Christopher Ashley, the longtime artistic director of La Jolla Playhouse, will take over as artistic director of Roundabout Theatre Company on Broadway.
He will begin his tenure in July 2026 for the 2027-2028 season. Scott Ellis, current interim artistic director, will continue in the role for the 2025-2026 season, and Ellis will work with Ashley on the 2026-2027 season, as Ashley fulfills prior commitments at La Jolla.
Ellis was named interim artistic director of the nonprofit theater company after Todd Haimes died in April 2023, after holding the position for close to 40 years and growing the theater company into one of the largest not-for-profit theaters in the U.S., with three Broadway theaters and two Off-Broadway.
Roundabout’s American Airlines Theater, its main Broadway house, was renamed after Haimes in 2024.
Ashley comes to the role after leading La Jolla Playhouse, another nonprofit giant based in San Diego, since 2007. While there, Ashley directed Come From Away,...
He will begin his tenure in July 2026 for the 2027-2028 season. Scott Ellis, current interim artistic director, will continue in the role for the 2025-2026 season, and Ellis will work with Ashley on the 2026-2027 season, as Ashley fulfills prior commitments at La Jolla.
Ellis was named interim artistic director of the nonprofit theater company after Todd Haimes died in April 2023, after holding the position for close to 40 years and growing the theater company into one of the largest not-for-profit theaters in the U.S., with three Broadway theaters and two Off-Broadway.
Roundabout’s American Airlines Theater, its main Broadway house, was renamed after Haimes in 2024.
Ashley comes to the role after leading La Jolla Playhouse, another nonprofit giant based in San Diego, since 2007. While there, Ashley directed Come From Away,...
- 9/25/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the third major shake-up of leadership in New York’s non-profit theater world in recent months, the Roundabout Theatre Company has announced that Tony Award-winning director Christopher Ashley will become its Artistic Director in July 2026 for the 2027-28 season.
Ashley, the Artistic Director for 17 years in a celebrated run at La Jolla Playhouse in California, will collaborate with Scott Ellis, Roundabout’s Interim Artistic Director, for the 2026-27 season while Ashley honors his previous commitment with La Jolla. Ellis, who has filled the slot since the 2023 death of his colleague and friend Todd Haimes, will continue solo through the 2025-26 season.
The changes were announced today by the Roundabout’s Board of Directors. The news comes just 15 days after Lincoln Center Theater, another one of the city’s top major non-profit theatrical companies and producers, announced that director Lear deBessonet had been appointed Artistic Director, effective this coming June...
Ashley, the Artistic Director for 17 years in a celebrated run at La Jolla Playhouse in California, will collaborate with Scott Ellis, Roundabout’s Interim Artistic Director, for the 2026-27 season while Ashley honors his previous commitment with La Jolla. Ellis, who has filled the slot since the 2023 death of his colleague and friend Todd Haimes, will continue solo through the 2025-26 season.
The changes were announced today by the Roundabout’s Board of Directors. The news comes just 15 days after Lincoln Center Theater, another one of the city’s top major non-profit theatrical companies and producers, announced that director Lear deBessonet had been appointed Artistic Director, effective this coming June...
- 9/25/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Merrily We Roll Along, the smash Broadway hit starring Tony-winners Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe and nominee Lindsay Mendez, is being professionally filmed by RadicalMedia, the same production company that proshot and produced Hamilton and Come From Away.
A production insider tells Deadline that producers are indeed filming the show, but couldn’t confirm future plans like a TV broadcast, streaming or even a theatrical release. Hamilton was intended for a theatrical release but went to Disney+ due to Covid. Come From Away streamed on Apple TV+.
Rumors about a Merrily proshot have been circulating since last week, when those paper notices familiar to all New Yorkers were posted along 44th Street in Manhattan indicating that a filming would be taking place on Monday, June 17, and Tuesday, June 18. The block where the notices were posted is home to the Hudson Theatre, where Merrily plays.
Said the insider, “The show producers...
A production insider tells Deadline that producers are indeed filming the show, but couldn’t confirm future plans like a TV broadcast, streaming or even a theatrical release. Hamilton was intended for a theatrical release but went to Disney+ due to Covid. Come From Away streamed on Apple TV+.
Rumors about a Merrily proshot have been circulating since last week, when those paper notices familiar to all New Yorkers were posted along 44th Street in Manhattan indicating that a filming would be taking place on Monday, June 17, and Tuesday, June 18. The block where the notices were posted is home to the Hudson Theatre, where Merrily plays.
Said the insider, “The show producers...
- 6/18/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The hit London revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard is heading to Broadway later this year and bringing star Nicole Scherzinger and the rest of the West End principal cast with it.
As Deadline’s Baz Bamigboye revealed before Christmas, Scherzinger will make her Broadway debut reprising her acclaimed performance as Norma Desmond.
Although production dates and venue are still to be announced, producers said today that the musical will star Scherzinger along with her West End castmates Tom Francis (as Joe Gillis), Grace Hodgett-Young (Betty Schaefer) and David Thaxton (Max Von Mayerling).
In addition to preview and opening night dates, additional casting will be announced shortly. A fall 2024 opening has been widely speculated.
Directed by Jamie Lloyd (A Doll’s House) and produced by his Jamie Lloyd Company, Sunset Boulevard began performances in London last September, receiving critical acclaim for its streamlined reimagining and what The New York...
As Deadline’s Baz Bamigboye revealed before Christmas, Scherzinger will make her Broadway debut reprising her acclaimed performance as Norma Desmond.
Although production dates and venue are still to be announced, producers said today that the musical will star Scherzinger along with her West End castmates Tom Francis (as Joe Gillis), Grace Hodgett-Young (Betty Schaefer) and David Thaxton (Max Von Mayerling).
In addition to preview and opening night dates, additional casting will be announced shortly. A fall 2024 opening has been widely speculated.
Directed by Jamie Lloyd (A Doll’s House) and produced by his Jamie Lloyd Company, Sunset Boulevard began performances in London last September, receiving critical acclaim for its streamlined reimagining and what The New York...
- 1/4/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
UTA has added veteran lit agent Max Grossman to its expanding theater department.
Grossman comes to UTA from A3, where he served as co-head of the theater division and co-ran day-to-day operations, representing writers, composers, directors and designers for theater, opera and screen.
