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SHOW Total Gross Avg. Gross Avg. Ticket
Top Ticket		 Seats
Sold		 Total
Seats		 Perf. Avg. %
13
(JACOBS)		 $3,780,714 $252,048 $57.91
$198.50		 63,993 122,956 118 52.21%
A BRONX TALE
(WALTER KERR)		 $2,222,302 $277,788 $70.19
$251.50		 31,755 55,042 58 57.81%
A CATERED AFFAIR
(WALTER KERR)		 $6,453,273 $358,515 $67.06
$199.50		 95,542 131,553 141 72.86%
A CHORUS LINE
(SCHOENFELD)		 $13,298,678 $402,990 $65.58
$301.25		 201,982 282,216 264 71.57%
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)		 $3,612,196 $258,014 $55.90
$111.50		 64,431 75,408 102 85.36%
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
(AL HIRSCHFELD)		 $4,655,502 $387,958 $60.24
$250.00		 77,436 132,060 93 59.04%
ALL MY SONS
(SCHOENFELD)		 $9,610,544 $640,703 $86.46
$300.00		 111,341 122,032 116 91.43%
AMERICAN BUFFALO
(BELASCO)		 $739,550 $184,888 $50.83
$250.00		 14,607 28,504 28 52.15%
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
(IMPERIAL)		 $23,736,230 $465,416 $77.05
$251.50		 310,326 455,093 407 68.65%
AVENUE Q
(GOLDEN)		 $15,731,064 $302,520 $63.59
$201.25		 246,477 330,340 415 74.63%
BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL
(IMPERIAL)		 $13,184,041 $1,014,157 $107.22
$300.00		 122,502 130,727 92 93.72%
BOEING-BOEING
(LONGACRE)		 $13,500,650 $364,882 $61.15
$251.50		 219,235 310,872 288 70.59%
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
(BROADHURST)		 $12,603,337 $663,334 $77.43
$251.50		 162,346 177,536 152 91.44%
CHICAGO
(AMBASSADOR)		 $24,848,936 $477,864 $70.06
$251.25		 353,180 449,280 416 78.62%
SHOW Total Gross Avg. Gross Avg. Ticket
Top Ticket		 Seats
Sold		 Total
Seats		 Perf. Avg. %
CIRQUE DREAMS: JUNGLE FANTASY
(BROADWAY)		 $5,166,140 $516,614 $55.82
$200.00		 92,789 139,296 80 66.63%
COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA
(BILTMORE)		 $2,052,427 $186,584 $54.37
$96.50		 37,416 55,250 85 67.27%
CRY BABY
(MARQUIS)		 $4,077,104 $271,807 $34.24
$250.00		 120,932 179,835 113 69.21%
CURTAINS
(AL HIRSCHFELD)		 $13,280,012 $510,770 $69.38
$251.50		 191,351 295,776 208 64.70%
CYMBELINE
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT)		 $230,226 $230,226 $58.76
$90.00		 3,918 8,376 8 46.80%
CYRANO DE BERGERAC
(RICHARD RODGERS)		 $905,526 $905,526 $87.14
$250.00		 10,392 10,776 8 96.40%
DIVIDING THE ESTATE
(BOOTH)		 $2,461,596 $246,160 $53.18
$95.00		 45,950 57,720 74 79.69%
DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!
(ST. JAMES)		 $647,223 $647,223 $57.68
$159.50		 11,220 20,472 12 54.80%
EQUUS
(BROADHURST)		 $9,099,127 $535,243 $91.20
$300.00		 100,427 155,656 129 65.85%
GLORY DAYS
(CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE)		 $111,283 $37,094 $38.54
$201.50		 3,719 12,060 18 27.80%
GREASE
(BROOKS ATKINSON)		 $30,574,696 $587,975 $79.78
$300.00		 381,308 444,000 414 85.92%
GYPSY
(ST. JAMES)		 $29,866,095 $694,560 $71.42
$252.00		 417,170 585,501 343 71.20%
HAIRSPRAY
(NEIL SIMON)		 $31,229,254 $600,563 $64.07
$240.00		 483,274 594,320 416 81.32%
IN THE HEIGHTS
(RICHARD RODGERS)		 $34,001,301 $739,159 $81.22
$300.00		 413,902 490,896 365 84.27%
IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS 2008-2009
(MARQUIS)		 $8,484,299 $1,212,043 $99.44
$250.00		 83,797 93,437 58 89.41%
SHOW Total Gross Avg. Gross Avg. Ticket
Top Ticket		 Seats
Sold		 Total
Seats		 Perf. Avg. %
IS HE DEAD?
(LYCEUM)		 $1,984,831 $198,483 $48.58
$226.50		 40,981 73,760 80 55.56%
JERSEY BOYS
(AUGUST WILSON)		 $58,871,924 $1,132,152 $115.92
$351.50		 507,847 508,352 416 99.91%
LEGALLY BLONDE
(PALACE)		 $26,766,478 $637,297 $63.75
$250.00		 416,592 568,176 336 73.32%
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)		 $3,161,855 $243,220 $49.36
$101.25		 63,853 73,217 99 87.18%
LES MISÉRABLES
(BROADHURST)		 $878,076 $878,076 $96.79
$251.25		 9,072 8,976 8 101.10%
LIZA'S AT THE PALACE
(PALACE)		 $2,472,655 $618,164 $102.13
$250.00		 25,223 30,590 18 83.52%
MACBETH 2008
(LYCEUM)		 $4,105,572 $456,175 $80.35
$251.50		 51,048 57,330 63 88.36%
MAMMA MIA!
