‘Cabaret’, ‘Stereophonic’, ‘Uncle Vanya’, ‘The Great Gatsby’, ‘The Outsiders’ Sell Out As Busy Broadway Spring Blooms
09.04.2024 - 19:45
/ deadline.com
Broadway’s busy spring was reaching peak bloom last week as the season’s final batch of new shows – save for the upcoming Sufjan Stevens musical Illinoise – was in previews, boosting total box office receipts to an impressive $39,445,823.
The figure for the week ending April 7 marks a 6% increase over the previous week. Attendance was 305,211, a 12% bump over the previous week (and 9% higher than last season at this time). In all, 37 Broadway productions filled 94% of available seats.
A healthy number of the recent arrivals played to full houses, including An Enemy of the People, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Stereophonic, Uncle Vanya, The Great Gatsby, and The Outsiders. They joined the usual sell-outs Hadestown, Hamilton, Merrily We Roll Along, Moulin Rouge! and Wicked.
Among the spring arrivals:
Other recent arrivals include Water For Elephants at the Imperial, grossing $1,026,327, at 81% of capacity; The Who’s Tommy, $1,003,258 at the Nederlander, 87%; The Notebook at the Schoenfeld, $874,981, 93%; and Doubt at the Todd Haimes, $498,638, 95%.
In its final week at the St. James, Spamalot grossed $1,119,157, filling 89% of seats.
Season to date, Broadway has grossed $1,324,622,875, with total attendance at 10,519,389.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For complete box office listings, visit the League’s website.
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