Grossman will continue to represent writers, among them David Hein & Irene Sankoff (Come From Away), Keenan Scott II (Thoughts of a Colored Man), Sandy Rustin and Matt Gould (Lempicka). He will also continue to rep artistic directors, designers and composers.
Prior to A3, Grossman was a creative executive at Scott Rudin Productions, having a hand in projects like Broadway’s The Book of Mormon and films like The Social Network and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
“Max is highly regarded in the theatre community and his vast experience in representation, creative development, and marketing is nothing short of impressive,” said Alan Haldeman,...
Grossman comes to UTA from A3, where he served as co-head of the theater division and co-ran day-to-day operations, representing writers, composers, directors and designers for theater, opera and screen.
Grossman will continue to represent writers, among them David Hein & Irene Sankoff (Come From Away), Keenan Scott II (Thoughts of a Colored Man), Sandy Rustin and Matt Gould (Lempicka). He will also continue to rep artistic directors, designers and composers.
Prior to A3, Grossman was a creative executive at Scott Rudin Productions, having a hand in projects like Broadway’s The Book of Mormon and films like The Social Network and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
“Max is highly regarded in the theatre community and his vast experience in representation, creative development, and marketing is nothing short of impressive,” said Alan Haldeman,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Most people don’t get a text from Bono in the middle of the night.
But Jon Kamen, the CEO, chairman and co-founder of RadicalMedia, found himself fighting off jet lag on a recent business trip to Japan as he fielded messages from the U2 frontman. That pair had worked together on the One campaign, the musician’s push to eradicate AIDS and poverty in Africa, and this time Bono needed help launching ticketing for the band’s upcoming residency at Las Vegas’ newly launched venue, the Sphere. Kamen assured him that there was someone on staff who could help him.
“I said, ‘let me call this guy and see if he can come up with something,'” he remembers. “We needed to turn this thing around in ridiculous time. I go to bed in Japan. Bono gives me a good recommendation for a restaurant in Kyoto. I’m dreaming of sushi,...
But Jon Kamen, the CEO, chairman and co-founder of RadicalMedia, found himself fighting off jet lag on a recent business trip to Japan as he fielded messages from the U2 frontman. That pair had worked together on the One campaign, the musician’s push to eradicate AIDS and poverty in Africa, and this time Bono needed help launching ticketing for the band’s upcoming residency at Las Vegas’ newly launched venue, the Sphere. Kamen assured him that there was someone on staff who could help him.
“I said, ‘let me call this guy and see if he can come up with something,'” he remembers. “We needed to turn this thing around in ridiculous time. I go to bed in Japan. Bono gives me a good recommendation for a restaurant in Kyoto. I’m dreaming of sushi,...
- 10/4/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Acast, the world’s largest independent podcast company, today announced the launch of Lemme Fix It! a new podcast from the award-winning entertainment industry duo and longtime friends Franchesca Ramsey and De’Lon Grant. The new weekly podcast explores cultural moments, celebrity history, nostalgic products and brands, to discuss the influence on society at the time and then imagines a modern twist or “fix” for the topic.
Prior to launching ‘Lemme Fix It!” with Acast, Ramsey and Grant have long been titans of the entertainment industry. Ramsey is an actor, writer, and sought-after public speaker. She was the creator and star of the award-winning web series MTV Decoded, former writer and correspondent for Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore as well as producer and writer of the Paramount+ reboot of the hit show iCarly. She is also the author of the NAACP award nominated book Well That Escalated...
Prior to launching ‘Lemme Fix It!” with Acast, Ramsey and Grant have long been titans of the entertainment industry. Ramsey is an actor, writer, and sought-after public speaker. She was the creator and star of the award-winning web series MTV Decoded, former writer and correspondent for Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore as well as producer and writer of the Paramount+ reboot of the hit show iCarly. She is also the author of the NAACP award nominated book Well That Escalated...
- 9/13/2023
- Podnews.net
Editor’s note: As SAG-AFTRA continues to encourage its members to both respect and support the guild’s Interim Agreements, Deadline has learned that the number of producers currently requesting permission to begin, complete and/or promote their films during the strike hovers around 1,400. Here, independent producer Michael Alden reflects on the process and questions why he’s still waiting for a thumbs up from SAG-AFTRA to spread the word about his latest film, a supernatural thriller starring Bruce Davison, Selena Anduze and Keith David.
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As an independent feature film producer whose production company is SAG signatory, I produced and completed a feature film entitled The Last Call (aka From the Shadows) under the union’s Ultra Low Budget Contract.
My film is slated to be released on September 19. I was told by SAG that, with the strike, I would need an interim...
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As an independent feature film producer whose production company is SAG signatory, I produced and completed a feature film entitled The Last Call (aka From the Shadows) under the union’s Ultra Low Budget Contract.
My film is slated to be released on September 19. I was told by SAG that, with the strike, I would need an interim...
- 8/29/2023
- by Michael Alden
- Deadline Film + TV
Bad Cinderella is taking its final bow.
The Andrew Lloyd Webber production announced on Wednesday that it will be closing at the Imperial Theatre on June 4, after opening in March.
The musical announced its closure after it failed to garner any Tony Award nominations, which were announced May 2. Bob Fosse’s Dancin‘, which also did not receive any nods, announced its closure that day.
Bad Cinderella had also seen weeks of declining grosses and attendance. In the most recent week of grosses, which ended May 7, the musical played to 53 percent capacity and grossed $326,303, which is below the running costs of most musicals.
As it stands, after Bad Cinderella plays its final performance, Lloyd Webber will not have a musical on Broadway for the first time in decades. He had been long represented by The Phantom of the Opera, which played its final performance on April 16, as well as other musicals such as Cats,...
The Andrew Lloyd Webber production announced on Wednesday that it will be closing at the Imperial Theatre on June 4, after opening in March.
The musical announced its closure after it failed to garner any Tony Award nominations, which were announced May 2. Bob Fosse’s Dancin‘, which also did not receive any nods, announced its closure that day.
Bad Cinderella had also seen weeks of declining grosses and attendance. In the most recent week of grosses, which ended May 7, the musical played to 53 percent capacity and grossed $326,303, which is below the running costs of most musicals.
As it stands, after Bad Cinderella plays its final performance, Lloyd Webber will not have a musical on Broadway for the first time in decades. He had been long represented by The Phantom of the Opera, which played its final performance on April 16, as well as other musicals such as Cats,...
