Broadway added a pair reveals and a 7% bump in receipts final week, with a roster of latest arrivals like McNeal, Yellow Face and The Roommate drawing appreciable curiosity.
Most reveals noticed an uptick in box office and strong enterprise for the week ending September 15. McNeal, starring Robert Downey Jr. in his Broadway debut, bought out its 5 previews at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, grossing $954,624, whereas Yellow Face, the David Henry Hwang play starring Daniel Dae Kim on the Roundabout’s Todd Haimes Theatre, stuffed 97% of seats on the venue, taking in $148,415 for 3 previews. (McNeal formally opens September 30, Yellow Face on October 1.)
The Roommate, starring Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone, was a close to sell-out on the Booth, with attendance at 97% of capability for its opening week. The manufacturing took a $122,322 hit on the box office although, with each Saturday performances canceled as a consequence of Farrow’s Covid absence. Marsha Mason, the Goodbye Girl herself (and an affiliate director of the play), stepped in for Farrow on the Sunday matinee. In all, The Roommate took in $341,559 for the week’s three previews and three common performances.
Newcomer The Hills of California, Jez Butterworth’s new play directed by Sam Mendes, bought 76% of seats on the Broadhurst, with the 4 previews taking in $279,238. Opening night time is September 29.
Four reveals had been at 100% of capability: Hell’s Kitchen, McNeal, Oh, Mary!, and Stereophonic. At greater than 95% had been Aladdin, Cabaret on the Kit Kat Club, Chicago, Hadestown, Hamilton, MJ, Moulin Rouge!, The Book of Mormon, The Great Gatsby, The Lion King, The Outsiders, The Roommate, Wicked and Yellow Face.
In all, the 28 Broadway productions (up by 2 over the earlier week) grossed a complete $27,262,406, a leap of seven% over the earlier week and a formidable 26% over the identical time final 12 months. Total attendance was 234,635, about 6% over the earlier week and 16% year-over-year.
Season to this point, Broadway, within the seventeenth week of the 2024-25 season, has grossed $534,274,214, up about 7% over final 12 months at this time, with complete attendance of 4,280,281 up about 5%.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For full box office listings, go to the League’s website.
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