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Wicked continued its reign, as the musical was the top-grossing show on Broadway last week, bringing in $2.3 million and playing to 100 percent capacity.
The Lion King followed with $1.6 million. The revival of Gypsystarring Audra McDonald, continues to be a high-grossing show, with $1.56 million brought in last week.Hamilton followed with $1.53 million. The top five was rounded out by Sunset Blvd., starring Nicole Scherzinger, which brought in $1.3 million.
Redwooda new musical starring Idina Menzel, played its first week of seven performances last week at the Nederlander Theatre. Though many tickets were comped for critics and press, ahead of the musical’s opening Feb. 13, the show still brought in a strong $856,603 and played to 98 percent capacity.
And while All In: Comedy About Love brought in just over $2 million in the prior week thanks to its cast led by Jimmy Fallon, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Aidy Bryant and Nick Kroll, grosses fell last week as the cast changed. The play, which features a rotating cast acting out short stories, brought in $1.1 million last week, with a cast including Miranda, Annaleigh Ashford, Tim Meadows and David Cross.
Overall industry grosses fell 10 percent from the prior week, as there were 27 productions playing rather than 29 in the week prior. Cult of Love, the Leslye Headland play starring Shailene Woodley, Zachary Quinto and Barbie Ferreira, and Left on Tenth, the Delia Ephron play starring Julianna Marguiles and Peter Gallagher, both played the final performances of their limited runs on Feb. 2.
The winter months typically bring in lower grosses for the industry, and have sparked the creation of programs such as Broadway Week, which offered discounted tickets to many shows this winter from Jan. 21 through Feb. 9. However, at this point in the season, industry grosses are still tracking higher than the prior season, with comparative grosses up 18 percent year-to-date.
