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September 10, 2021: What TheaterMakers Are Talking About This Week

Here’s what TheaterMakers were talking about this week . . .

1 – Broadway Returns

An incredible insight to how the theater came back and the energy that is to come as we move forward. Which show is first on your list?

Broadway Grosses w/e 3/08/2020: An uptick amidst the unknown.

The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending March 11, 2018.
The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League
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Broadway Grosses w/e 3/1/2020: Falling Slowly

Broadway slid 11% last week due in large part to the Kid’s Night on Broadway promo. Attendance was down 3% despite two new musicals starting previews.

At first glance, the numbers this week look eye popping, and given everything going on in the news affecting domestic and international travel and tourism, but the year over year comparison (KNOB played the same week in 2019) is only down 4% which can mostly be attributed to three fewer shows playing.
You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:

Show Name	Gross	TotalAttn	%Capacity	AvgPdAdm
A SOLDIER’S PLAY	$470,330.90	5,424	94.04%	$86.71
AIN’T TOO PROUD	$1,015,750.01	9,364	82.20%	$108.47
ALADDIN	$1,092,062.60	13,290	96.19%	$82.17
BEETLEJUICE	$1,077,911.60	11,373	95.22%	$94.78
CHICAGO	$546,842.00	6,537	75.66%	$83.65
COME FROM AWAY	$804,635.60	8,418	100.60%	$95.59
DEAR EVAN HANSEN	$965,733.10	7,638	97.03%	$126.44
FROZEN	$925,094.10	12,323	91.47%	$75.07
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY	$503,694.00	6,156	77.10%	$81.82
GRAND HORIZONS	$305,196.90	4,299	91.86%	$70.99
HADESTOWN	$1,016,674.75	7,389	100.61%	$137.59
HAMILTON	$2,696,189.00	10,756	101.55%	$250.67
HANGMEN	$139,321.40	1,542	96.13%	$90.35
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO	$838,927.00	12,863	99.13%	$65.22
JAGGED LITTLE PILL	$845,495.80	8,326	92.51%	$101.55
MEAN GIRLS	$778,089.15	8,873	90.54%	$87.69
MOULIN ROUGE!	$1,571,113.75	10,416	100.00%	$150.84
MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON	$568,736.10	4,443	98.25%	$128.01
SIX	$896,885.00	8,066	97.79%	$111.19
THE BOOK OF MORMON	$896,999.50	7,960	95.03%	$112.69
THE INHERITANCE	$409,086.00	5,328	63.55%	$76.78
THE LION KING	$1,414,593.50	12,391	91.33%	$114.16
THE MINUTES	$437,237.20	6,270	73.32%	$69.73
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	$639,215.93	8,856	68.97%	$72.18
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL	$1,320,766.00	10,004	84.61%	$132.02
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD	$1,132,278.54	9,811	97.67%	$115.41
WEST SIDE STORY	$1,598,947.32	13,920	100.00%	$114.87
WICKED	$1,202,089.50	12,479	86.32%	$96.33
TOTALS	$26,109,896.25	244,515	90.67%	$104.75
+/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	-$1,049,375.20
PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	-3.86%

Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!

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Broadway Grosses w/e 2/23/2020: To Kill a Gross

Grosses leveled off last week coming out of the holiday weekend. Overall, the street dropped 6% coming in at $29M, though attendance was flat week-over-week. Most of the drop can be attributed to American Utopia being off the boards this week.

SIX continues its strong start barely breaking $1M its first full week of performances. With an average ticket price of $121.73, it’s in good company along with To Kill a Mocking Bird and The Book of Mormon.

You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:

