Chicago Breaks All-Time Gross Record Thanks to Whitney Leavitt, and More From Last Week’s Broadway Grosses
It could also be barely frigid exterior, however it seems that spring has arrived on Broadway, the place all numbers have been up on the field workplace final week. The 28 presently operating reveals introduced in a cumulative $32.8 million, up greater than 16% from the week prior. Average ticket value noticed a steep improve, too, rising to $129 from the earlier week’s $118. Seats have been simply 95% full, with 253,822 tickets bought.
Leading these good points have been Death of a Salesmanwhich debuted in The $1 Million Club in its first full week on the boards. Stranger Things and The Lion King additionally noticed higher good points in contrast to the week prior, additionally thanks to having extra performances.
But it’s Chicago that continued to be the headline success story of the Main Stem, thanks to main woman Whitney Leavittgreatest generally known as the star of actuality TV’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Dancing With the Stars. Last week, audiences clamoring to see Leavitt’s Roxie took the field workplace of the long-running Kander and Ebb revival to the very best quantity it is seen in its complete almost 30-year run: $1,457,930.77. That’s a median per-seat ticket value of $166.98, the fourth highest of any present on the boards. That unbelievable efficiency is probably going as a result of final week was supposed to be the top of Leavitt’s run. Seeing these box-office totals, it is no shock why producers are already bringing her again for an encore run March 23-May 3. Beginning April 6, she’ll be joined by her former Dancing With the Stars dancing companion Mark Ballas, as lawyer Billy Flynn. Producers revealed right this moment that Leavitt’s first six-week tenure with the present, which ended March 15, is collectively the very best grossing six-week span within the manufacturing’s historical past, too, totaling above $8 million. Give ’em the outdated razzle dazzle!
And Chicago wasn’t the one present having fun with a sunny outlook on the field workplace. Just in Time he broke his personal home report with $1.68 million. And Dog Day Afternoonin its first six performances (lower than the everyday eight), made an unbelievable exhibiting with $1.06 million, at a median ticket value of $140. We at all times love to see a few of Broadway’s latest reveals kicking issues off with a bang.
The high 5 have been again to who we’re used to seeing on the high of the listing, led by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child with $2.5 million, adopted by hamilton with $2.12 million, Wicked with $1.72 million, The Lion King with $1.71 million, and Just in Time with $1.68 million.
Take a take a look at the total report here.
The $1 Million Club (reveals that earned $1 million or extra on the field workplace):
(17 of 28 presently operating productions)
The 90s Club (reveals that performed to 90% or greater of their seats crammed over your entire week):
(23 of 28 presently operating productions)
