A double-digit slip within the Nielsen rankings however, the Tony Awards labored their magic on the field workplace, with this 12 months’s winners, contenders and show-stealers reporting large will increase in attendance and receipts.
Just some examples: An Enemy of the Folks, Merrily We Roll Along and Stereophonic posted field workplace features within the six figures.
In all, the 32 Broadway reveals grossed $37,565,097 for the week ending June 23. That’s a 2% enhance over the earlier week, a extra spectacular bump than it appears at first look: The earlier week had 35 reveals, together with hefty money-makers Ben Platt: Dwell on the Palace, Uncle Vanya and Mom Play. The absence of these reveals final week went a great distance in explaining the 4% drop in attendance to 282,752.
Among the many numbers:
- An Enemy of the Folks, which starred the Tony-winning Jeremy Sturdy, broke its personal home file at Circle within the Sq., taking in $1,545,913 for its ultimate week of performances, a rise of $279,575 over the earlier week;
- Greatest Musical Revival winner Merrily We Roll Alongside, starring Tony winners Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe (and nominee Lindsay Mendez) was up $329,797 final week, grossing $2,173,254 and setting a Hudson Theatre field workplace file for the eighth time; the present closes Sunday, July 7;
- Greatest Play Stereophonic, with a principally unknown (or beforehand unknown at any fee) forged that features Tony winner Will Brill, was a sell-out, leaping $218,535 to $1,018,115 (the earlier week had solely seven performances). Phrase is the David Adjmi play a few ’70s rock band recording their masterpiece album has an advance among the many strongest at present on Broadway;
- Greatest Musical The Outsiders, one other sell-out, jumped $283,453 to $1,307,257 (the earlier week had solely seven performances);
- Illinoise, the Sufjan Stevens dance-musical directed by Tony-winning choreographer Justin Peck, was up $88,688 to $847,502 within the wake of its well-received efficiency on the Tonys (additionally, the earlier week was a seven-performance week);
- Hell’s Kitchen posted a $112,926 enhance to $1,800,888;
- Suffs grossed a wonderful $942,785, up $89,895 over the earlier week;
- Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership, which showcased itself on the Tonys with a polarizing performance by Eddie Redmayne, bucked the upward development by dropping $68,914. However don’t learn something into that: The musical revival remained a stable draw, filling almost all seats on the August Wilson and grossing a powerful $1,814,656;
- The Nice Gatsby (Greatest Costume Design/Musical), was at 98% of capability on the Broadway Theatre, up $177,786 to $1,333,401;
- The Pocket book took in $760,670, a $96,784 enhance over the earlier week;
- Water For Elephants grossed $1,123,678, a lift of $120,85, at 87% of capability on the Imperial;
- The Who’s Tommy was at 78% of capability on the Nederlander, posting a $32,060 bounce to $794,967.
Proving its ongoing attraction regardless of a Tony shut-out and lackluster evaluations, The Wiz was a close to sell-out (98%) on the Marquis, grossing $1,481,208, a $52,821 enhance over the earlier week.
Mary Jane, starring Rachel McAdams, had a deliberate seven-performance week, seeing a $73,906 drop (to $337,707) as a result of missed present. Attendance was at a stable 96% of capability.
Along with An Enemy of the Folks, Patriots and The Coronary heart of Rock and Roll performed their ultimate weeks, each reporting field workplace will increase in extra of $120,000. Patriots grossed $452,357 and stuffed 85% of obtainable seats, whereas the Huey Lewis jukebox musical took in $400,521 with attendance at 68% of capability.
Acceptable, starring Tony winner Sarah Paulson, noticed a drop in attendance with Paulson out sick for 4 performances; the Greatest Revival/Play was at 81% of capability on the Belasco, down from 93% the earlier week. Receipts nonetheless managed to leap by $47,993 to $926,098, with a muscular $140 common ticket value.
Season up to now, Broadway, within the fifth week of the 2024-25 season, has grossed $179,386,328, up 11% over final 12 months right now, with complete attendance of 1,435,330 up 8%.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For full field workplace listings, go to the League’s website.
