New York saw the first snows of the season this week which put a cap on the beginning of the fall/winter season for Broadway. After the numbers were down at the box office, last week brought a big jump of 20% with all 34 shows running seeing an increase at the box office.
Topping the list last week was “Hamilton” who fell just short of the $4 million mark.
“Wicked” and “Chess” joined the $2 million club last week with “Chess” only in its fourth week of performances. “The Lion King” and “Waiting for Godot” rounded out the top five.
A total of 20 shows made it into the Million Dollar Club last week with the top three topping the $2 million mark.
The Million Dollar Club:
“Hamilton” – $3.89 million
“Wicked” – $2.29 million
“Chess” – $2.01 million
“The Lion King”
“Waiting for Godot”
“Art”
“Mamma Mia!”
“Just in Time”
“Death Becomes Her”
“Ragtime”
“Maybe Happy Ending”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
“Oh, Mary!”
“MJ The Musical”
“Buena Vista Social Club”
“Aladdin”
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
“The Outsiders”
“The Queen of Versailles”
“Beetlejuice”
In the 90% Club seven of the 23 shows had at least 100% audience capacity last week. “Just in Time” topped the list again with a standing room only 103.3%.
The 90% Club:
“Just in Time” – 103.3%
“Hamilton” – 101.51%
“Hadestown” – 100.22%
“Maybe Happy Ending” – 100.21%
“Oedipus” – 100.05%
“Ragtime” – 100%
“Wicked” – 100%
“Oh, Mary!”
“Art”
“Mamma Mia!”
“Waiting for Godot”
“Death Becomes Her”
“Buena Vista Social Club”
“The Lion King”
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical
“The Outsiders”
“Chess”
“The Book of Mormon”
“The Queen of Versailles”
“Aladdin”
“The Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
“& Juliet”