Show Name	Gross	TotalAttn	%Capacity	AvgPdAdm
A SOLDIER’S PLAY	$460,368.50	5,666	98.23%	$81.25
AIN’T TOO PROUD	$1,187,875.42	10,461	91.83%	$113.55
ALADDIN	$1,332,597.50	13,657	98.85%	$97.58
BEETLEJUICE	$1,319,654.35	12,155	101.77%	$108.57
CHICAGO	$688,252.30	7,632	88.33%	$90.18
COME FROM AWAY	$907,979.06	8,534	101.98%	$106.40
DEAR EVAN HANSEN	$1,120,039.20	7,987	101.46%	$140.23
FROZEN	$1,160,620.20	13,304	98.75%	$87.24
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY	$561,909.50	6,749	84.53%	$83.26
GRAND HORIZONS	$243,910.43	4,078	87.14%	$59.81
HADESTOWN	$1,127,757.25	7,425	101.10%	$151.89
HAMILTON	$2,763,624.00	10,752	101.51%	$257.03
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO	$1,092,806.50	12,921	99.58%	$84.58
JAGGED LITTLE PILL	$963,612.30	9,024	100.27%	$106.78
MEAN GIRLS	$985,109.30	9,735	99.34%	$101.19
MOULIN ROUGE!	$1,673,382.00	10,427	100.11%	$160.49
MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON	$564,433.40	4,457	98.56%	$126.64
SIX	$1,000,854.60	8,222	100.07%	$121.73
THE BOOK OF MORMON	$1,036,275.30	8,445	100.82%	$122.71
THE INHERITANCE	$378,046.50	4,501	53.69%	$83.99
THE LION KING	$1,841,117.00	13,099	96.54%	$140.55
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	$840,337.50	10,687	83.23%	$78.63
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL	$1,470,935.00	11,135	94.17%	$132.10
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD	$1,417,185.10	11,496	100.14%	$123.28
WEST SIDE STORY	$1,454,228.54	13,920	100.00%	$104.47
WICKED	$1,602,999.00	14,485	97.01%	$110.67
TOTALS	$29,195,909.75	250,954	95.35%	$114.41
+/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	-$667,282.37
PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	-2.23%

Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, President of Architect Theatrical. Find out more here!

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Broadway Grosses w/e 2/16/2020 – Bringin’ Six-y Back

Long over-due relief came to the box office last week thanks to a three-day holiday weekend. Overall grosses were up 16% which was a 2% improvement on the same week last year.

Most shows had six-figure increases over the previous week. The outgoing (for now) American Utopia ended this stint at $1.43 for a week of shows. The incoming Six was off to an impressive start grossing $666k for 5 sold-out performances at The Brooks.

You can find the rest of the figures below, courtesy of The Broadway League:

Show Name	Gross	TotalAttn	%Capacity	AvgPdAdm
A SOLDIER’S PLAY	$447,424.20	5,323	92.29%	$84.05
AIN’T TOO PROUD	$1,339,322.02	10,797	94.78%	$124.05
ALADDIN	$1,297,242.50	13,579	98.28%	$95.53
AMERICAN UTOPIA	$1,431,543.00	6,727	100.00%	$212.81
BEETLEJUICE	$1,337,688.94	11,438	95.76%	$116.95
CHICAGO	$722,161.55	7,615	88.14%	$94.83
COME FROM AWAY	$961,505.00	8,504	101.63%	$113.07
DEAR EVAN HANSEN	$1,065,181.46	7,839	99.58%	$135.88
FROZEN	$1,074,666.00	12,102	89.83%	$88.80
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY	$619,273.60	6,679	83.65%	$92.72
GRAND HORIZONS	$270,421.69	4,093	87.46%	$66.07
HADESTOWN	$1,289,258.00	7,431	101.18%	$173.50
HAMILTON	$2,553,721.00	10,740	101.40%	$237.78
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO	$1,155,902.00	12,976	100.00%	$89.08
JAGGED LITTLE PILL	$1,042,412.70	9,011	100.12%	$115.68
MEAN GIRLS	$1,007,297.10	9,372	95.63%	$107.48
MOULIN ROUGE!	$1,911,377.50	10,469	100.51%	$182.57
MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON	$578,870.00	4,459	98.61%	$129.82
SIX	$666,019.00	5,195	101.17%	$128.20
THE BOOK OF MORMON	$1,170,197.55	8,446	100.84%	$138.55
THE INHERITANCE	$345,984.00	4,372	52.15%	$79.14
THE LION KING	$1,673,492.00	12,784	94.22%	$130.91
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	$971,935.80	10,566	82.29%	$91.99
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL	$1,605,793.00	11,133	94.16%	$144.24
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD	$1,560,764.50	11,353	98.89%	$137.48
WEST SIDE STORY	$1,524,204.00	13,920	100.00%	$109.50
WICKED	$1,528,895.00	13,723	94.93%	$111.41
TOTALS	$31,152,553.11	250,646	94.35%	$123.41
+/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	$641,001.76
PERCENTAGE +/- THIS WEEK LAST SEASON	2.10%