Do they refund people the difference between Lea ticket prices and Julie's? I would understand a understudy.. things happen. But I would be upset if I had paid $400.00 as opposed to the $90.00 that is typical for Julie Thursdays."

If you purchased directly from the show the box office will work with you. Unfortunately most tourists don't know to ask.

Phantom enters the $2mil+ club for only the fourth time ever - the previous three times have each been the final week of the year in 2017, 2018, and 2019 respectively.

jkcohen626 said: "Always happy to see Kimberly Akimbo do better. I always remain hopeful that it's a sign of it turning into a little show that could."

100% agree. I really wonder what its weekly operating budget is. As if its in the $400K-$450K range, its truly the little show that could, but if its actually $450K-$500K+ the show is like its someone dyeing of dehydration being given a thimble of water in the spirit of Thanksgiving.

Knowing David Stone's track record with producing little shows that could, I am guessing/hoping its nut is in the $400K-$450K range, but in the post covid protocols world that number could easily balloon. Note I am using David Stone's last musical at the Booth Next to Normal as a reference point, as its nut was under $250K a week, but then again that was 10 years ago, and was slightly smaller.



Another positive sign in term of Kimberly Akimbo building positive word of mouth is since last week that despite capacity being down 2% average prices are up 20% meaning audiences are arguably willing to pay more to see it. While yes last week was a Holiday, Kimberly Akimbo is not the type of musical that would get the massive bump from that. How much its grosses fall this week will truly tell how word of mouth is for the show.

Updated On: 11/29/22 at 04:14 PM

'Some Like It Hot' is in big trouble.

Mariah Carey might need to go into it to save the show.

Whew that top price for Hamilton...goodness.

So thrilled Leopoldstadt continues to do so well!

I'm going to offer a glass-half-full perspective on KPOP; I think it's encouraging that revenues have gone up, especially given that the production likely gave away a ton of tickets for press week. Attendance is an issue, of course, but it looks like the marketing team is making more of an effort to be visible.