Broadway’s grosses fell 6 percent last week, as eight shows canceled Sunday evening shows due to the snowstorm in New York City.
evil, One of Broadway’s highest earners saw the biggest drop due to the storm, with the musical down $408,223 from the previous week. It was still one of the highest-grossing shows of the week Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as the highest-grossing show ($2.6 million), followed by The lion king ($1.9 million) then evil ($1.6 million) and Just in time ($1.5 million).
And Juliet (Down $195,292 from the previous week)Everything: A comedy about ambition (down $77,149),Chicago (down $169,110) and Oh Mary! ($216,345 down) They also lost their Sunday evening bid.
Although it was not affected by the snow storm Chess It saw the biggest drop of the week, down $802,675, as lead Lea Michele missed the show from Wednesday to Sunday due to a scheduled absence. Attendance also fell to 80 percent from 95 percent and the average ticket price fell to $85 from $144.
Minced meat process There was supposed to be a week of nine performances, with Sunday evening seeing the final performances of original cast members David Cumming, Claire-Marie Hall, Natasha Hodgson, Jack Malone and Zoe Roberts. However, cast members performed the ceremony and then held a live-streamed concert in the evening, rather than the final performance. The show still saw a $150,000 increase from the previous week, bringing in $1.1 million as the average ticket price rose $23 to $175.
Hell’s Kitchen It had its final showing on Sunday, after opening on Broadway in April 2024. The musical grossed $1.4 million, seeing its gross jump nearly $200,000 from the previous week.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow It also had to cancel its Sunday night show due to the storm, but it grossed nearly $1.6 million across seven shows, higher than its total at the beginning of February. The production went dark the week before filming was allowed.
Broadway also canceled shows on Monday, affecting six shows scheduled to run that night. These cancellations will be reflected in upcoming totals.