- 5/11/2023
- by Christy Piña and Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It looks like the play’s the (stranger) thing!
London’s Phoenix Theatre is planning to turn things Upside Down when it debuts “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” a prequel theatrical experience tied to the runaway Netflix hit. The fifth and final season of the series begins production this May, and the new play will be up “later this year.”
The author is Kate Trefry, a staff writer, story editor, and co-executive producer on the series, credited as writer on three teleplays, one from the second, third, and fourth seasons. The prequel play is based on a story from Trefry and “Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer, as well as Jack Thorne. Thorne is the writer behind Netflix’s hit “Enola Holmes,” but, more relevant to this endeavor, he is the author of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the two-part theatrical experience/license to print money with productions in London,...
London’s Phoenix Theatre is planning to turn things Upside Down when it debuts “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” a prequel theatrical experience tied to the runaway Netflix hit. The fifth and final season of the series begins production this May, and the new play will be up “later this year.”
The author is Kate Trefry, a staff writer, story editor, and co-executive producer on the series, credited as writer on three teleplays, one from the second, third, and fourth seasons. The prequel play is based on a story from Trefry and “Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer, as well as Jack Thorne. Thorne is the writer behind Netflix’s hit “Enola Holmes,” but, more relevant to this endeavor, he is the author of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the two-part theatrical experience/license to print money with productions in London,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Waves Goodbye To Broadway With Sell-Out Week; Broadway’s 24 Productions Gross 25M
A slate of four new productions and renewed interest in a couple of old ones pushed Broadway box office up by 20 last week, with total receipts for the 24 shows reaching 24,954,517 and attendance climbing 14 to 201,321 for the week ending September 18.
Among the newcomers: Death of a Salesman, 1776, Cost of Living and Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt. Waving goodbye was Dear Evan Hansen and announcing its upcoming departure was The Phantom of the Opera.
First, Hansen. The musical closed September 18, selling out for its final week and grossing a big 1,251,593. A run that began November 14, 2016, ended after having played 1,678 performances. It won the Tony for Best Musical.
And while it was too soon to see much of the Phantom hubbub on the week’s chart — the musical announced its February 18 closing on Friday, bringing an imminent end to 35 years of music of the night — the production saw a noticeable uptick in receipts: 964,172, up 96,175 from the previous week.
Among the newcomers: Death of a Salesman, 1776, Cost of Living and Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt. Waving goodbye was Dear Evan Hansen and announcing its upcoming departure was The Phantom of the Opera.
First, Hansen. The musical closed September 18, selling out for its final week and grossing a big 1,251,593. A run that began November 14, 2016, ended after having played 1,678 performances. It won the Tony for Best Musical.
And while it was too soon to see much of the Phantom hubbub on the week’s chart — the musical announced its February 18 closing on Friday, bringing an imminent end to 35 years of music of the night — the production saw a noticeable uptick in receipts: 964,172, up 96,175 from the previous week.
- 9/20/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Even with a Covid-shortened performance schedule, Lea Michele’s star turn in Funny Girl was serious business last week, with box office for the musical revival more than doubling from the previous week.
For the week ending September 11 — Michele’s first week as Fanny Brice — Funny Girl grossed 1,639,212, a dramatic upturn from the previous week’s 659,874 and a significant improvement over even the 1.3 million high averages of original star Beanie Feldstein’s early weeks last spring.
‘Funny Girl’: Lea Michele Gets Four Standing Ovations – By Intermission; Jonathan Groff, Ryan Murphy Among The Gleeful Crowd
Next week’s grosses report should provide yet another facet to Michele’s box office impact: She’s out of the production this week due to a positive Covid test. Deadline hears there were a significant number of ticket exchange requests last weekend.
Still, even with Michele’s curtailed performance schedule, Funny Girl filled 96 of its seats for the week, compared to the 70-80ish percentages of recent weeks.
In fact, Funny Girl was one of few Broadway shows that didn’t take a big, post-Labor Day Holiday hit last week. Total grosses for the 19 shows on the boards totaled 20,638,554, a 19 drop from the previous tourist-heavy week. The drop in receipts also reflects a slightly slimmer roster: 19 shows compared with the previous week’s 21 – and one of the missing was the mega-bucks earner The Music Man, on a scheduled hiatus while star Hugh Jackman makes the film festival rounds with Florian Zeller’s The Son. (The other now-gone show was Billy Crystal’s Mr. Saturday Night.)
Producers for The Music Man announced today that the show will close this January 1 with Jackman’s departure.
Other shows that did well last week were a couple of about-to-close productions: Come From Away, which closes October 2, filled 99 of its seats for a 781,173 take, while Dear Evan Hansen, closing September 18, was a sellout, grossing 1,050,167.
Other top earners in the 1M+ range were Aladdin, Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Mj, Moulin Rouge, Six, The Lion King and Wicked. Into the Woods, now with a stellar replacement cast, grossed 1,044,801, a noticeable drop from the previous week’s 1.8M.
Coming weeks will see significant activity on the roster: September alone will see previews begin for Cost of Living, Leopoldstadt, 1776, Death of a Salesman, The Piano Lesson and Topdog/Underdog, with more to come later this fall.
Season to date, Broadway has grossed 449,823,161, with total attendance of 3,501,670 at about 86 of capacity.
The 19 productions reporting figures on Broadway last week were Aladdin, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Chicago, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Funny Girl, Hadestown, Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Into the Woods, The Kite Runner, The Lion King, Mj, Moulin Rouge!, The Phantom of the Opera, Six, A Strange Loop and Wicked.
All figures courtesy of the Broadway League.
For the week ending September 11 — Michele’s first week as Fanny Brice — Funny Girl grossed 1,639,212, a dramatic upturn from the previous week’s 659,874 and a significant improvement over even the 1.3 million high averages of original star Beanie Feldstein’s early weeks last spring.
‘Funny Girl’: Lea Michele Gets Four Standing Ovations – By Intermission; Jonathan Groff, Ryan Murphy Among The Gleeful Crowd
Next week’s grosses report should provide yet another facet to Michele’s box office impact: She’s out of the production this week due to a positive Covid test. Deadline hears there were a significant number of ticket exchange requests last weekend.
