Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/5/23

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Up for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: TAKE ME OUT (7.9%), BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY (2.7%), SIX (1.6%), WICKED (0.4%),

Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: PICTURES FROM HOME (-5.6%), LEOPOLDSTADT (-5.5%), SOME LIKE IT HOT (-4.7%), FUNNY GIRL (-4.2%), THE COLLABORATION (-3.8%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (-2.6%), HADESTOWN (-2.5%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (-2.3%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-2.2%), KIMBERLY AKIMBO (-2%), A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL (-1.7%), THE LION KING (-1.1%), ALADDIN (-1%), HAMILTON (-1%), CHICAGO (-0.9%), MJ THE MUSICAL (-0.5%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-0.3%),

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Some Like It Hot's numbers are the only one's that could cause immediate concern.

Kimberly Akimbo clearly has found an audience that should allow it to run with minimal if any looses through awards season. 

Jinx Monsoon significantly outsold Pamela Anderson's third week by $167K and over 2K tickets.

Book of Mormon and Hadestown are also truly starting to show their age, but I based on the sizes of their theaters I can't think either is loosing money, although I wouldn't be surprised if either doesn't do buffo box office over the summer, that they post a closing notice for the end of 2023 in September. 

Updated On: 2/7/23 at 12:32 PM

BETTY22 said: "Who invented Broadway Week? - it's brilliant to see these grosses during such a hard week.

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It's been around for awhile, but when it first started, it was only for one week. They've gradually increased the window over time.

The Northeast certainly still gets its share of tough winter, but as climate change sets in and winters become generally more milder for many, it will be interesting to see what happens to attendance in the future.

bwaydreamer said: "bdn223 said: "Some Like It Hot's numbers are the only one's that could cause immediate concern.

Kimberly Akimboclearly has found an audience that should allow it to run with minimal if any looses through awards season.

Jinx Monsoon significantly outsold Pamela Anderson's third week by $167K and over 2K tickets.

Book of MormonandHadestownare also truly starting to show their age, but I based on the sizes of their theaters I can't think either is loosing money, although I wouldn't be surprised if either doesn't do buffo box office over the summer, that they post a closing notice for the end of 2023 in September."



Hadestown yes will probably be gone by next year, but Book of Mormon is arguably doing better than Wicked and most of the other shows in terms of capacity and seat to profit ratio. People forget that the MOST Spring Awakening ever made in the same theater was $937,000 on their BEST week. BOM still clears that nearly every week and it's 12 years later. It's not going anywhere anytime soon."

 

Spring Awakening was also nearly 17 years ago.

 

BOM is a very cheap show just in terms of production. 

Hadestown has run its course. 

Hadestown seems like a good candidate for a Labor Day closure. I don't think anything that would go into the Kerr would want to open before October and there's no reason to close it before then if it's still at least breaking even. 

Hoping Hadestown can make it to January of 2024, maybe with some creative stunt casting.

Please God don’t let this show close before Kudisch gets to play Hades. 

jkcohen626 said: "Alex M said: "Hoping Hadestown can make it to January of 2024, maybe with some creative stunt casting."

I would love to see some stunt/star casting for Hadestown. The dream is Sheryl Lee Ralph for Hermes. I have no idea how many tickets she'd sell, but she's definitely gained a lot of fans because of Abbott Elementary.

I think both Hermes and Hades could be most effectively stunt or star cast, but I think there are probably celebs who could do the other 3 leads too.

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Hermes is definitely a stunt/star cast role, especially if the actor just oozes charisma. Hades would be a much harder role to cast given the need for a true bass (or bass-baritone at highest). The only people who could take over are probably Norm Lewis and Antwayn Hopper.

I feel like Persephone may be and easier stunt/star cast since she doesn’t really have any songs that require an expert singing voice, just a lot of fun and charisma.

I wish Reeve and Eva would step aside though. When I saw them in October, they both looked like they were sleepwalking through the show.

I wonder if they’ve approached Harry Connick Jr. at all for Hermes. He’d fit the role like a glove.

Hermes is definitely a stunt/star cast role, especially if the actor just oozes charisma. Hades would be a much harder role to cast given the need for a true bass (or bass-baritone at highest). The only people who could take over are probably Norm Lewis and Antwayn Hopper.

Would Brian Stokes Mitchell's voice fit the part (I've yet to see it)? I would pay a lot to see him, or Norm Lewis, onstage. 

amiyagi said: "Hermes is definitely a stunt/star cast role, especially if the actor just oozes charisma. Hades would be a much harder role to cast given the need for a true bass (or bass-baritone at highest). The only people who could take over are probably Norm Lewis and Antwayn Hopper.

Would Brian Stokes Mitchell's voice fit the part (I've yet to see it)? I would pay a lot to see him, or Norm Lewis, onstage."

Listen to "His Kiss, the Riot" - I feel like Stokes' voice is too rich a baritone to keep Hades perpetually threatening, as he would need to be in this song. (I love BSM, don't get me wrong)