Newcomers ‘A Beautiful Noise’, ‘Some Like It Hot’, ‘& Juliet’ And ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Pull In Audiences – Broadway Box Office
09.11.2022 - 01:05
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Two of the fall Broadway season’s buzzy new musicals – A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical and Some Like It Hot – began previews last week, both doing solid business in their first, partial weeks.
A Beautiful Noise pulled in an impressive $845,074 for five performances, filling 88% of seats at the Broadhurst with an average ticket price of $166. The show opens December 4.
Over at the Shubert Theatre, Some Like It Hot, the musical adaptation of the 1959 classic film comedy, took in $539,593 for 6 performances, filling 82% of seats at the venue with a $76 average ticket. Opening night is Dec. 11.
In all, Broadway’s 32 shows grossed in $29,813,739, a boost of 9% from the previous week. Attendance was up about 8% to 246,013.
Some other recent arrivals include & Juliet, in previews at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre and grossing a hefty $779,402 for seven previews, with attendance at 98% of capacity. Kimberly Akimbo, the acclaimed Off Broadway musical making its Broadway debut, filled 90% of seats at the Booth, grossing $420,700.
Almost Famous, the musical adaptation of the 2000 film, had its official opening at the Jacobs last Thursday, so press seats and other comps took their usual bite of the apple. The musical, receiving mixed reviews, grossed $641,886, with 81% of seats filled.
Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & the Pool, in previews at the non-profit Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont, grossed $358,288, attendance at 73%.
KPOP, in previews at Circle in the Square ahead of a Nov. 20 opening, was at 83% of capacity for seven performances (a matinee performance was canceled), but with a minuscule average ticket of $35 grossed just $139,388. (The musical has also canceled its Nov. 9 matinee performance.)
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