Broadway field workplace and ticket costs fell again to earth final week following the earlier week’s Thanksgiving holiday-inflated numbers, with the full gross for the 26 productions dropping 14% to a mixed $29,568,897.
The common ticket worth for the week ending Dec. 3 was $134.70, down $16.19, or 11%, from the vacation week’s common. Total attendance was off solely 4%, to 219,511, indicating the decline in field workplace income might be attributed largely to the decrease quantity spent on tickets.
One new present, Appropriate starring Sarah Paulson, joined the roster and stuffed practically each seat on the non-prof Second Stage’s Hayes Theatre. The play, written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and co-starring Elle Fanning and Corey Stoll, amongst others, took in $483,124 for seven previews, with attendance at 98% of the venue’s capability. Opening evening is Dec. 18.
While all however eight of the productions reported post-Thanksgiving declines in field workplace receipts, attendance at a wholesome variety of the reveals was at 90% capability or extra: & Juliet, Aladdin, Appropriate, Hadestown, Hamilton (100%), I Need That, Merrily We Roll Along (100%), MJ, Moulin Rouge!, Six, The Book of Mormon, The Lion King and Wicked (99.5%).
Season up to now, Broadway has grossed $799,226,359, with whole attendance at 6,485,630.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For full field workplace listings, go to the League’s web site.