Overview
- Broadway, which closed the week Sunday, sold 334,631 tickets and grossed $43.24 million across 40 shows, up about 12% with theatres 93% full.
- The Lion King topped the chart ahead of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Hamilton, Wicked and Aladdin, helped by added ninth performances for the three Disney titles and Wicked.
- Dog Day Afternoon opened March 30 with four comped press shows and a comped opening night, which left a reported $1.04 million despite sold-out seats.
- New and previewing titles drew strong crowds, with Becky Shaw, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Death of a Salesman, Titaníque, Fallen Angels and The Lost Boys filling about 90% or more of seats.
- Week-to-week swings tracked casting and schedules, as Just In Time fell over $1 million after Jonathan Groff’s final week and a seven-show slate, while Chess dropped with Lea Michele out for five shows.