Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 1/22/2017 in BroadwayWorld.com's grosses section.
Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative grosses and other statistics on how each show stacked up this week and in the past.
Dear Evan Hansen was the only show to have a significant increase in its grosses other than Oh Hello which was in its closing week, and it had the third highest average ticket price on Broadway, a hefty $136+, behind only Hamilton and Book of Mormon. I guess it's pretty secure financially. If it's doing these numbers in January, the summer numbers should be incredible.
CZJ at opening night party for A Little Night Music, Dec 13, 2009.
If it's doing these numbers in January, the summer numbers should be incredible.
I don't doubt DEH would do well with award seasons probably bringing the show a lot of visibility, but don't forget that Spring brings about 10+ more shows, most of which are going to be really strong competition.
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
neonlightsxo said: "Isn't DEH already playing to capacity or almost? So there's not much higher for them to go. Except the ticket cost I guess.
Yes, it's playing to full capacity but as you suggest, ticket prices will increase as will the sales of premium tickets. These things will have a significant impact on the grosses for the show.
CZJ at opening night party for A Little Night Music, Dec 13, 2009.
IN TRANSIT continues to slightly improve each week. We'll see how much long it lasts.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
Waitress may well have recouped. Remember that not everyone in the world finds it necessary to trumpet how much money they make.
I am not sure how one can call a show that accretes its running deficit improving, but In Transit appears to be another one of these lunatics-running-the-asylum shows so it may last long.
Re In Transit, I'd love to see a piece like the one they did on Paul Simon and Steve Martin continually throwing large sums of cash down the Bright Star well. The 1%ers "producing" In Transit must be burning at least twice as much on that bonfire. Imagine the social services that they could fund with that dough.
And if they don't spend it here, there certainly is NO guarantee that it will go to a worthy cause. (Although, I pretty sure that art IS a worthy cause.)
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
Art may very well be a worthy cause (whether as worthy as correcting issues of poverty or lack of healthcare or good education is another question); but I wouldn't call In Transit art.
newintown said: "Re In Transit, I'd love to see a piece like the one they did on Paul Simon and Steve Martin continually throwing large sums of cash down the Bright Star well. The 1%ers "producing" In Transit must be burning at least twice as much on that bonfire. Imagine the social services that they could fund with that dough."
Janet B. Rosen, Marvin S. Rosen, Robert F. Smith, Jeff Hecktman, Ed Rendell/Kenneth Jarin, Manny Medina, Michael S. Falk/Annie Falk, Karen Mehiel, Steven M. Goldman/Arlene L. Goldman, and Edgar Bronfman, Jr./Benjamin Bronfman.
See earlier posts in related threads re: their collected wealth.
newintown said: "Art may very well be a worthy cause (whether as worthy as correcting issues of poverty or lack of healthcare or good education is another question); but I wouldn't call In Transit art.
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But again....you can't tell people how to spend their money. One thing doesn't connect to the other. One could say that you shouldn't spend money on tickets, but rather donate that money to the causes you cite above. How is this any different.
Art is subjective. I have no opinion on this particular show, as I haven't seen it nor do I have plans to do so.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
"But again....you can't tell people how to spend their money."
Who's telling anybody anything? You appear to mistake a moral opinion for some sort of demand for legislation. There's nothing unusual about believing that it's more admirable for the wealthy to support social programs than to spend millions on a questionable commercial venture that's failing because no one much wants it.
If you believe the latter does the world as much good as the former, it's just my opinion that your values may be skewed (in a very popular American way). But they're your values, and you're free to keep them.