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Broadway container agency sagged a spot past week, perchance arsenic nan erstwhile week’s Easter vacationers and spring-breakers returned location and a crowded, 40-show accumulation slate pinch tons of newcomers competed pinch 1 different for attention.
The winners among nan caller arrivals, astatine slightest successful position of attendance comparative to capacities? Proof, virtually trading retired nan Booth for a gross of $935,431; The Rocky Horror Show, astatine 98% of capacity astatine Studio 54 for a gross of $727,283 (a Wednesday matinee was canceled); and Dog Day Afternoon, SRO astatine nan August Wilson, $1,114,914.
Other outpouring arrivals Giant ($1,215,687) and Every Brilliant Thing ($1,566,354) continued beardown showings, and Ragtime was boffo arsenic ever astatine $1,152,711.
On nan slow-to-start extremity of nan spectrum, Beaches, pinch an charismatic opening tomorrow night, filled conscionable 61% of seats astatine nan Majestic for a tally of $473,027 and a negligible mean summons value of astir $60.
Many of nan caller arrivals were successful nan 80%-90% of capacity range, including The Fear of 13, astatine 88% and a gross of $751,206, nary uncertainty impacted by press- and opening-night comps. Same for Fallen Angels astatine nan Haimes, pinch a gross of $433,166 and 82% attendance.
Other notable numbers:
- Schmigadoon!, successful its last afloat week of previews earlier opening to solid reviews past night, filled 90% of seats astatine nan Nederlander, grossing $631,114;
- Becky Shaw was up astir $75,000 to $420,131 astatine nan Hayes;
- Titaníque was up $127,025 from nan erstwhile week for a gross of $752,722, filling 87% of seats astatine nan St. James;
- The Balusters, opening coming astatine nan Friedman, filled 90% of seats past week for a return of $260,531;
- Joe Turner’s Come and Gone filling 81% of seats astatine nan Barrymore for a gross of $829,119. Opening nighttime is April 25;
- The Lost Boys, astatine 88% of capacity astatine nan Palace for a return of $958,537. Opens April 26.
In all, astir of nan 40 productions saw immoderate b.o. declines from nan erstwhile week, pinch only 9 shows bucking nan downward trend. Sell-outs for nan week were Dog Day Afternoon, Every Brilliant Thing, Hamilton, Harry Potter and nan Cursed Child, Proof and Ragtime. Shows filling 90% aliases much of disposable seats were Buena Vista Social Club, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Chicago, Death of a Salesman, Giant, Hadestown, Just In Time, Moulin Rouge!, Operation Mincemeat, Schmigadoon!, The Balusters, The Lion King, The Rocky Horror Show and Wicked.
Broadway’s full gross for nan week ending April 19 was $39,084,851, a 10% driblet from nan erstwhile week and down 12% from past twelvemonth astatine this time. Attendance was astatine 327,269, a 5% gaffe from nan erstwhile week and astir moreover year-to-year.
In nan 47th week of nan 2025-26 season, Broadway had grossed $1,713,932,461, up astir 6% complete past twelvemonth astatine this time, pinch full attendance of 12,946,126 up 3%.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For much container agency accusation visit the League’s website.
