Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/23/23 — Page 3

Hogan, it's been years since I've been to the Marquis box office as I get my tickets online, but has it moved from its original location in that cubby on 7th Ave? I always thought the logistics of placing the box office there was odd and that perhaps the designer thought it would be more accessible to greater foot traffic on 7th Ave as opposed to 45th or 46th Streets. I never had a problem finding the entrance to the theater, but I can understand how tourists might find it difficult to locate.

Also, I believe I read somewhere that when the theater was built, there were no actual dressing rooms and that the designers had to retrofit retail space for them. Is that true?

kdogg36 said: "Luminaire2 said: "Lion King seems to consistently be the top earner these days"

It's kind of odd, when you think about it, that a show most of us (including me) routinely ignore is still the undisputed Broadway champion. This week,The Lion Kinghad:

- the highest ticket price

- the highest gross

- and, somehow, also, the biggest drop in gross

It's definitely positioned as a tourist destination sine qua non at this point in Broadway history."

It certainly is a tourist attraction, and not just in NYC. The only time I've seen it was when I was a tourist in Madrid.

jagman1062 said: "Hogan, it's been years since I've been to the Marquis box office as I get my tickets online, but has it moved from its original location in that cubby on 7th Ave? I always thought the logistics of placing the box office there was odd and that perhaps the designer thought it would be more accessible to greater foot traffic on 7th Ave as opposed to 45th or 46th Streets. I never had a problem finding the entrance to the theater, but I can understand how tourists might find it difficult to locate.

Also, I believe I read somewhere that when the theater was built, there were no actual dressing rooms and that the designers had to retrofit retail space for them. Is that true?"

Yes it moved, to a space at the west end of the Marriott property, next to the Richard Rodgers Theatre (where Hamilton is).

This is the first I've heard the dressing room story. So I don't know but it also doesn't sound unlikely.

I don’t think it’s the location… lol

It’s next to Hamilton it’s fine.

But maybe the vibe is just not what producers want. There’s no intimacy.