How is Broadway Attendance Doing?

I kept reading early on that the hits were only sold out for their first few performances and then it was looking dicey - but it seems like sales are picking up from unscientific research (looking at available seats). Has anyone been to the bigger hits lately (Hamilton, Wicked, Lion King, etc.) and seen empty seats?

I think we'll hit some challenges as more shows open, but (Aladdin aside) how are sales? I miss the grosses.

All musicals seem to be doing well. The big three of Lion King, Hamilton & Wicked seem to be selling out. Hadestown, Six & Moulin Rouge as well. Aladdin is cancelled until Oct. 12. Come From Away & Waitress have occasionally been up at TKTS, but usually not for long. Chicago & American Utopia have been at TKTS, for 50% off, excluding their reopening nights. As more shows reopen, I'd suspect more availability for day of tickets and better odds of shows being at TKTS.

I saw 4 shows last weekend - "Moulin Rouge," "Little Shop," "Chicken & Biscuits" and "Chicago." All were completely full, expect C&B, which was at about 75% capacity.

ACL2006 said: "Come From Away & Waitress have occasionally been up at TKTS, but usually not for long. "

According to an usher friend of mine, Come from Away has had a noticeable drop in attendance, with only Saturday nights being close to sold out. They also said they've been seeing comps, but wasn't sure if it was more than pre-pandemic (CFA has always had a consistent mix of discount tickets and comps at its performances, which is why it's often sold-out. i e., you can get reasonably priced seats). But they aren't survival-threatening drops, as of yet.

where is Chicken and Biscuits papering because I have not seen it in the usual spots

Quizking101, how were you able to see other people's ticket stubs? Were they on the floor and you saw them as you exited the theatre?

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "where is Chicken and Biscuits papering because I have not seen it in the usual spots"

The must be hoping for word of mouth.

I didn't know "papering" also meant comp. Learned something new.

I did see $29 tix for chicken & biscuits at Todaytix app.

Wick3 said: "I didn't know "papering" also meant comp. Learned something new."

A papered house always means the tickets were comped by the production to fill seats, though it doesn't necessarily mean the ticketholder didn't pay for the ticket. However, comp tickets don't always mean a production is papering.

ACL2006 said: "If Come From Away is only averaging 75% capacity, I'm surprised they haven't released a discount code yet."

I was there last Tuesday night. Couldn't see into the mezz real well but the orchestra seemed pretty packed and that was on a Tuesday. Super high energy from both the cast and the audience. You'd never know they were just 8 or 9 performances in from being off 18 months.

I work at larger shows (including one of the big three) and all of them seem to still have massive attendance, even during weekday matinees. I don't work in the ticketing sector, but I can tell you the success based on other financial gains seems really promising. For smaller, less well known shows I have no clue though.