Overview
- Broadway grossed $36,769,360 from 272,806 tickets for the week ending March 22, up about 12% in sales and 7% in attendance across 31 shows.
- Newcomers powered the gain as 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball' sold out its first four previews for $612,084, and 'Dog Day Afternoon,' 'Death of a Salesman' and 'Giant' each cleared roughly $1 million in previews.
- 'Just In Time' set a second straight weekly record with $1.9 million and an average ticket near $328, with capacity above 100%.
- 'Chicago' fell more than $600,000 week over week to $836,815, a slide Deadline noted coincided with featured performer Whitney Leavitt’s vacation.
- Season-to-date grosses are up about 7% and attendance up 3% year over year, helped by a compressed spring launch window ahead of the April 26 Tony eligibility cutoff that concentrates previews and lifts prices.