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All but six of the current 22 Broadway productions filled more than 90% of their available seats last week, and most of the ones that didn’t hit that mark came close, according to the first detailed box office figures released this season by the Broadway League.

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While the threat of another industry-crippling COVID-19 wave still looms, the end of this past winter’s Omicron surge has given new hope to indie and specialty distributors trying to get moviegoers back into arthouses. But like the wider blockbuster scene, the biggest specialty success was driven by younger moviegoers with “Jujutsu Kaisen 0,” which scored another victory for Sony’s import wing Crunchyroll.

This is one of the best weekends for new indie releases in some time — a bit of space in theaters to run and audiences slowly, but increasingly, willing to return.

When a mild-mannered English tailor living in Chicago finds himself embroiled in the politics of the city’s most fearsome gangsters, a quiet evening turns into a bid to escape with his life in Focus Features’ “The Outfit,” which arrives in theaters on March 18. Though ‘The Outfit’’s chamber drama setting and relative lack of plot developments make for a rather thrill-less crime thriller, the film’s clever script and a captivating lead performance from Mark Rylance make the tidy mob film a fresh, stylish take on a well-worn genre.

EXCLUSIVE: Jessy Schram is returning to NBC‘s in the role of Dr. Hannah Asher as a series regular. Schram made her One Chicago debut in Season 5 Episode 12 and was last seen in the Season 6 premiere.

Kanye West, 44, made it clear he’s not hiding out despite his recent custody issues over his four kids with Kim Kardashian. The rapper confidently walked and stood by cameras while out and about in Los Angeles in a black jacket with the hood above his head over a gray top and dark gray denim jeans. He also wore his famous black boots as he stopped to pose for a photo with a serious and alert face.

Broadway box office last week rebounded from the previous week’s slip, gaining 13% in receipts and 10% in attendance. In all, the 20 productions grossed  $22,375,926.

Charli XCX has shared a new song ‘Every Rule’, ahead of the release of her new album ‘Crash‘ this Friday (March 18) – listen below.The slow-burning, tender ballad has a gentle beat, soft-synths and auto-tuned vocals throughout.Last week, Charli XCX shared the full track listing for ‘Crash’, which is made up of 12 songs including ‘Every Rule’.The new single is joined on the record by the previously unveiled ‘Good Ones‘, ‘Baby‘, her collaboration with Rina Sawayama, ‘Beg For You’ and her song with Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek, ‘New Shapes’.Following the release of ‘Crash’, Charli will be heading out on a European and North American tour, with shows in Los Angeles, London, Paris and more.Get your tickets here and see the full list of tour dates below.MARCH 202226 – Fox Theatre – Oakland, CA29 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, ORAPRIL 20221 – The Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA3 – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA6 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO8 – ACL Live at The Moody Theater – Austin, TX9 – House of Blues Houston – Houston, TX10 – House of Blues Dallas – Dallas, TX12 – Orpheum Theater – New Orleans, LA13 – The Eastern – Atlanta, GA15 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC16 – The NorVa – Norfolk, VA18 – The Fillmore Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA20 – House of Blues Boston – Boston, MA22 – Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY23 – Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY25 – Massey Hall – Toronto, ON26 – Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, MI28 – Palace Theatre – Saint Paul, MN29 – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, ILMAY 202213 – Olympia Theatre – Dublin, Ireland15 – O2 Academy – Glasgow, UK17 – Victoria Warehouse – Manchester, UK18 – O2 Academy – Birmingham, UK19 – Alexandra Palace – London, UK21 – UEA –

Chicago’s top prosecutor, state’s attorney Kim Foxx, says the justice system failed disgraced actor Jussie Smollett, who was sentenced to 150 days in jail for staging a hate hoax crime.

Deepti Vempati does NOT accept Abhishek “Shake” Chatterjee’s apology.

Pivoting star Maggie Q has praised her co-stars as she admits that she now has a list of "nos" when it comes to deciding what projects to take next.MORE: Outlander season six star admits he was taken aback by show's violenceThe former CW star now stars as Sarah, one of a group of three best friends who change their lives dramatically when their fourth friend, Coleen, dies after a battle with cancer. The half-hour sitcom also stars Ginnifer Goodin and Eliza Coupe, and Maggie shared that she "respects" them both which made saying yes easy. WATCH: Maggie Q stars in Fox comedy Pivoting"If something comes in, and it's a drama, no.

Broadway box office took a 14% stumble last week, with total receipts for the 19 productions dropping to $19,746,606 from the previous week’s sturdier $23,004,259. Total attendance was down by the same percentage, to 153,269.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 13-19:March 13: Jazz drummer Roy Haynes is 97. Songwriter Mike Stoller is 89. Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka is 83.

Sam Richardson's star continues to rise.ET's Will Marfuggi spoke to Richardson at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards Sunday where he spoke about his comedy career and his role in .«It's one of things where you work hard for a long time...I've been living in L.A. for 10 years, Second City for eight years before that in Detroit and Chicago, so a lot of time put, and now that I'm seeing things kind of happen, it's kind of surreal,» Richardson told ET of his comedy career. «Like you win the lottery two times over. Just gonna make sure I keep on [doing] stuff that I think is good.

Broadway continued its 2022 rebound last week, with 92% of available seats filled and box office receipts climbing 5% over the previous week to $23,004,259.

One Chicago is back in a big way, returning to NBC earning Wednesday primetime’s highest demo ratings and audience after nearly a month.