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Broadway‘s caller outpouring arrivals enjoyed robust container agency past week, pinch Cats: The Jellicle Ball and Dog Day Afternoon trading retired and Giant, Becky Shaw, Death of a Salesman and The Fear of 13 coming wrong a hair’s breadth.
Some of nan newcomers moreover joined aliases settled into nan million-dollar-club, including Dog Day Afternoon (starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach), grossing $1,212,642 successful its 2nd week of previews astatine nan August Wilson (opening March 30); Death of a Salesman ($1,070,078, opening April 9 astatine nan Winter Garden); and nan critically lauded Giant, taking $1,064,840 for nan last week of previews starring up to past night’s opening astatine nan Music Box.
For its first 4 previews, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, nan resistance shot reimagining of nan Andrew Lloyd Webber classical musical, grossed $612,084, trading retired nan Broadhurst; opening nighttime is April 7. The Fear of 13, nan wrongful condemnation play starring Adrien Brody, grossed $474,131 for 3 previews astatine nan James Earl Jones, pinch attendance astatine 98% of capacity; opening nighttime is April 15.
Becky Shaw, non-prof Second Stage’s accumulation of nan Gina Gionfriddo play starring The Pitt’s Patrick Ball alongside Alden Ehrenreich, Madeline Brewer and Linda Emond, began previews astatine nan Hayes, grossing $213,904 for 5 performances pinch 97% of seats filled. Opening April 6.
Taking a tumble was Chicago, dropping much than $600,000 from nan erstwhile week with Mormon Wives prima Whitney Leavitt connected picnic (she’s backmost this week). For nan week ending March 22, Chicago grossed $836,815, down from nan erstwhile week’s $1,457,931. Still, attendance was coagulated astatine 90% of capacity astatine nan Ambassador.
Selling retired past week were Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Dog Day Afternoon, Every Brilliant Thing, Hadestown, Hamilton, Harry Potter and nan Cursed Child, Just successful Time, Operation Mincemeat, Ragtime and The Outsiders. Coming close, astatine 95% of capacity aliases more, were & Juliet, Aladdin, Becky Shaw, Buena Vista Social Club, Death of a Salesman, Giant, Maybe Happy Ending, Moulin Rouge, Oh, Mary!, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, The Book of Mormon, The Fear of 13, The Great Gatsby, The Lion King and Wicked.
The Top Five Earners for nan week were Harry Potter and nan Cursed Child ($2,640,156); Hamilton ($2,403,815); The Lion King ($2,011,820); Wicked ($1,949,418); and Just successful Time ($1,871,764).
The apical mean summons value by acold was for Just successful Time, pinch Jonathan Groff fans paying an mean $327.98 for a chance to spot nan prima before he leaves nan philharmonic connected March 29. Second highest mean was Hamilton astatine $224.15 (the mean paid admittance for each 31 shows was $134.78).
In all, nan 31 productions connected Broadway grossed a full $36,769,360 for nan week ending March 22, a jump of 12% complete nan erstwhile week but down 2% from past play astatine this time. Total attendance was 272,806, up 7% from nan erstwhile week and down 2% year-to-year.
In nan 43rd week of nan 2025-26 season, Broadway has grossed $1,549,367,378, up astir 7% complete past twelvemonth astatine this time, pinch full attendance of 11,645,418 up 3%.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For much container agency accusation visit the League’s website.
