Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 4/3/22

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Up for the week by attendance was: TAKE ME OUT (5%), AMERICAN UTOPIA (0.6%), THE MUSIC MAN (0.4%), HAMILTON (0.3%),

Down for the week by attendance was: COME FROM AWAY (-10.5%), DEAR EVAN HANSEN (-9.1%), AMERICAN BUFFALO (-7.8%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-7.3%), TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL (-6.4%), CHICAGO (-6.2%), MJ THE MUSICAL (-5.3%), COMPANY (-5%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (-3.8%), BIRTHDAY CANDLES (-3.6%), ALADDIN (-2.9%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (-2.8%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (-1.9%), PARADISE SQUARE (-1.6%), THE LION KING (-1.6%), WICKED (-1.5%), HADESTOWN (-0.7%), PLAZA SUITE (-0.7%), SIX (-0.5%), FUNNY GIRL (-0.2%),

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I wonder if Company’s dip could be related to Lenk’s absence?

That's a REALLY good start for FUNNY GIRL. A pretty good start for MR. SATURDAY NIGHT, which I assumed was doing worse because it's been on TDF. But maybe they're just selling a lot of premium tix. Often a revival or musical with a star (like COMPANY, or CAROUSEL, or FIDDLER 2016, or WAR PAINT) will have 1-3 really good months and then the numbers will dip. So there's no telling where these shows might land a few months from now.

Surprised that AMERICAN BUFFALO isn't doing better considering its 3 stars. Maybe (hopefully) the Mamet audience has finally dried up.

Updated On: 4/5/22 at 02:01 PM

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Surprised that AMERICAN BUFFALO isn't doing better considering its 3 stars. Maybe (hopefully) the Mamet audience has finally dried up."

 

What's wrong with "the Mamet audience"?  Why so b*tchy about it? You may very well not like his politics right now -- but he's written some damn good plays.

Yikes...that's not a good number for Paradise Square. That averages to about $37,000 per performance, which is the second worst average of any show this week. (The worst was The Skin of Our Teeth, which brought in about $20K over each of its first three previews.)

I know this week had an opening night and comp'd press tickets, but still Paradise Square is losing hundreds of thousands every week. It's likely they're waiting for a miracle with Tony nominations, but if sales don't seriously pick up (and fast) this could join Diana as one of the season's biggest flops.

BwayFan252 said: "Another less-than-ideal week for Come From Away and Dear Evan Hansen. How long do we think these shows will last? Will they make it another year? Or is there a chance they close before 2023?"

This time of year is normally slow for Broadway. Let’s see what the numbers will be like for both shows come June/July. I really hope they don’t close.

Bold prediction: one or two of Paradise Square, Tina, Come From Away, and Dear Evan Hansen will close retroactively in the coming days / weeks amidst this fresh batch of COVID cases. 
Judging by their grosses in recent weeks, they’re among the shows that cannot withstand many cancelled performances. 

TheGingerBreadMan said: "Are potential grosses not being reported like they were pre-pandemic? I was always interested to see how much of their potential each show was making."

Forget where it was but there was an article that mentioned how potential gross became less of a helpful indicator due to dynamic pricing, but not sure if that's the actual reason why we don't see it anymore 

HogansHero said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Bold prediction: one or two ofParadise Square,Tina,Come From Away, andDear Evan Hansenwill close retroactively in the coming days / weeks amidst this fresh batch of COVID cases.
Judging by their grosses in recent weeks, they’re among the shows that cannot withstand many cancelled performances."

How does one close a show retroactively?

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Ultimately, it comes down to the producers to decide on this, after performances have to be cancelled because of breakthrough COVID. Can their shows survive COVID cancellations when the grosses are already dire?

We saw this in the first Omicron wave with Waitress, Thoughts of a Colored Man, and Jagged Little Pill. All three played their final performances without knowing it at the time.

Updated On: 4/6/22 at 12:22 AM

EDSOSLO858 said: "Ultimately, it comes down to the producers to decide on this, after performances have to be cancelled because of breakthrough COVID. "

No show closed retroactively. Shows had performance cancellations and thereafter closed. Closing retroactively would be like putting a baby back in the womb.

My unpopular opinion is that Come From Away could last several more years, considering it’s production costs are probably not much more than a play. Plus the content is mostly timeless, unlike Dear Evan Hansen whose content was barely topical at its peak.