Still, even with Michele’s curtailed performance schedule, Funny Girl filled 96 of its seats for the week, compared to the 70-80ish percentages of recent weeks.
In fact, Funny Girl was one of few Broadway shows that didn’t take a big, post-Labor Day Holiday hit last week. Total grosses for the 19 shows on the boards totaled 20,638,554, a 19 drop from the previous tourist-heavy week. The drop in receipts also reflects a slightly slimmer roster: 19 shows compared with the previous week’s 21 – and one of the missing was the mega-bucks earner The Music Man, on a scheduled hiatus while star Hugh Jackman makes the film festival rounds with Florian Zeller’s The Son. (The other now-gone show was Billy Crystal’s Mr. Saturday Night.)
Producers for The Music Man announced today that the show will close this January 1 with Jackman’s departure.
Other shows that did well last week were a couple of about-to-close productions: Come From Away, which closes October 2, filled 99 of its seats for a 781,173 take, while Dear Evan Hansen, closing September 18, was a sellout, grossing 1,050,167.
Other top earners in the 1M+ range were Aladdin, Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Mj, Moulin Rouge, Six, The Lion King and Wicked. Into the Woods, now with a stellar replacement cast, grossed 1,044,801, a noticeable drop from the previous week’s 1.8M.
Coming weeks will see significant activity on the roster: September alone will see previews begin for Cost of Living, Leopoldstadt, 1776, Death of a Salesman, The Piano Lesson and Topdog/Underdog, with more to come later this fall.
Season to date, Broadway has grossed 449,823,161, with total attendance of 3,501,670 at about 86 of capacity.
The 19 productions reporting figures on Broadway last week were Aladdin, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Chicago, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Funny Girl, Hadestown, Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Into the Woods, The Kite Runner, The Lion King, Mj, Moulin Rouge!, The Phantom of the Opera, Six, A Strange Loop and Wicked.
All figures courtesy of the Broadway League.
- 9/13/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
New York City Center, home of, among other arts endeavors, the popular Encores! series of concert-style theatrical productions that recently gave Broadway one of its biggest current hits with Into The Woods, has named Michael S. Rosenberg as its new president and CEO.
Rosenberg, who arrives at Nycc from his position as managing director at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center, succeeds Arlene Shuler, who is stepping down after more than 19 years at the helm of what is considered Manhattan’s first performing arts center.
“New York City Center holds a singular position in the arts world,” said Rosenberg. “One of my earliest and most influential theatrical experiences was at City Center and I am honored to join this organization and help support artists who are consistently creating work that inspires so many people. Together with the staff and Board, I look forward to connecting this work to our growing community.
Rosenberg, who arrives at Nycc from his position as managing director at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center, succeeds Arlene Shuler, who is stepping down after more than 19 years at the helm of what is considered Manhattan’s first performing arts center.
“New York City Center holds a singular position in the arts world,” said Rosenberg. “One of my earliest and most influential theatrical experiences was at City Center and I am honored to join this organization and help support artists who are consistently creating work that inspires so many people. Together with the staff and Board, I look forward to connecting this work to our growing community.
- 9/8/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway gave Billy Crystal a fine send-off last week, with the star’s Mr. Saturday Night musical grossing more than 1 million during its final week of performances. That number – 1,014,614, to be precise – is a big jump over the show’s weekly box office takes in recent months. About 98 of seats at the Nederlander Theatre were filled for Crystal’s goodbye week.
Overall, Broadway box office for 21 shows was up about 8 for the week ending Sept. 4, likely due to Labor Day Holiday tourists and some last-chancers hoping to see shows like Mr. Saturday Night before the onslaught of new fall arrivals.
In all, the 21 productions grossed a total of 25,329,740, with attendance of 194,473 reflecting a 5 bump over the previous week.
Another especially impressive performer was Mj, with the Michael Jackson musical breaking its own house record (for the fifth time) at the Neil Simon Theatre by grossing 1,762,559. The musical filled all of its seats.
Overall, Broadway box office for 21 shows was up about 8 for the week ending Sept. 4, likely due to Labor Day Holiday tourists and some last-chancers hoping to see shows like Mr. Saturday Night before the onslaught of new fall arrivals.
In all, the 21 productions grossed a total of 25,329,740, with attendance of 194,473 reflecting a 5 bump over the previous week.
Another especially impressive performer was Mj, with the Michael Jackson musical breaking its own house record (for the fifth time) at the Neil Simon Theatre by grossing 1,762,559. The musical filled all of its seats.
- 9/6/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Most of the 21 Broadway productions on the boards last week showed some signs of summer doldrums, with 17 shows reporting drops in box office over the previous week. Still, with The Music Man back on the roster after a week’s hiatus, the overall total box office take of 23,513,592 was up about 6.
Total attendance for the week ending Aug. 28 was 186,077, about 2 more than the previous week.
Returning from its scheduled, weeklong hiatus, The Music Man, starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, grossed a big 2,716,507, filling 94 of its seats.
Other top earners for the week – each scoring at least 1 million in box office receipts – were Hamilton, The Lion King, Mj, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Wicked, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Aladdin, Dear Evan Hansen and Six. Into The Woods pulled in 1,616,557, a drop of about 22 from the previous week due to it being the first week of the production’s extension...
Total attendance for the week ending Aug. 28 was 186,077, about 2 more than the previous week.
Returning from its scheduled, weeklong hiatus, The Music Man, starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, grossed a big 2,716,507, filling 94 of its seats.
Other top earners for the week – each scoring at least 1 million in box office receipts – were Hamilton, The Lion King, Mj, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Wicked, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Aladdin, Dear Evan Hansen and Six. Into The Woods pulled in 1,616,557, a drop of about 22 from the previous week due to it being the first week of the production’s extension...
- 8/30/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway box office drooped in the final, sun-baked weeks before the Fall arrivals of new shows, with the roster of productions down to 20 last week and total box office slipping 19 from the previous week to 22,232,527.
Attendance was down about 15 to 181,785, roughly commensurate with the lesser number of productions (down from 23 the week prior). Also contributing to the drop: The Music Man was on a scheduled hiatus and played no performances during the week ending Aug. 21. (Potus and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical had closed on Aug. 14).
Still, the sturdiest of the shows remained at peak performance, with Hamilton, Into The Woods, Mj, The Lion King and Dear Evan Hansen filling all their seats.
