Broadway Grosses w/e 5/12/2019: We Want More of Morrissey
Last week Morrissey got his piece of the action during an especially crowded and competitive time on Broadway. His residence at the Lunt-Fontanne pulled in nearly $1.9M for seven performances. Overall grosses dropped 4.57% to $36.8M.
Tootsie, Ain’t Too Proud, and Hadestown continue to benefit from the awards chatter, each showing some of the largest week-over-week increases on the boards.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:
| Show Name | GrossGross | TotalAttn | %Capacity | Avg. Pd. Admin |
| AIN’T TOO PROUD | $1,494,459.45 | 11,365 | 99.76% | $131.50 |
| ALADDIN | $1,310,533.10 | 13,312 | 96.35% | $98.45 |
| ALL MY SONS | $528,645.20 | 5,354 | 90.44% | $98.74 |
| BE MORE CHILL | $407,296.04 | 4,743 | 66.54% | $85.87 |
| BEAUTIFUL | $633,119.62 | 6,826 | 83.16% | $92.75 |
| BEETLEJUICE | $856,787.04 | 9,555 | 80.00% | $89.67 |
| BURN THIS | $853,966.50 | 7,260 | 94.53% | $117.63 |
| CHICAGO | $650,128.25 | 7,644 | 88.47% | $85.05 |
| COME FROM AWAY | $989,567.00 | 8,487 | 101.42% | $116.60 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $1,181,292.49 | 7,931 | 100.75% | $148.95 |
| FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE | $280,004.50 | 5,573 | 68.46% | $50.24 |
| FROZEN | $1,032,795.20 | 11,016 | 81.77% | $93.75 |
| GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS | $307,770.50 | 5,542 | 89.97% | $55.53 |
| HADESTOWN | $1,097,115.45 | 7,431 | 101.18% | $147.64 |
| HAMILTON | $3,139,022.00 | 10,753 | 101.75% | $291.92 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO | $1,575,933.00 | 12,976 | 100.00% | $121.45 |
| HILLARY AND CLINTON | $395,738.50 | 5,461 | 86.74% | $72.47 |
| INK | $408,551.00 | 4,362 | 85.60% | $93.66 |
| KING KONG | $619,539.98 | 9,059 | 65.15% | $68.39 |
| KING LEAR | $460,484.64 | 5,682 | 67.71% | $81.04 |
| KISS ME, KATE | $819,803.60 | 7,818 | 97.92% | $104.86 |
| MEAN GIRLS | $817,418.00 | 8,014 | 81.78% | $102.00 |
| MORRISSEY | $1,881,374.00 | 10,085 | 96.37% | $186.55 |
| MY FAIR LADY | $773,979.00 | 6,960 | 81.38% | $111.20 |
| NETWORK | $950,745.26 | 7,146 | 100.58% | $133.05 |
| OKLAHOMA! | $615,366.00 | 5,151 | 98.91% | $119.47 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | $821,784.50 | 7,620 | 81.55% | $107.85 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,031,512.00 | 8,579 | 102.42% | $120.24 |
| THE CHER SHOW | $983,477.30 | 9,076 | 82.21% | $108.36 |
| THE FERRYMAN | $563,017.34 | 5,855 | 71.82% | $96.16 |
| THE LION KING | $2,042,084.00 | 13,440 | 99.06% | $151.94 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $916,891.70 | 10,639 | 82.86% | $86.18 |
| THE PROM | $583,781.45 | 6,829 | 81.69% | $85.49 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | $1,632,526.96 | 11,636 | 101.36% | $140.30 |
| TOOTSIE | $1,409,488.00 | 11,820 | 92.23% | $119.25 |
| WAITRESS | $696,741.10 | 7,269 | 86.95% | $95.85 |
| WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME | $504,173.30 | 4,608 | 98.80% | $109.41 |
| WICKED | $1,588,434.00 | 13,482 | 93.26% | $117.82 |
| TOTALS | $36,855,346.97 | 316,359 | 88.97% | $111.51 |
| +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | -$1,765,933.37 | |||
| PERCENTAGES +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON | -4.57% |
Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management. Find out more here!
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