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Broadway Producers “Cautiously Optimistic” As Attendance Holds Steady Against Coronavirus Concerns; Stage Door Selfies Might Be A Problem Though
Broadway producers are “cautiously optimistic” as attendance figures for last week show little, if any, immediate impact from the global coronavirus scare.
Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League trade organization representing producers and theater owners, said in a conference call with reporters this…
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By Greg Evans
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Broadway Box Office Slips 11% To $26M With Kid Freebies; ‘West Side Story’ SRO
Broadway box office was down 11% last week, but don’t jump to any coronavirus conclusions: Attendance was down a small 3%, and the slide in receipts can be chalked up at least in part to theater-going children.
With more than a dozen productions participating in the annual Kids Night On Broadway – children free with…
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By Greg Evans
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David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ Sets House Record Of $1.4M; Broadway Box Office Hits $27M
Heading into the final stretch of its limited Broadway run, David Byrne's American Utopia set a box office house record at the Hudson Theatre, grossing $1,416,344 for the week ending February 9.
The figure – for only seven performances – beat out the previous high-water mark set by an eight-performance week of Sunday i…
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By Greg Evans
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Broadway Box Office Dips, David Byrne Doesn’t: ‘American Utopia’ Passes $200 Average Ticket Price
Broadway continued to drop a some box office winter weight last week, though no one seems to have notified David Byrne: The former Talking Head’s American Utopia was not only a sell-out but surpassed the $200 mark for average ticket price.
The priciest seat on Broadway after the blockbusting champ Hamilton, Byrne’s…
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By Greg Evans
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Broadway Box Office Keeps Warm At $30M; ‘Oklahoma!’, ‘Slave Play’ Leave On High Notes
Broadway settled into its new winter clothes last week, with recent arrivals My Name Is Lucy Barton, Grand Horizons and A Soldier’s Play padding the roster as Oklahoma! and Slave Play joined the raft of recent post-holiday departures.
In all, the 27 productions (two fewer than the previous week) grossed $30,443,388…
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By Greg Evans
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Broadway Drops Holiday Weight: Thinner Roster Sees Box Office Down 28% To $31M
Broadway’s winter thinning continued last week, with a trimmer roster and lower ticket prices sending total box office on a 28% drop from the previous week to $31.1 million.
Attendance for the 29-show lineup was 259,101, a drop of 18% from the previous week’s 36-show list.
Most productions reported box office dips for…
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By Greg Evans
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Broadway Box Office Takes Post-Christmas Tumble; ‘Waitress’ Sells Out Final Week
A post-Christmas Broadway box office fell like so many dry pine needles last week, with most shows taking fairly significant tumbles as ticket prices settled back to reality. In all, total grosses for the 36 productions dropped 23% from Christmas week to $43,095,641.
Attendance of 317,679 was down only 9%, putting the…
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By Greg Evans
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Broadway Ends 2019 With Record Weekly Hauls For ‘West Side Story’, ‘Beetlejuice’, ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ & More
The holiday season boosted Broadway box office for the week ending December 29, with a spate of weekly records established by shows including West Side Story, Beetlejuice, a couple of bio-musicals and others.
Total grosses came in at $55,765,408, according to the trade group Broadway League. That was about $2 million…
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By Dade Hayes
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‘West Side Story’, ‘A Christmas Carol’ Break House Records As Broadway Season B.O. Total Passes $1 Billion
Broadway’s West Side Story and A Christmas Carol broke house records at their respective theaters last week as holiday business kept overall box office very sturdy. From the previous week, the 34 Broadway productions climbed 5% to a $40,645,773 box office total. The figure pushes Broadway’s season-to-date total past…
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By Greg Evans
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‘West Side Story’ Breaks $1M In First Week On Broadway; ‘A Christmas Carol’ Sets House Record
Well, that was fast: Director Ivo van Hove’s West Side Story joined Broadway’s Million Dollar Club after only six previews, grossing $1,254,440 in its first week of performances.
The musical revival, with all-new choreography by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, filled all seats at the Broadway Theatre for the week ending…
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By Greg Evans
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Broadway Bounces For Thanksgiving; ‘Tina’, ‘Beetlejuice’ Set House Records, David Byrne Joins Million Dollar Club
Broadway’s Thanksgiving Weekend was a trip to bountiful, with Tina and Beetlejuice breaking house records, David Byrne joining the Million Dollar Club and total box office for the 35 productions soaring a big 30% over the previous week. In all, Broadway grossed $41,687,333, strong if not quite matching last…
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By Greg Evans
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Broadway Box Office Flat In Pre-Holiday Week; David Byrne, Tina Turner Musical Buck Trend
Broadway box office mostly held steady last week, even as many shows might not have overmuch to cheer about during the pre-holiday week. In all, the 35 productions took in $32,015,929, down just 2% from the previous week’s 36-production roster.
Total attendance for the week ending Nov. 24 was 278,056, off about 4%…
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By Greg Evans
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