The latest star to take on the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in the Cole Escola play “Oh, Mary!” is “Saturday Night Live’s” Maya Rudolph. And the popular play has become the hottest ticket on the Great White Way.
Repairs are complete and “The Book of Mormon” has returned; but “Beaches” closed on May 24 which brought the total of shows back to 40. However, the overall numbers dipped a bit last week after the official season has ended and the summer season has yet to start.
And the annual Tony Award ceremonies is just a few days away and some theater enthusiasts are waiting to see who takes home the top prizes.
Just 14 productions made it into the Million Dollar Club last week with the top show earning a cool $2 million.
The Million Dollar Club:
“The Lion King”
“Hamilton”
“Death of a Salesman”
“MJ The Musical”
“Oh, Mary!”
“Wicked”
“Ragtime”
“The Lost Boys”
“Aladdin”
“Giant”
“Every Brilliant Thing”
“The Rocky Horror Show”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
“Chess”
Nearly half of the 40 shows currently running made it into the 90% Club with the top four reaching at least 100% capacity.
The 90% Club:
“Just in Time” – 101.36%
“Death of a Salesman” – 100.74%
“Hamilton” – 100.62%
“Ragtime” – 100%
“The Rocky Horror Show”
“Oh, Mary!”
“Fallen Angels”
“MJ The Musical”
“The Lion King”
“Every Brilliant Thing”
“Hadestown”
“Becky Shaw”
“The Outsiders”
“Proof”
Joe Turner’s “Come and Gone”
“Aladdin”
“Wicked”
“Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
“Giant”