There were just 29 shows to play on Broadway last week with “Our Town” playing its last show on Sunday. Broadway brought in over $33 million with “Wicked” the only show to bring in over $2 million and lead the 19 shows in the Million Dollar Club.
Typically January is a slow month for Broadway with a lull after the holiday season and before the onslaught of the spring debuts.
Also playing its final week, “The Great Gatsby” joined “Wicked”, “Hamilton”, “Gypsy”, and “The Lion King” in the top five of the Million Dollar Club.
“English” opens this week on January 23.
Million Dollar Club:
“Wicked”
“Hamilton”
“Gypsy”
“The Great Gatsby”
“The Lion King”
“Sunset Boulevard”
“The Outsiders”
“All In: Comedy About Love”
“Death Becomes Her”
“Oh, Mary!”
“MJ The Musical”
“Aladdin”
“Hell’s Kitchen”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
“Our Town”
“Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
“& Juliet”
“Romeo & Juliet”
“The Book of Mormon”
Five of the 19 shows in the 90 percent club this week had at lead 100 percent audience capacity.
The 90% Club:
“Romeo & Juliet”
“The Outsiders”
“All In: Comedy About Love”
“Oh, Mary!”
“Wicked”
“Hadestown”
“Sunset Boulevard”
“Maybe Happy Ending”
“The Book of Mormon”
“Our Town”
“The Great Gatsby”
“Death Becomes Her”
“Hamilton”
Gypsy”
“& Juliet”
“Aladdin”
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
“The Lion King”
“Cabaret”