In the first full week of performances after the gala event known as the Tony Awards, the box office receipts for some of the winning shows went soaring.
As Broadway prepared to honour achievement in the theatre, “Ben Platt Live at the Palace”, “Uncle Vanya”, and “Mother Play” were all playing their final shows; meaning there were only 32 shows running last week to bring in a a cumulative $37.6 million at the box office.
The Revival of a Musical winner “Merrily We Roll Along” joined “The Lion King” and “Wicked” in the $2 million club; while Bet Play winner “Stereophonic”, Best Musical winner “The Outsiders”, and “An Enemy of the People” all joined the Million Dollar Club for the first time.
Last week was the final week of performances for Leading Actor in a Play winner Jeremy Strong and “An Enemy of the People”. It was also the final week of performances for “Patriots” and “The Heart of Rock and Roll”.
Nineteen of the 32 shows made the Million Dollar club last week.
The Million Dollar Club:
“The Lion King”
“Wicked”
“Merrily We Roll Along”
“Hamilton”
“Cabaret”
“Hell’s Kitchen”
“An Enemy of the People”
“The Wiz”
“Aladdin”
“MJ The Musical”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
“The Great Gatsby”
“The Outsiders”
“Back to the Future”
“A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical”
“Water for Elephants”
“& Juliet”
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
“Stereophonic”
With an overall attendance of 92 percent last week, seven of the 23 shows in the 90 percent club had at least 100 percent capacity with three of them topping 100 percent.
The 90% Club:
“An Enemy of the People”
“The Outsiders”
“Hell’s Kitchen”
“Suffs”
“Hadestown”
“Hamilton”
“Merrily We Roll Along”
“Stereophonic”
“Cabaret”
“Wicked”
‘The Book of Mormon”
“The Great Gatsby”
“The Wiz”
“SIX: The Musical”
“The Lion King”
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
“Mary Jane”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
“Aladdin”
“Back to the Future”
“& Juliet”
“The Notebook”
“Illinoise”