Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/29/26 — Page 2

malcs98 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Kad said: "Grosses down 7% from this week last year. The shows that have been doing well remain doing well, but everything else is taking a hit and a number seem to either be in freefall or plateauing at unsustainable grosses."

Just 5 weeks in, but we’re down by over 10% this fiscal season so far."

Could we be entering a January 2009 moment this summer with mass closings across the board? I hope not."

Mass closures probably won’t happen if there isn’t much in the pipeline. 

Gotta replace the struggling shows somehow, right?

Mr. Wormwood said: "I'm a bit surprised Moulin Rouge hasn't picked up more as it heads towards its end of summer closing. I'm sure it will once August rolls around.

Regarding the Schmigadoon bump, I think it's pretty solid. Not an Outsiders level bump but it's doing way better than it was before its win and hanging in strong territory."

MR’s ace-in-the-hole is usually whatever stunt cast they trot out for a few weeks/months. They don’t have any in the cast at the moment and the show has long passed its sell-by date. The Megan thee Stallion dropout in May probably cost them a few million in potential sales, so there is still wound licking from that.

I feel like MR is going to try and pull Aaron and/or Danny back for the last few weeks of the run, but I don’t think the production is going to pony up the cost to bring either of them back in since they both can command a much higher salary. (They know what they’re worth).

Matt Rogers said: "ACL2006 said: "Matteo Lane didn't do much for Chicago's grosses."

He was cast in the wrong role. Imagine the ticket sales if he was playing Roxie."

This. As a fan of Matteo Lane, I can't help but feel he looks awkward -- and almost uncomfortable -- in these pictures. Maybe it's a different story seeing him live, but I wish he had had the opportunity to guest in a different role, in another show. 

The option to have him as Mary Sunshine was right there. He can sing opera and has the Butch Queen/camp quality that the role requires. Plus, a celebrity Mary Sunshine would actually be a first.

My friends and I are huge fans of his comedy, but when they announced him, we were all so confused and amused because I could think of him for so many roles in other shows that aren’t the scheming, shady 1920s lawyer who also has a whole number that implies he is a p*$$yhound