Coming close to sell-out, with 90 or more seats filled, were Aladdin, Hadestown, Moulin Rouge!
Attendance was down about 15 to 181,785, roughly commensurate with the lesser number of productions (down from 23 the week prior). Also contributing to the drop: The Music Man was on a scheduled hiatus and played no performances during the week ending Aug. 21. (Potus and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical had closed on Aug. 14).
Still, the sturdiest of the shows remained at peak performance, with Hamilton, Into The Woods, Mj, The Lion King and Dear Evan Hansen filling all their seats.
Coming close to sell-out, with 90 or more seats filled, were Aladdin, Hadestown, Moulin Rouge!
- 8/23/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway’s heavy hitters withstood New York’s heatwave last week, with Mj, Dear Evan Hansen and Hamilton selling out and Hadestown, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Into The Woods, Moulin Rouge!, Six, The Book of Mormon, The Lion King and The Music Man coming very close.
In all, the 23 Broadway productions took in 27,682,655 during the week ending August 7, down about 6 from the previous week’s 24-show roster. Attendance of 212,341 was down about 5 from the previous week.
Among the sell-outs, Mj set another house record at the Neil Simon Theatre – the show’s fourth – with a gross of 1,746,901. Dear Evan Hansen took in 915,655, and Hamilton grossed 2,219,057.
Filling at least 90 of their seats were Aladdin, Hadestown, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Into The Woods (at 99 of capacity), Moulin Rouge!, Six (also at 99), The Book of Mormon, The Lion King, The Music Man and Wicked.
In all, the 23 Broadway productions took in 27,682,655 during the week ending August 7, down about 6 from the previous week’s 24-show roster. Attendance of 212,341 was down about 5 from the previous week.
Among the sell-outs, Mj set another house record at the Neil Simon Theatre – the show’s fourth – with a gross of 1,746,901. Dear Evan Hansen took in 915,655, and Hamilton grossed 2,219,057.
Filling at least 90 of their seats were Aladdin, Hadestown, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Into The Woods (at 99 of capacity), Moulin Rouge!, Six (also at 99), The Book of Mormon, The Lion King, The Music Man and Wicked.
- 8/9/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Summer of Soul producer RadicalMedia has hired New York attorney and business strategist Candice Cook Simmons as Chief Strategy Officer.
Cook Simmons joins the company from the Cook Law Group, which she founded in 2010. Her professional background includes entertainment, consumer products, technology and fintech.
She has served as an adviser to Venmo co-founder Iqram Magdon-Ismail and Chef Dominique Ansel; was the attorney and strategist behind the trademark execution of the Cronut pastry; and is an adviser to TheHistoryMakers in Chicago, the single largest archival collection of Black oral history, which recently was acquired by the Library of Congress.
“We have ambitious plans for RadicalMedia,” said CEO Jon Kamen, who co-founded the company with Frank Scherma. “The addition of Candice to our executive management team will be a tremendous asset to helping us accomplish those goals.”
“This is a team of visionaries, executors and thought leaders, and I’m excited...
Cook Simmons joins the company from the Cook Law Group, which she founded in 2010. Her professional background includes entertainment, consumer products, technology and fintech.
She has served as an adviser to Venmo co-founder Iqram Magdon-Ismail and Chef Dominique Ansel; was the attorney and strategist behind the trademark execution of the Cronut pastry; and is an adviser to TheHistoryMakers in Chicago, the single largest archival collection of Black oral history, which recently was acquired by the Library of Congress.
“We have ambitious plans for RadicalMedia,” said CEO Jon Kamen, who co-founded the company with Frank Scherma. “The addition of Candice to our executive management team will be a tremendous asset to helping us accomplish those goals.”
“This is a team of visionaries, executors and thought leaders, and I’m excited...
- 7/28/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway took a pre-Tony Awards early-summer dip at the box office last week, slipping 11 from the previous week to gross a total 29,555,352 for 31 productions. Attendance was off about 10 to 230,894.
While most of the shows reported drops, the overall figure also reflects four fewer productions than the previous week’s roster, with Birthday Candles, Mrs. Doubtfire and The Skin of Our Teeth having closed and Mr. Saturday Night, starring Billy Crystal, on a planned hiatus for the week.
Overall, attendance was at about 81 of capacity. Shows that filled more than 90 of their seats were Aladdin, Hadestown, Hamilton, Mj, Chicago, Moulin Rouge!, Plaza Suite, Six, Take Me Out, The Book of Mormon, The Lion King, The Music Man and Wicked. A Strange Loop came close at 89.
Productions dropping below the 70 capacity mark were Beetlejuice, Come From Away, Company, Girl From The North Country, The Minutes and Paradise Square, among others, with...
While most of the shows reported drops, the overall figure also reflects four fewer productions than the previous week’s roster, with Birthday Candles, Mrs. Doubtfire and The Skin of Our Teeth having closed and Mr. Saturday Night, starring Billy Crystal, on a planned hiatus for the week.
Overall, attendance was at about 81 of capacity. Shows that filled more than 90 of their seats were Aladdin, Hadestown, Hamilton, Mj, Chicago, Moulin Rouge!, Plaza Suite, Six, Take Me Out, The Book of Mormon, The Lion King, The Music Man and Wicked. A Strange Loop came close at 89.
Productions dropping below the 70 capacity mark were Beetlejuice, Come From Away, Company, Girl From The North Country, The Minutes and Paradise Square, among others, with...
- 6/7/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Erin Young’s recently published crime thriller The Fields is in the works for the small screen. Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories (Big Little Lies), Jennifer Todd Pictures and Endeavor Content have acquired the rights to the book to adapt into a television series, with Kate Brooke attached as writer/showrunner.
Young is the pseudonym of bestselling historical novelist, Robyn Young, and The Fields is her crime thriller debut.
Per the book’s description: The Fields starts with a body – a young woman found dead in an Iowa cornfield, on one of the few family farms still managing to compete with the giants of Big Agriculture. When Sergeant Riley Fisher, newly promoted to head of investigations for the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office, arrives on the scene, an already horrific crime becomes personal when she discovers the victim was a childhood friend,...
Young is the pseudonym of bestselling historical novelist, Robyn Young, and The Fields is her crime thriller debut.
