Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/6/23

[Rob]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 1:50pm

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 8/6/2023 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section.

Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative grosses and other statistics on how each show stacked up this week and in the past.

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Up for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL (6.3%), GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR (4.4%), SOME LIKE IT HOT (4.4%), JUST FOR US (4%), SHUCKED (2.2%), FUNNY GIRL (1.6%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (1.3%), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (1.2%), THE SHARK IS BROKEN (1%), ALADDIN (0.7%), HADESTOWN (0.3%), THE COTTAGE (0.3%), KIMBERLY AKIMBO (0.2%), PARADE (0.1%),

Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME (-3.7%), SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (-1.9%), CHICAGO (-1.8%), MJ THE MUSICAL (-1.7%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (-1.7%), & JULIET (-1.2%), BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL (-0.7%), WICKED (-0.7%), HERE LIES LOVE (-0.6%), SIX (-0.5%), THE LION KING (-0.4%), HAMILTON (-0.2%),

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[Huss417]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 1:52pm

Nice to see Parade finish strong. I will miss the show.

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 1:53pm

So thrilled Parade went out so strong.

I really do believe that Shucked can make it through the fall and holiday season and possibly into 2024. I love an underdog story and I'm really rooting for this show. It's pulling in decent numbers and it's most definitely making money.

Some Like It Hot stumps me because while it's not doing gangbusters business, I do think if they can hold on, they could also make it through the end of the year.

Back to the Future continues to astound me with how great it's doing. I love the show and I'm so happy it's performing as well as it is.

I really do suspect Once Upon a One More Time to post a closing notice any day now.

Updated On: 8/8/23 at 01:53 PM

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 1:54pm

How long do we give it until Once Upon.... closes?

[InTheBathroom1]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 1:56pm

JUST FOR US making more than ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME was not on my 2023 bingo card. 

Amazing for Alex!

[RippedMan]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 2:06pm

And Kimberly continuing to make some $ happy for them. 

Yeah is Once Upon A One More Time just insanely cheap to run? Cause they must be burning $

[BETTY22]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 2:15pm

I'm loving Parade and Kimberly numbers. 

I hope producers see that there is a real desire for adult musicals as well as the tourist shows on Broadway.

Great week. Congrats. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 2:22pm

A strong week across the board, with the exception of 3 of the new shows (Cottage, Shark, Britney).

Pleasantly surprised by JUST FOR US. Alex Edelman had a very niche following before this.

[gibsons2]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 2:35pm

I'm wondering if Good night, Oscar has already recouped or will recoup by the end if its too short run. One of the best plays I saw in years.

[DrMonicaDeMoneco]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 2:49pm

hearthemsing22 said: "How long do we give it until Once Upon.... closes?"

My guess is around Labor Day! 
that’s usually the next bloodbath of show closings

[RaisedOnMusicals]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 3:14pm

AKarp2013 said: 





Back to the Future continues to astound me with how great it's doing. I love the show and I'm so happy it's performing as well as it is.

Only four shows drew more people. In deceasing numbers, they were "Wicked",  "Aladdin", "The Lion King", and "Harry Potter" (by about 200 people). If it's true what they say about the importance of word-of-mouth' when it comes to musicals, )as opposed to plays), BTTF should do very well. 

 

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 3:36pm

And to think many wondered if Parade could sell well! Great week for that show plus BTTF and Just For Us. Overall a pretty steady week. I continue to think OUAOMT and SLIH are not long for this world.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 3:42pm

OUAOMT ain't making it past Labor Day.

SLIH probably tries to get through the Fall. If it can't break even during September, it'll probably be gone by Oct. 1.

Shucked appears fine and making above their weekly nut.

Kimberly Akimbo also appears to be fine. But this and Shucked should be around through the end of the year (at least).

[Dom P]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 4:16pm

hearthemsing22 said: "How long do we give it until Once Upon.... closes?"

Considering the Shubert Organization is part of the Producing team on this,although Nederlander and Hunter Arnold are leads, and Some Like It Hot is also produced by The Shubert Organization.  I can't see them trying to carry Once Upon..with those grosses. I can see them insuring the run of Some Like It Hot, especially as long as J. Harrison Ghee remains in the cast. If Wayne Brady was not doing select stops of The Wiz revival and Let's Make a Deal ,I wonder if he would an acceptable replacement after J. H..G. leaves. Just asking.

[quizking101]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 4:26pm

Dom P said: "hearthemsing22 said: "How long do we give it until Once Upon.... closes?"

 “If Wayne Brady was not doing select stops of The Wiz revival and Let's Make a Deal ,I wonder if he would an acceptable replacement after J. H..G. leaves. Just asking."

I think it’s a situation where JHG may be irreplaceable. While Lulu in Shucked could easily be played by a cis woman (since the character is distinctly female), with SLIH, you have a character that’s more gender-fluid and so recasting it with a cisgender male (as great as Brady would probably be), would definitely cause some grumbles.

And before anyone brings up Kinky Boots - Lola is a drag queen that’s the alter ego of  Simon, a cisgender male

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 4:32pm

Dom P said: "hearthemsing22 said: "How long do we give it until Once Upon.... closes?"

Considering the Shubert Organization is part of the Producing team on this,although Nederlander and Hunter Arnold are leads, and Some Like It Hot is also produced by The Shubert Organization. I can't see them trying to carry Once Upon..with those grosses. I can see them insuring the run of Some Like It Hot, especially as long as J. Harrison Ghee remains in the cast. If Wayne Brady was not doing select stops of The Wiz revival and Let's Make a Deal ,I wonder if he would an acceptable replacement after J. H..G. leaves. Just asking."
 

