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Broadway summons income held dependable past week arsenic nan newish play eases into nan post-Tony summertime weeks, pinch Chess posting beardown figures during its last week and Celebrity Autobiography doing nan other during its past bow.
Chess, starring Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher had previously announced its early adjacent (coinciding pinch Michele’s planned departure), and saw a bump of $426,869 to $1,793,002 successful nan week starring up to nan June 21 close. That’s its highest gross since nan December holidays. The philharmonic was a virtual sell-out pinch 99.5% of seats filled astatine nan Imperial.
Also departing was Celebrity Autobiography, nan specialty show pinch a rotating formed of stars reference nan memoirs of different celebrities to comic effect. The show did not drawback connected pinch audiences: It’s last week aft opening past period saw only 22% of seats occupied astatine nan Shubert, for a gross of $41,773. That fig marks a $39,491 driblet from nan erstwhile week, pinch an mean summons value of conscionable $21.02 (the Broadway mean past week was $126.49).
In all, Broadway’s 38 productions – 1 less than nan erstwhile week – grossed $38,949,543, a driblet of conscionable 1% from nan erstwhile week but 10% from past play astatine this time. Attendance was 307,921, up 2% from nan erstwhile week but down 6% year-to-year.
Also closing connected June 21 was The Balusters, seeing a sizable bump of $81,395 (to $351,588) successful its last seven-performance week.
Death of a Salesman besides had a pre-scheduled seven-performance week, doing its accustomed SRO business for a hefty gross of $1,927,110. That fig made it nan 3rd highest-grossing show for nan week down apical earner Hamilton ($2,213,196) and #2 The Lion King ($1,999,620).
The Lost Boys continued to summation traction pursuing its attention-getting capacity connected nan Tony Awards broadcast: For a gross of $1,447,124, nan vampire philharmonic was astatine 94% of capacity astatine nan Palace, up from nan erstwhile week’s 89%.
In summation to Chess, Salesman and Hamilton, productions that sold retired (or came very close) were Every Brilliant Thing starring Mariska Hargitay, grossing $1,188,551 and astatine 99.3% of capacity; Giant, $1,468,590, 99.4%; Oh, Mary!, $1,533,555, 99.7%; Ragtime, $1,474,315, sell-out; and The Rocky Horror Show, $1,158,340, 99.2%.
Occupying nan 90%+ (but beneath sell-out) turf were Aladdin, $1,127,988; Buena Vista Social Club, $741,202; Cats: The Jellicle Ball, $919,073; Hadestown, $850,540; Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, $1,056,615; MJ, $1,603,790; Proof, $729,663; Schmigadoon!, $1,184,564; and The Outsiders, $1,038,688.
Taking by acold nan biggest tumble of nan week – but for understandable logic – was The Book of Mormon, grossing $850,569. That’s a driblet of $1,387,800 from nan erstwhile week erstwhile nan long-running philharmonic did bonzer business during its “Magical Mormon Mystery Week” that featured typical 15th day performances from original formed members Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Rory O’Malley and Nikki M. James. Even without nan OGs, Mormon sold 94% of seats astatine nan Eugene O’Neill.
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) has seen a flimsy boost since its charming capacity connected nan Tonys, grossing $617,351 and trading 79% of disposable tickets, up from 73% from nan erstwhile week.
In nan 4th week of nan 2026-27 season, Broadway has grossed $153,049,339, down astir 12% from past twelvemonth astatine this time, pinch full attendance of 1,248,551 down 4%.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For much container agency accusation visit the League’s website.
