Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/28/25- Page 2

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 9/30/25 at 7:23pm

BobbyBaccalieri said: "I wonder if they’re trying to get Pamela Anderson back for Chicago asap."  Indeed.  Sorvino's first week was promising, but now.  That is a very steep drop for Chicago.  Either Pamela Anderson or Ariana Madix could help improve the grosses.  My heart goes out to Mira Sorvino.  

 

[Auggie27]

Posted: 9/30/25 at 10:38pm

Speaking of MR: For what it's worth, I saw Aaron C. Finley at the Wednesday matinee on 9/10 with an out of town guest (who had never seen a Broadway show, a rarity, that), and Finley was superb. He played Christian more like the film characterization, and took the roof off with his vocals. I hope he has another job on the horizon. He deserves one.

[gibsons2]

Posted: 9/30/25 at 11:18pm

Ensemble1711444445 said: "Mr. Wormwood said: "witchoftheeast2 said: "I hate doing this, but anyone have any predictions as to what could be closing soon? Aside from limited engagements"

I think Hell's Kitchen (despite the pop up in sales this week),Gatsby and Mincemeat are the most likely January closings while I'm also keeping an eye on Six and & Juliet."

Moulin Rouge and sadly Outsiders should be watched. Outsiders grosses are wildly uneven and needs a pop-both shows lost over 200 this week."

I don't think Outsiders are in trouble. By now, they have built in base audience. Can't underestimate how wildly popular Brody was, hence the dip. The show can really benefit from stunt casting in the future, I think.

What's more shocking is that they still haven't recouped after having such a strong run for 1.5 years. 

[Jarethan]

Posted: 10/1/25 at 12:25am

The Outsiders drop over the past 6 or so weeks is mind-boggling.  This is what happened to Titanic 25 years ago...went from extended great business to a significant drop that did not correct and closed much earlier than I ever would have expected.  It would be a real shame if this didn't 'correct'.  

I am guessing that Hell's Kitchen needs for Alicia Keys to show up twice a week for a post-performance few songs.  IT certainly seems to be working.

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 10/1/25 at 12:27am

I wonder if back-to-school has hit Outsiders more than they anticipated.  We know that the Thursday matinees were very popular for school groups.  I remember that last year they started doing Thursday matinees relatively early on in the beginning of September.  This year, Thursday matinees don't start for another two weeks. I'm curious to see how their grosses compare come October/November.  Either way, I think they might have it in them to get through a small slump and run for another year.

[quizking101]

Posted: 10/1/25 at 5:11am

OuttaTowner said: "Will Mincemeat really hang on until February (especially with the usual post-holiday drop off come January)?"

I say this weekly, but Mincemeat’s grosses have remained relatively consistent for its entire run. While not a runaway success, they are doing well enough to continue playing at their current numbers, as well as a fanbase that returns continuously for different cast combinations. They also have their monthly lottery draw for $79 tickets - some that are HEAVILY marked down orchestra seats - that gets people in the door. At least to me, there has not been any indicator of imminent danger.

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Re: The Outsiders - I still scratch my head at the near cult-like devotion to the show, specifically to Brody in the lead role. I thought the show was great, but I haven’t returned since I saw it in previews. I’m just pondering how they (or likely Brody) cultivated such a rabid fanbase.

Re: Other bubble shows - it could be another bloody January like 2009, but somehow a large chunk of these shows just seem to keep on ticking. In normal circumstances, I would call it for ROUGE and HARRY POTTER, but both have some major casting coming their way that could give them a bump (moreso for HP). To me, the shows most in danger are GATSBY, STRANGER THINGS (corporate hubris money is finite), SIX, & JULIET (where’s the star/stunt casting here?!) and possibly ALADDIN

[inception]

Posted: 10/1/25 at 7:00am

quizking101 said: "

Honestly, if she had the energy and comic gusto, her doing a stint in OH MARY would be inspired"

She seems like a lovely person, but she does not have the chops for Oh Mary.

[inception]

Posted: 10/1/25 at 7:06am

quizking101 said: "
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Re: The Outsiders - I still scratch my head at the near cult-like devotion to the show, specifically to Brody in the lead role. I thought the show was great, but I haven’t returned since I saw it in previews. I’m just pondering how they (or likely Brody)cultivated such a rabid fanbase.

Teenage hormones.

It's like how those crap vampire romance movies from 15 years ago did such big business.

[gibsons2]

Posted: 10/1/25 at 7:07am

quizking101 said: "
Re: The Outsiders - I still scratch my head at the near cult-like devotion to the show, specifically to Brody in the lead role. I thought the show was great, but I haven’t returned since I saw it in previews. I’m just pondering how they (or likely Brody)cultivated such a rabid fanbase.
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That's the boys band effect. Popular all male projects will always have armies of rabid followers. They are what Backstreet Boys and N'Sync was for millennial women, I'm sure Gen Z has their own idols, so The Outsiders popularity is the least surprising to me. 

[carlisle14]

Posted: 10/1/25 at 8:46am

Holy smokes.  That is pretty brutal.  Chicago at 55%?!?!?  Yikes.  

[quizking101]

Posted: 10/1/25 at 9:49am

carlisle14 said: "Holy smokes. That is pretty brutal. Chicago at 55%?!?!? Yikes."

They have gone as low as 37%, but that was the first winter season post-COVID. Looking at the numbers, they only ever have dipped below 60% once a year and this week marks their third time for this year, and in the middle of a star casting run. While it’s not a panic mode yet, it’s definitely at least a yellow flag

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 10/1/25 at 9:57am

If you ever told me that the Weisslers would outlive CHICAGO, I would have said you were crazy.

[No Leg Room]

Posted: 10/1/25 at 2:56pm

Show looks cheap and new sets needed because it looks like a high-school production. But the audience loves it none the less. Smart move having a 6:30 Sunday show.

[No Leg Room]

Posted: 10/1/25 at 2:57pm

Needs more advertising but producers are tight at this point.

[No Leg Room]

Posted: 10/1/25 at 3:01pm

Like Thursday matinees makes for a better theatre going experience.

[quizking101]

Posted: 10/1/25 at 4:22pm

No Leg Room said: "Needs more advertising but producers are tight at this point."

I cannot imagine a more advertised show than CHICAGO. All over the theatre district, you have the ladies in costume handing out the flyers, flyers in every hotel and transport kiosk and they have a prime LED billboard in Duffy Square running 24/7 that is on at least 30 of every 60 seconds.

If I was a tourist, I would get the impression that Chicago is one of the only shows running