Per the book’s description: The Fields starts with a body – a young woman found dead in an Iowa cornfield, on one of the few family farms still managing to compete with the giants of Big Agriculture. When Sergeant Riley Fisher, newly promoted to head of investigations for the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office, arrives on the scene, an already horrific crime becomes personal when she discovers the victim was a childhood friend,...
- 6/2/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, with revised figures for Birthday Candles, Mrs. Doubtfire Broadway box office held steady last week, the first week of the new 2022-23 season, with the 35 productions grossing a total of 33,347,304, with attendance at 257,210. Both figures for the week ending May 29 indicate a less-than-1 change from the previous week.
Overall, the productions played to about 83 of capacity, pretty much in keeping with recent trends. Average ticket price was 129.94.
Three shows played their final performances: Birthday Candles starring Debra Messing took in 328,372, a boost of 57,735 over the previous week, with attendance at 81 of capacity during the last week of its limited engagement. Mrs. Doubtfire, which resumed performances in April following a winterlong Covid-prompted hiatus, closed out its shortened engagement with a 725,700, a 215,725 jump, and attendance at 95 of capacity.
The Skin of Our Teeth, Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of the Thornton Wilder classic, played all eight of its scheduled performance after...
Overall, the productions played to about 83 of capacity, pretty much in keeping with recent trends. Average ticket price was 129.94.
Three shows played their final performances: Birthday Candles starring Debra Messing took in 328,372, a boost of 57,735 over the previous week, with attendance at 81 of capacity during the last week of its limited engagement. Mrs. Doubtfire, which resumed performances in April following a winterlong Covid-prompted hiatus, closed out its shortened engagement with a 725,700, a 215,725 jump, and attendance at 95 of capacity.
The Skin of Our Teeth, Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of the Thornton Wilder classic, played all eight of its scheduled performance after...
- 6/1/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway’s 2021-22 season – 10 weeks shorter than usual, plagued by Covid and the cancelations it caused, not to mention the tourists who didn’t show up – took a beating at the box office, with season-end numbers no less stark for being expected: The industry took in a total of 845,354,915 at the box office, down about 54 from the the historic high of 1.829 billion set by the 2018-19 Broadway season (the last full season prior to the 2020 pandemic shutdown).
Figures compiled by the Broadway League released today indicate that total attendance for the season was 6,729,143, also down 54 from the 2019 record high of 14,768,254. Despite the year-to-year downturn, the percentage of available seats that were filled during the 2021-22 season was a solid 82.
Some major caveats in a year-to-year analysis: The start of the season that came to a close on May 22 was delayed by 10 weeks due to the Covid shutdown, meaning the season...
Figures compiled by the Broadway League released today indicate that total attendance for the season was 6,729,143, also down 54 from the 2019 record high of 14,768,254. Despite the year-to-year downturn, the percentage of available seats that were filled during the 2021-22 season was a solid 82.
Some major caveats in a year-to-year analysis: The start of the season that came to a close on May 22 was delayed by 10 weeks due to the Covid shutdown, meaning the season...
- 5/25/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Last week’s Tony Award nominations translated into box office sales for at least some of the contenders, with A Strange Loop seeing the biggest boost. The musical, which topped the Tony list with 11 nominations, saw a 213,871 increase in its weekly grosses, taking in 690,668 for the week ending May 15.
Overall, the 35 Broadway productions grossed 30,349,653, a slight 3 dip from the previous week’s 31,199,660, a decline largely attributable to the 1,054,792 drop in box office at Moulin Rouge! The Musical, which canceled four of its usual eight performances due to Covid cases among the cast. Moulin, with Broadway favorite Derek Klena now leading the cast, took in 537,705 for four performances, filling 91 of available seats.
Also losing ground was Lincoln Center Theater’s The Skin of Our Teeth, which canceled three performances due to Covid, dropping 58,736 from the previous week to 115,745 for its five performances.
Total attendance for the 35 productions was 246,003, down about 1 from...
Overall, the 35 Broadway productions grossed 30,349,653, a slight 3 dip from the previous week’s 31,199,660, a decline largely attributable to the 1,054,792 drop in box office at Moulin Rouge! The Musical, which canceled four of its usual eight performances due to Covid cases among the cast. Moulin, with Broadway favorite Derek Klena now leading the cast, took in 537,705 for four performances, filling 91 of available seats.
Also losing ground was Lincoln Center Theater’s The Skin of Our Teeth, which canceled three performances due to Covid, dropping 58,736 from the previous week to 115,745 for its five performances.
Total attendance for the 35 productions was 246,003, down about 1 from...
- 5/17/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Jp Richards has resigned as the Apple TV+ head of film marketing strategy, according to an individual with knowledge. Richards notified his team about his resignation on Wednesday morning.
Richards joined the company in 2021 from Warner Bros. and reported to Apple’s head of video marketing Chris Van Amburg.
Apple is expected to name Richards’ replacement in the coming weeks.
During Richards tenure at Apple, the company released “Coda,” which became the streamer’s first best picture winner, “Cherry” starring Tom Holland, sci-fi film “Finch” starring Tom Hanks, “Swan Song” starring Mahershala Ali, and musical “Come from Away.”
Previously, Richards served as co-president of worldwide marketing at Warner Bros. Pictures. Prior to that promotion, Richards served as executive vice president of worldwide marketing and chief data strategist at Warner Bros. Pictures. In that role, he oversaw the domestic and international digital teams and led groundbreaking campaigns for “Aquaman,” “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,...
Richards joined the company in 2021 from Warner Bros. and reported to Apple’s head of video marketing Chris Van Amburg.
Apple is expected to name Richards’ replacement in the coming weeks.
During Richards tenure at Apple, the company released “Coda,” which became the streamer’s first best picture winner, “Cherry” starring Tom Holland, sci-fi film “Finch” starring Tom Hanks, “Swan Song” starring Mahershala Ali, and musical “Come from Away.”
Previously, Richards served as co-president of worldwide marketing at Warner Bros. Pictures. Prior to that promotion, Richards served as executive vice president of worldwide marketing and chief data strategist at Warner Bros. Pictures. In that role, he oversaw the domestic and international digital teams and led groundbreaking campaigns for “Aquaman,” “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,...
- 5/11/2022
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Apple TV+ head of film marketing strategy Jp Richards has resigned from his post, sources familiar with the tech giant tell Variety.
