Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/10/26 — Page 2

quizking101 said: "Also, I honestly think BEACHES is just staying open out of spite at this point. They are hawking their new Thursday matinees starting 5/28.

I should live so long…"

Staying open out of spite is my new favorite expression of 2026. 

Kad said: "Some have speculated that Beaches is hanging on until the spring road conference next week, but at this point they would just be peddling damaged goods. The production has demonstrated it has almost no selling appeal. Nobody is going to book a show that got critically trashed, snubbed by awards, and has been playing to half-empty houses."

Huntsville, Al will.

GirlFromOz68 said: "Re Chess, Lea was out four performances this week due to laryngitis and bronchitis hence why it went down this week.

As for Every Brilliant Thing, any guesses how the box office numbers will go with Mariska Hargitay when Dan leaves? I know she has a big TV following ( my niece is a big SVU fan) but can she sustain those numbers?

"

She is a widely beloved TV legend making her Broadway debut. They’ve been advertising her joining the cast within an inch of its life. Even if the out-of-towners don’t swoop in, she’s only doing (for now) 40 performances and could probably fill the house on the bridge and tunnel crowd alone 

quizking101 said: "DrMonicaDeMoneco said: "quizking101 said: "Also, I honestly think BEACHES is just staying open out of spite at this point. They are hawking their new Thursday matinees starting 5/28.

I should live so long…"

Yea a 1pm matinee… whhhhhhhy? Close already"

Well…if they have a 1pm matinee, that leaves you JUST enough time to walk out at intermission and go catch a 3pm summer Thursday matinee of OH MARY"

brilliant!

 

Nettik said: "For what it's worth, Dylan was out of Six all week and they don't have any other names known outside the community attached right now. It will be interesting to see if grosses improve any now that she's back."

I don’t think she really did much to start with. Her presence invoked some culture war controversy and maybe put a stop to the bleeding grosses. 

The natural move would be to New World Stages, but their biggest stages are occupied by HEATHERS, SPELLING BEE, and THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, so they have no place to go. Stage 42 might seem like a good place - it might actually turn that theatre’s fortunes around 

quizking101 said: "Also, I honestly think BEACHES is just staying open out of spite at this point. They are hawking their new Thursday matinees starting 5/28.

I should live so long…"

i noticed that in their advertising. Grasping at the very last possible straw.

I should remember that Tony nominations really do matter. It seems like especially good news for Schmigadoon!, as the box office spike was pronounced. Good news for Rocky Horror too.

I think I can retire my unlikely theory about box office returns possibly mattering in the Best Musical race. The Lost Boys is making the most money, but unless things change in upcoming weeks, things are close enough that Tony voters will just pick the show they like most - which is almost certainly what they would have done anyway.

Wicked’s weakness is interesting to me, because it really does seem like the second film damaged it. I am sure the show will be fine once we hit the summer months, but this does seem like a musical that was hurt by its film adaptation instead of boosted by it. I think the second act of the stage musical is better than the movie, if for no other reason than it moves at a rapid clip. But I am not sure it is distaste for the film, assuming that’s even a factor, that is hurting the stage musical now. Maybe people are a little Wicked-ed out?

While I enjoyed Cats: The Jellicle Ball, I think my relative unfamiliarity with Cats (only saw it once, on Broadway HD) got in the way of my enjoyment more than my relative unfamiliarity with ballroom. The story made total sense to me, and was both moving and fun, but I know people in my party who found it exhausting by the end. One of the reasons I wanted to see the show was that I thought it would be a unique experience - unlikely to be replicated. I got my money’s worth. Will it recoup? I doubt it. Most musicals don’t anyway.

Updated On: 5/13/26 at 04:13 AM

quizking101 said: "Nettik said: "For what it's worth, Dylan was out of Six all week and they don't have any other names known outside the community attached right now. It will be interesting to see if grosses improve any now that she's back."

I don’t think she really did much to start with. Her presence invoked some culture war controversy and maybe put a stop to the bleeding grosses.

The natural move would be to New World Stages, but their biggest stages are occupied by HEATHERS, SPELLING BEE, and THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, so they have no place to go. Stage 42 might seem like a good place - it might actually turn that theatre’s fortunes around"

I never considered Stage 42 but that's actually a great idea 

"We have standards here, y'know."

Not if you're elected officials, national ranking in education, national ranking in healthcare, and federal dependence is any indication.

 

Haha, perfect burn Taco, love it. Congratulations on your graduation from high school! The real world sucks and will break your heart every day, but there is still some hope out there. I hope you reach NYC soon and have the best time!

Well now that you can stream both Wicked films, why spend exorbitant amounts of money on hotels, tickets, airfare and everything else to see it on Broadway? I actually find their gross here quite shocking. This summer is not a guarantee for anyone given the current and near future economic outlook and the steeper and steeper decline in tourism that's sure to result, so it'll be another interesting year to watch how trends shake out and compare to years past.