In its final week on Broadway Chess It jumped more than $426,000 to reach $1.8 million. The musical, which opened last October and stars Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher, ran at 99.5 percent capacity at the Imperial Theater and the average ticket price jumped to $155.
Death of a salesman It continues to build on its post-Tonys momentum, reaching $1.97 million across seven showings last week, its highest gross to date. The play, which starred Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalfe, won awards for direction, revival, and Metcalfe, among others, and ran at more than 100 percent capacity at the Winter Garden Theater.
Winner of the Best Music Award Shmegadon It also continues to grow its tally, raising nearly $50,000 to reach nearly $1.2 million, with the Nederlander Theater at 97 percent capacity. Lost Boyswhich saw Commander Ali Louis Borzge take home a Tony Award, also saw gains, rising $79,000 to $1.4 million at the Marquis Theater. And winner of the Best Musical Revival award Ragtime music It continues to build momentum, rising nearly $40,000 to reach nearly $1.5 million.
giantwhich saw its star John Lithgow win a Tony Award, has its highest gross to date, nearly $1.5 million, as the play prepares for its June 28 closing date at the Music Box Theater.
Hamilton It was the highest-grossing show of the week, with $2.2 million, next The lion king In the amount of 1.99 million dollars, The death of the chess seller and MJ In the amount of 1.6 million dollars.
Balustrades The closing week also saw an increase, with capacity jumping again to 87 percent at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater and a box office total of $351,588 across seven performances, up more than $80,000 from the previous week. Meanwhile, Celebrity biography It brought in just over $41,000 in its final week on Broadway, down $40,000 from the previous week, with capacity down to 22 percent and the average ticket price down to $21.
and Book of Mormon It came down from its 15th anniversary highs, which included guest performances from the original cast and creative team. The total fell by $1.4 million last week, to about $850,000, as the average ticket price fell to $106 from $240. Capacity remains strong at 94 percent.