Richards notified his team of his departure on Wednesday morning, one insider said. He joined the company in January 2021 from Warner Bros., reporting to Apple’s head of video marketing Chris Van Amburg. Richards is said by sources to be circling several new opportunities. Apple is expected to name his replacement in the coming weeks, after narrowing down finalists.
During his tenure, the studio released films including Tom Holland’s “Cherry,” the landmark best picture Oscar winner “Coda,” Tom Hanks’ sci-fi adventure “Finch,” the staged musical “Come From Away,” and the Mahershala Ali drama “Swan Song.”
Richards last served as co-president in worldwide marketing at Warner Bros. Pictures, where he was internally beloved and oversaw development, strategy and execution of film campaigns — specifically in areas like digital marketing and media,...
Richards notified his team of his departure on Wednesday morning, one insider said. He joined the company in January 2021 from Warner Bros., reporting to Apple’s head of video marketing Chris Van Amburg. Richards is said by sources to be circling several new opportunities. Apple is expected to name his replacement in the coming weeks, after narrowing down finalists.
During his tenure, the studio released films including Tom Holland’s “Cherry,” the landmark best picture Oscar winner “Coda,” Tom Hanks’ sci-fi adventure “Finch,” the staged musical “Come From Away,” and the Mahershala Ali drama “Swan Song.”
Richards last served as co-president in worldwide marketing at Warner Bros. Pictures, where he was internally beloved and oversaw development, strategy and execution of film campaigns — specifically in areas like digital marketing and media,...
- 5/11/2022
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
With nearly all 36 productions settling into full schedules last week, the Broadway box office tally climbed a modest 7 from the previous week, totaling 31,199,660, with attendance of 249,219 showing a 3 bump.
The attendance figure represents about 76 of available seats, indicating that the recently crowded line-up could be spreading the audience pool a bit thin. Only eight productions approached sell-out status during the week ending May 8 – the week, notably, before Tony Award nominations were announced – including the usual roster of hits: The Music Man, The Lion King, Six, Plaza Suite, Moulin Rouge!, Macbeth, Hadestown and Funny Girl. Hamilton, Aladdin, Mj and The Book of Mormon did well, filling at least 90 of their seats.
A wide swath of the productions, even some of the best-reviewed shows of the spring, were playing to more than a few empty seats: In the 60-70 of capacity ranges were A Strange Loop, American Buffalo, Beetlejuice, Birthday Candles, Come From Away,...
The attendance figure represents about 76 of available seats, indicating that the recently crowded line-up could be spreading the audience pool a bit thin. Only eight productions approached sell-out status during the week ending May 8 – the week, notably, before Tony Award nominations were announced – including the usual roster of hits: The Music Man, The Lion King, Six, Plaza Suite, Moulin Rouge!, Macbeth, Hadestown and Funny Girl. Hamilton, Aladdin, Mj and The Book of Mormon did well, filling at least 90 of their seats.
A wide swath of the productions, even some of the best-reviewed shows of the spring, were playing to more than a few empty seats: In the 60-70 of capacity ranges were A Strange Loop, American Buffalo, Beetlejuice, Birthday Candles, Come From Away,...
- 5/10/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The red bucket brigades so long-familiar to Broadway spring audiences were back this year after a two-year pandemic absence, and the results were heartening: donations across Broadway, Off Broadway and touring productions to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS totaled 4,288,994.
One musical in particular outdid itself: The Music Man, starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, raised a single-show record of 2,071,806 through post-show memorabilia auctions and autographed poster sales.
Until the pandemic, spring on Broadway meant onstage, post-show appeals from cast members of participating shows asking audiences to drop some cash into the red buckets in the lobby. Traditionally, the cast members would old the buckets, offering the fast-moving lines of donors the chance for a quick up-close hello with the stars. This year, the ongoing threat of Covid infection prevented direct interaction with casts, so Broadway Cares volunteers and staff thanked audiences for the donations.
This year’s Broadway Cares’ Spring...
One musical in particular outdid itself: The Music Man, starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, raised a single-show record of 2,071,806 through post-show memorabilia auctions and autographed poster sales.
Until the pandemic, spring on Broadway meant onstage, post-show appeals from cast members of participating shows asking audiences to drop some cash into the red buckets in the lobby. Traditionally, the cast members would old the buckets, offering the fast-moving lines of donors the chance for a quick up-close hello with the stars. This year, the ongoing threat of Covid infection prevented direct interaction with casts, so Broadway Cares volunteers and staff thanked audiences for the donations.
This year’s Broadway Cares’ Spring...
- 5/5/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway box office was down 15 last week, with even some of the biggest hit shows reporting slips for the week ending May 1. In all, the 36 shows grossed 29,072,410.
Likely reflecting a slimming down of spring break and Easter tourist business, attendance was off by 10 last week from the previous week, coming in at 241,500. That number suggests that only 75 of available seats were filled, a significantly lower figure than the 85+ numbers reported earlier this spring.
Also impacting receipts was the large number of opening nights, with press comps and other freebies eating into the figures at The Skin of Our Teeth, A Strange Loop, Potus, Mr. Saturday Night and Macbeth. The Tony Award eligibility cut-off date is May 4.
The average ticket price for the roster was down as well, to 120 from the previous week’s 128.
Some productions, of course, took steeper drops than others: Beetlejuice was down by more than 492,698 from the previous week,...
Likely reflecting a slimming down of spring break and Easter tourist business, attendance was off by 10 last week from the previous week, coming in at 241,500. That number suggests that only 75 of available seats were filled, a significantly lower figure than the 85+ numbers reported earlier this spring.
Also impacting receipts was the large number of opening nights, with press comps and other freebies eating into the figures at The Skin of Our Teeth, A Strange Loop, Potus, Mr. Saturday Night and Macbeth. The Tony Award eligibility cut-off date is May 4.
The average ticket price for the roster was down as well, to 120 from the previous week’s 128.
Some productions, of course, took steeper drops than others: Beetlejuice was down by more than 492,698 from the previous week,...
- 5/3/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway box office held steady last week as the production roster reached its full, 35-show season maximum: Though some productions remained in previews, everything that’s going to open before the end of the season was up and running, with no Covid cancelations or postponements.
