In the final week before the annual presentation of the Tony Awards, Broadway brought in $38 million from the 40 shows currently running.
“The Book of Mormon” is back in business after the fire, Harry Potter’s original Draco Malfoy has returned from holiday, and theatre fans were clamouring to see what made the new shows worth Tony Award nomination nods.
Tom Felton is proving to be a powerful wizard indeed; his return to “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” brought in an additional $500,000 at the box office!
The big question looming over Broadway in the week following the Tony Awards is whether winning Best Musical, Best Revival of a Musical, and Best Play will parlay into a boost at the box office for “Schmigadoon!”, “Ragtime”, and “Liberation”?
Just 15 of the 40 shows running made it into the Million Dollar Club this week with “Hamilton” topping the list at $2.1 million.
The Million Dollar Club:
“Hamilton”
“The Lion King”
“Death of a Salesman”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
“MJ The Musical”
“Oh, Mary!”
“Wicked”
“The Lost Boys”
“Ragtime”
“Aladdin”
“Giant”
“Chess”
“Every Brilliant Thing”
“Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
In the 90% Club a total of 22 shows made the list with the top four filling the house with at least 100% audience capacity. It should be noted that not every theatre has the same capacity; some are small and intimate, while others are larger and can hold over 1,000 theatre fans.
The 90% Club:
“Fallen Angels” – 104.17%
“Death of a Salesman” – 100.88%
“Hamilton” – 100.59%
“Ragtime” – 100%
“Oh, Mary!”
“The Rocky Horror Show”
“Becky Shaw”
“Giant”
“MJ The Musical”
“The Outsiders”
“The Lion King”
“Just in Time”
“The Lost Boys”
“Cats: The Jellicle Ball
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
“Wicked”
“Hadestown”
“Proof”
“Every Brilliant Thing”
“Aladdin”
“Buena Vista Social Club”
Joe Turner’s “Come and Gone”