Overview
- Figures from the week ending July 5, reported by The Broadway League, show total grosses of $29,331,200 and attendance of 258,418, a roughly 20% and 11% decline from the prior week respectively.
- Average paid admission fell to $113.50 and overall capacity slipped to about 85%, trends that together accounted for a large portion of the revenue decline.
- Three shows played planned seven-performance weeks and three productions had closed the prior week, reducing available seats and magnifying the holiday-week downturn.
- High-profile final weeks produced isolated boosts: Maya Rudolph finished in Oh, Mary! with Meg Stalter taking over July 6, Mariska Hargitay exited Every Brilliant Thing with Tracee Ellis Ross set to replace her, and Oh, Mary! led Broadway for highest average ticket at $214.44.
- Top grosses for the week were led by Hamilton ($2.11M), The Lion King ($1.87M) and Death of a Salesman ($1.86M), while the six-week season total of $219,079,486 remains about 10% below the same point last year, leaving the market volatile heading into the fall.