The Tony Award nominations were revealed on May 5 and it proved to be a boost for some of the newest shows with “The Rocky Horror Show” leading the way to join the Million Dollar Club.
The vampire musical “The Lost Boys” also saw a big increase and earned a spot in the Million Dollar Club.
Harry Potter occupied the first two spots in the Million Dollar Club with “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” the only show bringing in over $2 million with original Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe taking the second spot in the one actor show “Every Brilliant Thing”.
The 39 shows that ran last week – “The Book of Mormon” is closed until May 17 due to the fire on May 4 – brought in over $38 million to continue its record breaking season.
Just 15 of the 39 shows made it into the Million Dollar Club last week.
The Million Dollar Club:
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
“Every Brilliant Thing”
“The Lion King”
“Hamilton”
“Death of a Salesman
“MJ The Musical”
“Giant”
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
“Oh, Mary!”
“Ragtime”
“The Lost Boys”
“Wicked”
Joe Turner’s “Come and Gone”
“The Rocky Horror Show”
“Maybe Happy Ending”
A total of 24 of the 39 shows made it into the 90% Club last week with the top four filling the house with 100% audience capacity.
The 90% Club:
“Hamilton”
“Just in Time”
“Every Brilliant Thing”
“Ragtime”
“The Rocky Horror Show”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
“Death of a Salesman”
“Hadestown”
“Fallen Angels”
“Buena Vista Social Club”
“The Lion King”
“MJ The Musical”
“Becky Shaw”
“Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
“Proof”
Joe Turner’s “Come and Gone”
“Maybe Happy Ending”
“Giant”
“The Lost Boys”
“Operation Mincemeat”
“Aladdin”
“Schmigadoon!”
“Wicked”