Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/24/18

$1,275,918 for Three Tall Women is truly insane. What a smash hit of a production that was.

Fabulous week for most!

little_sally said: "BroadwayConcierge said: "$1,275,918 forThree Tall Womenis truly insane. What a smash hit of a production that was."

any word on whether or not it recouped?"

Nothing was officially announced, but I'm sort of leaning toward no. The show was HEAVILY discounted in previews and, though the show really blew up after the reviews came out, and then again after the Tonys, I can't imagine Glenda Jackson and Laurie Metcalf come cheap (especially the former, making her grand Broadway return after many decades away).

It was truly a stellar production and worth every cent I spent on it. I even got an upgrade on show night because the left "box" area was empty, and so the usher moved my friend and I down there from the last row of the mezzanine because she saw I was not going to fit comfortably in my seat (at 6'8).

Glenda Jackson's "A" spinning a yarn about receiving a bracelet from her naked lover that was hanging on his erect penis was worth the price of admission alone.

quizking101 said:

Glenda Jackson's "A" spinning a yarn about receiving a bracelet from her naked lover that was hanging on his erect penis was worth the price of admission alone."

A thousand times this.

Jason Shatz said: "Well, it's still going strong. And who would have thought, ten years ago, that shows likeDear Evan Hansen,Come From Away,andThe Book of Mormonwould become smash hitson Broadway, while the likes ofSpider-Manwould flop?! l think that's a good sign.

It looks like it's time forKinky Bootsto post a closing notice..."

Wonder if KB has another round of box office boosting casting coming up? I think A Bronx Tale has run on far less than KB's numbers for a year now. Probably more important does any new show have its eye on the KB theater. Bronx has been running in a less desirable house. Would love to hear that phone call from Jordan Roth president of Jujamcyn Theaters to Daryl Roth producer of KB. "Mother, I want you out!"

FIRST POST after stalking these boards a long time haha!

Eeeek, that is one BIG drop for Waitress grosses with Kat McPhee on vacation! I love the show (seen it 5 times now, with every Jenna on Broadway except Stephanie Torns) so I hope it can continue to thrive, but I wonder if it will need to keep bringing in big names in order to do so. I guess Sara Bareilles could always come in and do a 1 or 2 month stint if ever they need to bring in some extra cash lol! I can’t wait for it to finally come to the West End. Apparently next year!!

Oh and if anyone who loves the show gets the chance, you HAVE to go see it with Kat McPhee in it before her second stint ends. She is maybe my fave Jenna out of all of them, and definitely the one who made me cry the most! Gorgeous voice and so heartbreakingly acted. Seeing Sara was special too because I’ve been a fan for years and so to hear her singing the songs she wrote was just <3

Sorry, got off topic ....

I wonder if there's any chance of THREE TALL WOMEN playing London after Laurie's done filming the Roseanne spinoff? With or without Allison Pill, it would probably do even better over there.

Maybe we could also get Glenda's KING LEAR over here, now that 3TW did so well. Though I also wonder if it made a profit. Rudin usually announces when his shows recoup, but maybe he's changing his ways after DOLLY's supposed late recoupment (and I can't imagine ICEMAN is going to return its money).

And SUMMER still pulls in over $1M per week. WOW!

WestEndGal said: "FIRST POST after stalking these boards a long time haha!

Eeeek,that is one BIG drop for Waitress grosses with Kat McPhee on vacation! I love the show (seen it 5 times now, with every Jenna on Broadway except Stephanie Torns) so I hope it can continue to thrive, but I wonder ifit will need to keep bringing in big names in order to do so. I guess Sara Bareilles could always come in and do a 1 or 2 month stint if ever they need to bring in some extra cash lol! I can’t wait for it to finally come to the West End. Apparently next year!!

Oh and if anyone who loves the show gets the chance, you HAVEto go see it with Kat McPhee in it before her second stint ends. She is maybemy fave Jenna out of all of them, and definitely the one who made me cry the most! Gorgeous voice and soheartbreakingly acted.Seeing Sara was special too because I’ve been a fan for years and so to hear her singing the songs she wrote was just <3

Sorry, got off topic ...."

A HUGE drop at Waitress?? It dropped mostly because they dropped the ticket prices for the weeks that Kat is on vacation... but they obviously don't have the same costs when she isn't there either. The theater was still practically full all week with standing room at least once. I don't think you need to worry about a show that filling 93% of capacity.

The only Jenna you haven't seen is Stephanie? You are missing one fabulous performance. Every Jenna has their own special charm with the role for sure but Stephanie is probably my personal favorite.

Updated On: 6/26/18 at 12:32 AM

KathyNYC2 said: "The only Jenna you haven't seen is Stephanie? You are missing one fabulous performance. Every Jenna has their own special charm with the role for sure but Stephanie is probably my personal favorite."

I agree. I found out right before I saw Waitress in November that Betsy was out for a few performances including mine and Stephanie was in for her. I was initially disappointed. I was worried for no reason. Stephanie was wonderful in the show.