Even before the Tony nominations buzz, new musical The Lost Boys saw its highest grossing week yet, bringing in $1 million last week at the Palace Theatre.
Capacity dipped slightly to 85 percent, but it’s still promising for the musical, which co-leads the Tony nominations Tuesday alongside new musical Schmigadoon! While Schmigadoon! is in a much smaller theater and therefore with a lower gross potential, the show played to 75 percent capacity last week and brought in $646,129. Both may get further boosts from the Tonys and press campaigns moving forward.
Among the other top Tonys contenders, Death of a Salesman is still selling fairly strong, with $1.7 million last week and playing to 88 percent capacity, as is Ragtime, which brought in $1.1 million last week and played to 99 percent capacity, even after being open since the fall. Cats: The Jellicle Ball is still commanding strong attendance at 94 percent capacity, even as grosses fell slightly to $935,627.
Every Brilliant Thing, starring Daniel Radcliffe, remains the top average ticket price on Broadway, commanding average admission of just under $218 last week. Radcliffe was nominated for a Tony Award and the play also received a nomination for best play revival.
Meanwhile, Beaches, A New Musical only played to 47 percent capacity last week, the lowest capacity thus far for the show since it began previews March 27. The show upped its grosses tally slightly last week, to $520,119, but after being shut out of the Tony nominations, it will be hard to keep the show open.
On the other hand, despite its shut-out at the Tony nominations, Proof, starring Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri, is still fairly popular amongst theatergoers. The show played to 96 percent capacity last week and brought in $911,572, with an average ticket price of $154.
The Fear of 13, starring Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson, is not faring as well with capacity dropping down to 80 percent and grosses falling slightly to just under $718,000 at the James Earl Jones Theatre. The play received nominations for sound and lighting, but missed out noms for its leads and best play.
Outside of the Tonys, Maya Rudolph took over the lead role in Oh, Mary! last week, breaking two all-time box office records at the Lyceum Theatre. The play grossed $199,935.00 on Friday, May 1, a new record for any single performance in the house, and a total of $1,540,979 for the week, an all-time record for both the show and the Lyceum Theatre.
Megan Thee Stallion ended her Moulin Rouge! early, playing her last show May 1, and taking the grosses on one final high note, with capacity at 99 percent at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre and grosses at $1.69 million, above the prior two weeks but below her starting week, which brought in $1.7 million.
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