You're talking about apples & oranges in a way that sounds entirely delusional.

Shubert's limited co-producer stake in Once Upon has zero impact on the length of it or SLIH's run. Shubert has no active role in the day to day producing of Once Upon, no say in when it will or won't close, and no obligation to put up additional funds for it to run longer.

And no, Wayne Brady would not be an acceptable replacement, as the precedent has been set for this to be played by a nonbinary actor. Brady also isn't a significant ticketseller.

Updated On: 8/8/23 at 04:32 PM

[Dom P]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 4:36pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Dom P said: "hearthemsing22 said: "How long do we give it until Once Upon.... closes?"

Considering the Shubert Organization is part of the Producing team on this,although Nederlander and Hunter Arnold are leads, and Some Like It Hot is also produced by The Shubert Organization. I can't see them trying to carry Once Upon..with those grosses. I can see them insuring the run of Some Like It Hot, especially as long as J. Harrison Ghee remains in the cast. If Wayne Brady was not doing select stops of The Wiz revival and Let's Make a Deal ,I wonder if he would an acceptable replacement after J. H..G. leaves. Just asking."


You're talking about apples & oranges in a way that sounds entirely delusional.

Shubert's limited co-producer stake in Once Upon has zero impact on the length of it or SLIH's run. Shubert has no active role in the day to day producing of Once Upon, no say in when it will or won't close, and no obligation to put up additional funds for it to run longer.

And no, Wayne Brady would not be an acceptable replacement, as the precedent has been set for this to be played by a nonbinary actor. Brady also isn't a significant ticketseller."

Wayne Brady has now come out as pan-sexual. But I get your point.

[pethian]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 4:36pm

Good to see these numbers.

If this has been asked and answered, apologies, but I couldn't find it anywhere. Does anyone know or have an informed guess as to the breakeven for Here's Lies Love?

Updated On: 8/8/23 at 04:36 PM

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 4:40pm

Dom P said: "Wayne Brady has now come out as pan-sexual. But I get your point."

Factually correct but wholly irrelevant, as his sexuality has nothing to do with his gender identity. He still identifies as a cis man -- which pretty much automatically takes him out of the running to play Jerry/Daphne. SLIH has navigated the murky waters of gender pretty successfully up to this point; they do not need this to become a JAGGED LITTLE PILL situation.

[Dom P]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 4:52pm

quizking101 said: "Dom P said: "hearthemsing22 said: "How long do we give it until Once Upon.... closes?"

“If Wayne Brady was not doing select stops of The Wiz revival and Let's Make a Deal ,I wonder if he would an acceptable replacement after J. H..G. leaves. Just asking."

I think it’s a situation where JHG may be irreplaceable. While Lulu in Shucked could easily be played by a cis woman (since the character is distinctly female), with SLIH, you have a character that’s more gender-fluid and so recasting it with a cisgender male (as great as Brady would probably be), would definitely cause some grumbles.

And before anyone brings up Kinky Boots - Lola is a drag queen that’s the alter ego of Simon, a cisgender male"

Thank you for you're well thought out carefully considered response to post

 Again quizzing 101 Thank you.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 5:02pm

DeMarius Copes and Jarvis Manning both understudy Jerry/Daphne and they both use he/him pronouns, FWIW. 

Updated On: 8/8/23 at 05:02 PM

[quizking101]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 5:08pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "DeMarius Copes and Jarvis Manning both understudy Jerry/Daphne and they both use he/him pronouns, FWIW."

Be that as it may, they are also not the face of the role - they are covering it. There is already precedent set here.

While the average Joe may not care, it’s still not a good look if they recast the main Tony-winning role with a cisgender actor at this juncture in time, especially when there is also many other roles you can celebrity cast (Borle’s, Hicks’, and del Aguila’s immediately come to mind).

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 5:56pm

quizking101 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "DeMarius Copes and Jarvis Manning both understudy Jerry/Daphne and they both use he/him pronouns, FWIW."

Be that as it may, they are also not the face of the role - they are covering it. There is already precedent set here.

While the average Joe may not care, it’s still not a good look if they recast the main Tony-winning role with a cisgender actor at this juncture in time, especially when there is also many other roles you can celebrity cast (Borle’s, Hicks’, and del Aguila’s immediately come to mind)."

Yeah, they’re already walking dangerously close to the edge with that.

All it would take is for some journalist or influencer to attend when the understudy is on and write a headline like “I went to see Broadway’s first* Tony winning non-binary performer and instead the role was being played by a cis guy.” Egg/face, internet outrage, Comet 2.0….etc.

[Dom P]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 6:19pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "quizking101 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "DeMarius Copes and Jarvis Manning both understudy Jerry/Daphne and they both use he/him pronouns, FWIW."

Be that as it may, they are also not the face of the role - they are covering it. There is already precedent set here.
 

 

 


While the average Joe may not care, it’s still not a good look if they recast the main Tony-winning role with a cisgender actor at this juncture in time, especially when there is also many other roles you can celebrity cast (Borle’s, Hicks’, and del Aguila’s immediately come to mind)."

Yeah, they’re already walking dangerously close to the edge with that.

All it would take is for some journalist or influencer to attend when the understudy is on and write a headline like “I went to see Broadway’s first* Tony winning non-binary performer and instead the role was being played by a cis guy.”Egg/face, internet outrage, Comet 2.0….etc."

 

One wonders how they will  handle casting for the announced 2024 National tour. 

Updated On: 8/8/23 at 06:19 PM

[TommyWho99]

Posted: 8/8/23 at 6:58pm

Good to see Here Lies Love holding steady.  Any idea how much the show's running cost is?