With only 30 productions currently running, Broadway took a bit of a hit this past week; dropping some seven percent in revenues; however, it wasn’t all bad news, Drag Queen Jinx Monsoon made a return engagement to “Chicago” and sent the box office soaring.
The Tony Award winning musical “Merrily We Roll Along” topped the box office this past week; even beating out “The Lion King” with over $2 million. The revival is in its final week with a cl.osing date of July 7. The original run of “Merrily We Roll Along” lasted just 16 performances! “Wicked” which also topped $2 million, “Hamilton”, and “Cabaret” rounded out the top five.
The Million Dollar Club:
“Merrily We Roll Along”
“The Lion King”
“Wicked”
“Hamilton”
“Cabaret”
“Hell’s Kitchen”
“Aladdin”
“The Outsiders”
“MJ The Musical”
“The Wiz”
“The Great Gatsby”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
“A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical”
“Appropriate”
“Back to the Future”
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
This past week 20 of the 30 productions running had at least 90 percent audience capacity with five of them reaching over 100 percent.
The 90% Club:
“The Outsideres”
“Hamilton”
“Hell’s Kitchen”
“Hadestown”
“Merrily We Roll Along”
“Stereophonic”
“Appropriate”
“Cabaret”
“Suffs”
“The Great Gatsby”
“The Book of Mormon”
“Wicked”
“The Lion King”
“SIX: The Musical”
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
“Oh, Mary!”
“& Juliet”
“Aladdin”
“The Wiz”
“The Notebook”