Every Brilliant Thing broke a new house record as the show celebrated the end of Daniel Radcliffe’s run last week.
The play brought in $2.3 million, which also made it the highest grossing show of the week, with average paid admission of $291 and 100 percent capacity. Mariska Hargitay took over the role starting May 26.
Hamilton, The Lion King and Death of a Salesman, starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf, followed, with the latter bringing in $1.6 million across a seven-show week. MJ was the fifth highest grossing show, with Oh Mary!, starring Maya Rudolph, coming close behind with $1.5 million.
All new musical Tony nominees The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon, Two Strangers Carry a Cake and Titanique also upped their tallies slightly last week, ahead of the June 6 Tony Awards, as did Ragtime, up $40,000 to $1.3 million; and Cats: The Jellicle Ball, up $81,000 to return back to the $1 million mark.
Celebrity Autobiography increased its capacity to 59 percent but still brought in just over $111,000 with an average ticket price of just $20 (up from $15 last week).
Death Becomes Her appears to have experienced a bit of a resurgence since announcing its June 28 closing, with the box office up $180,000 from the prior week, to reach just above $873,000, with capacity reaching 86 percent.
The Broadway League also released end-of-season statistics for the 2025-2026 season, which began on May 26, 2025, and ended on May 24, 2026. During the 2025-2026 season, Broadway shows brought in $1.91 billion in grosses, with total attendance reaching 14.6 million. This is up one percent in gross compared to last season and down 0.6 percent in attendance (though the 2024-2025 season was 53 weeks compared to this season’s 52). These numbers are still troubling given the rising costs to produce Broadway shows and the industry’s continued post-pandemic record.
“As we release these season numbers, one thing is clear: audiences continue to have a deep passion for live theatre. Even in a challenging economic environment, Broadway remained notably on par with last season, reflecting both the resilience of this industry and the connection audiences feel to these productions,” said Broadway League President Jason Laks.
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