(WINTER GARDEN)		 $47,580,493 $915,009 $80.84
$251.25		 586,330 621,670 415 94.33%
MARY POPPINS
(NEW AMSTERDAM)		 $42,750,255 $822,120 $69.70
$250.00		 610,733 747,456 416 81.71%
NOVEMBER
(BARRYMORE)		 $10,523,748 $375,848 $69.75
$251.50		 150,505 236,992 224 63.51%
PAL JOEY
(STUDIO 54)		 $2,402,482 $343,212 $56.07
$121.50		 42,905 50,200 50 85.91%
PASSING STRANGE
(BELASCO)		 $5,161,374 $215,057 $52.59
$201.50		 97,370 184,820 185 52.13%
RENT
(NEDERLANDER)		 $16,997,222 $472,145 $62.83
$200.00		 267,103 338,947 287 78.77%
ROCK 'N' ROLL
(JACOBS)		 $3,434,040 $343,404 $64.31
$226.50		 53,136 85,920 80 61.86%
SHREK THE MUSICAL
(BROADWAY)		 $5,627,138 $703,392 $85.20
$300.00		 66,515 93,782 54 72.98%
SHOW Total Gross Avg. Gross Avg. Ticket
Top Ticket		 Seats
Sold		 Total
Seats		 Perf. Avg. %
SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW
(HELEN HAYES)		 $1,071,687 $267,922 $82.51
$111.50		 12,843 19,074 33 66.73%
SOUTH PACIFIC
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT)		 $35,847,733 $814,721 $100.43
$125.00		 354,600 360,206 346 98.40%
SPAMALOT
(SHUBERT)		 $32,386,698 $622,821 $71.07
$251.25		 452,398 599,456 416 75.47%
SPEED THE PLOW
(BARRYMORE)		 $5,621,146 $432,396 $75.10
$250.00		 73,996 105,800 100 70.16%
SPRING AWAKENING
(EUGENE O'NEILL)		 $22,458,556 $431,895 $67.36
$250.00		 330,627 453,440 416 72.91%
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
(STUDIO 54)		 $8,812,815 $383,166 $56.15
$121.25		 156,964 181,692 181 86.48%
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
(CIRCLE)		 $758,360 $252,787 $58.22
$175.00		 12,992 16,416 24 79.17%
THE 39 STEPS
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)		 $11,652,952 $242,770 $52.90
$226.50		 220,209 293,108 379 75.42%
THE COLOR PURPLE
(BROADWAY)		 $4,474,952 $559,369 $62.73
$251.25		 71,004 108,234 63 65.68%
THE COUNTRY GIRL
(JACOBS)		 $5,949,235 $371,827 $73.75
$300.00		 81,577 133,566 122 61.80%
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION
(MUSIC BOX)		 $2,232,916 $248,102 $56.68
$201.50		 39,327 72,360 72 54.34%
THE HOMECOMING
(CORT)		 $3,370,330 $224,689 $56.31
$226.50		 59,088 129,840 120 45.50%
THE LION KING
(MINSKOFF)		 $61,014,194 $1,173,350 $93.59
$251.25		 650,152 688,064 416 94.49%
THE LITTLE MERMAID
(LUNT-FONTANNE)		 $48,980,835 $941,939 $87.36
$251.50		 556,346 631,280 416 88.13%
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(MAJESTIC)		 $39,044,221 $750,850 $67.72
$201.25		 576,353 664,028 412 86.88%
SHOW Total Gross Avg. Gross Avg. Ticket
Top Ticket		 Seats
Sold		 Total
Seats		 Perf. Avg. %
THE SEAFARER
(BOOTH)		 $3,337,449 $256,727 $59.49
$226.50		 55,968 81,824 104 68.40%
THE SEAGULL
(WALTER KERR)		 $6,430,741 $459,339 $74.80
$252.00		 85,825 106,064 112 80.91%
THURGOOD
(BOOTH)		 $4,613,166 $242,798 $57.50
$151.50		 80,291 113,100 145 71.59%
TITLE OF SHOW
(LYCEUM)		 $2,188,129 $145,875 $45.76
$200.00		 47,894 105,134 115 45.91%
TO BE OR NOT TO BE
(FRIEDMAN)		 $1,166,048 $129,561 $53.21
$95.00		 21,960 46,800 72 46.93%
TOP GIRLS
(BILTMORE)		 $2,211,556 $201,051 $53.59
$91.50		 41,199 55,902 87 73.50%
WICKED
(GERSHWIN)		 $75,642,334 $1,454,660 $101.44
$300.00		 745,456 752,544 416 99.06%
XANADU
(HELEN HAYES)		 $8,753,455 $224,448 $66.50
$226.25		 130,490 185,952 312 70.17%
TOTAL $940,900,977 $494,917 $76.37 $221.28 12,319,490 15,531,062 12631 79.32%


Note: All data presented for informational purposes only. BroadwayWorld.com makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the data, or the matter in which it's presented. Source: The Broadway League..