MEMPHIS Box Office Sales Jump After Tony Wins

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 6/14/10 at 6:23pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/MEMPHIS_Box_Office_Sales_Jump_After_Tony_Wins_20100614


Last night, Memphis took away the 2010 Tony for Best Musical. The show also won honors for Best Book Of a Musical, and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre.

Today, BroadwayWorld.com checked with the show's representatives, who tell us that the show has already seen box office sales that are four times higher than on a normal Sunday/Monday. That good news is sure to have producers 'Hockadoo-ing'!


From the rockin' dance halls of Memphis, Tennessee comes this hot and bothered new Broadway musical with heart, soul and energy to burn. Set in the turbulent south in the 1950s, it is the story of Huey Calhoun, a white radio DJ whose love of good music transcends race lines and airwaves. Get ready to experience all the exuberance and the emotion... the beauty and the controversy... of a wondrous, defining time in our history. You're tuning in to Memphis, so turn up that dial!

MEMPHIS features a brand new score with music by Bon Jovi's founding member/keyboardist David Bryan and lyrics by Bryan and Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change), who also pens the musical's book. Bryan and DiPietro also collaborated on the current award-winning off-Broadway hit, The Toxic Avenger. MEMPHIS is based on a concept by the late George W. George (producer of the Tony nominated Bedroom Farce and the film My Dinner With Andre), with direction by Tony nominee Christopher Ashley (Xanadu) and choreography by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys).

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 6/14/10 at 6:25pm

Congrats!

[rjjn]

Posted: 6/14/10 at 6:46pm

Hockadoo!

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/14/10 at 7:44pm

as expected, good for them!!! They should see a nice solid bump in sales throughout the summer.

[DRSLOL776]

Posted: 6/14/10 at 8:01pm

YAAYYY for them!! stage door is going to be CRAZY over there for the next few months!

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/14/10 at 8:42pm

I picked up tickets for me and my kids for July the morning OF the Tony Awards. On a whim, I checked out the tix for the day I am going. EVERY set of seats I was offered BEFORE the Tonys, were still available at approx 2pm today.


Maybe tix sales REALLY picked up after 2pm.

[Scott Briefer]

Posted: 6/14/10 at 11:08pm

Woohoo Memphis. You deserve this!

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 6/14/10 at 11:12pm

Or maybe the show's reps are looking at overall ticket sales and not just one performance in July.

[Marquise]

Posted: 6/14/10 at 11:15pm

I'm holding out for the movie version starring Beyoncé and Justin Timberlake.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/14/10 at 11:20pm

I don't doubt that at all....but it just seemed odd that there was NO difference.