In all, the 35 productions grossed a total 34,204,820, with attendance at 267,796 for the week ending April 24. Both of those figures were just about dead-even with the previous week’s tallies, with one additional show on the roster – Paradise Square returned after some Covid cancelations – and a slate of opening nights causing small dips due to press and opening night comps.
With an overall average ticket price of 128, the 35 productions combined filled about 84 of available seats, just a tad short of the previous week’s percentage (87).
The following productions had opening nights last week:
How I Learned To Drive, filling about 90 of seats, took in 265,830; for colored...
In all, the 35 productions grossed a total 34,204,820, with attendance at 267,796 for the week ending April 24. Both of those figures were just about dead-even with the previous week’s tallies, with one additional show on the roster – Paradise Square returned after some Covid cancelations – and a slate of opening nights causing small dips due to press and opening night comps.
With an overall average ticket price of 128, the 35 productions combined filled about 84 of available seats, just a tad short of the previous week’s percentage (87).
The following productions had opening nights last week:
How I Learned To Drive, filling about 90 of seats, took in 265,830; for colored...
- 4/26/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Six had its best week ever, Mrs. Doubtfire was back and several new shows joined the Broadway roster last week as box office climbed a total of 23 to 34,729,295. Compared to the previous week, Broadway total attendance was up about 16 to 261,835 for the 34 productions.
The attendance figure indicates that about 87 of all available seats were filled during the week ending April 17, comparable to the week before.
Among the notable numbers: The musical Six, which resumed previews post-Covid shutdown last September, grossed 1,357,276, topping its own high-mark of 1,347,922 for the week ending December 19, 2021. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child also had its highest grossing week since resuming performances last fall, taking in 1,964,665.
Mrs. Doubtfire, which went on hiatus at the height of the Omicron surge in January, returned to the Stephen Sondheim Theatre with six performances, taking in 528,807 and playing to a 97 capacity. Average ticket price was about 90.
Among the newcomers to the...
The attendance figure indicates that about 87 of all available seats were filled during the week ending April 17, comparable to the week before.
Among the notable numbers: The musical Six, which resumed previews post-Covid shutdown last September, grossed 1,357,276, topping its own high-mark of 1,347,922 for the week ending December 19, 2021. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child also had its highest grossing week since resuming performances last fall, taking in 1,964,665.
Mrs. Doubtfire, which went on hiatus at the height of the Omicron surge in January, returned to the Stephen Sondheim Theatre with six performances, taking in 528,807 and playing to a 97 capacity. Average ticket price was about 90.
Among the newcomers to the...
- 4/19/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Little Known Facts is a weekly podcast hosted by stage and film actressIlana Levine. Today's episode features Sharon Wheatley, who originated the role of Diane in Come From Away. Sharon can also be seen in the film version for Apple TV , and on the cast recording. Previous Broadway includes Avenue Q, Les Misrables, Cats and The Phantom of the Opera.
- 4/18/2022
- by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway’s total box office tally held steady last week, with new shows and strong ongoing performers making up for the money lost when some productions canceled performances due to Covid outbreaks.
In all, the 31 productions reporting grosses took in a combined 28,329,869 for the week ending April 10, down a small 2 from the previous week. Attendance was 225,256, a tiny 1 drop. Average ticket price for all shows was 125.77.
On the roster’s minus side, Plaza Suite, played only three performances for the week – stars Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker tested Covid-positive; the play is canceled at least through tonight – and took in 547,536, a drop of 836,026 from the previous week’s full-schedule take of 1,383,563. Paradise Square, also playing three performances, grossed 80,612, a 215,738 fall; and Macbeth starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga canceled all performances for the week.
A Strange Loop delayed its first preview from last week until tonight.
On the plus side, the musical Beetlejuice returned to Broadway last week, with two performances filling seats (including a highly comped Friday evening return performance) and adding 395,704 to the roster. The popular musical, back on Broadway for the first time since pre-Covid days, carried a healthy 123.50 average ticket price.
Also joining the roster was Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen, playing two previews at the Golden, grossing 88,845 with a 69.63 ticket average.
Some other notable figures: The musical Six had its best week of 2022 at 1,343,506; Funny Girl filled seats and took in 1,262,828; Mr. Saturday Night, starring Billy Crystal, grossed 884,707 and played to 88 of capacity at the Nederlander; and The Music Man continued its juggernaut run with a 3,324,371 take.
Productions still finding audiences included The Skin of Our Teeth at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theatre, filling just 54 of available seats; and for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf at the Booth (67 capacity).
The Little Prince, which opened this week to generally dismissive reviews, filled 71 of its seats for eight previews last week, including press comp performances. The show’s blend of dance & aerial acrobatics was going for an average ticket price of 32, and grossed 311,133 for the week.
Season to date, Broadway has grossed 652,514,219, with total attendance of 5,205,232 at about 82 of capacity.
The 31 productions reporting figures on Broadway last week were Aladdin; American Buffalo; Beetlejuice; Birthday Candles; The Book of Mormon; Chicago; Come From Away; Company; Dear Evan Hansen; for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf; Funny Girl; Hadestown; Hamilton; Hangmen; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; How I Learned To Drive; The Lion King; The Little Prince; Mj; The Minutes; Moulin Rouge!; Mr. Saturday Night; The Music Man; Paradise Square; The Phantom of the Opera; Plaza Suite; Six; The Skin of Our Teeth; Take Me Out; Tina; and Wicked.
All figures courtesy of the Broadway League.
In all, the 31 productions reporting grosses took in a combined 28,329,869 for the week ending April 10, down a small 2 from the previous week. Attendance was 225,256, a tiny 1 drop. Average ticket price for all shows was 125.77.
On the roster’s minus side, Plaza Suite, played only three performances for the week – stars Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker tested Covid-positive; the play is canceled at least through tonight – and took in 547,536, a drop of 836,026 from the previous week’s full-schedule take of 1,383,563. Paradise Square, also playing three performances, grossed 80,612, a 215,738 fall; and Macbeth starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga canceled all performances for the week.
A Strange Loop delayed its first preview from last week until tonight.
On the plus side, the musical Beetlejuice returned to Broadway last week, with two performances filling seats (including a highly comped Friday evening return performance) and adding 395,704 to the roster. The popular musical, back on Broadway for the first time since pre-Covid days, carried a healthy 123.50 average ticket price.
Also joining the roster was Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen, playing two previews at the Golden, grossing 88,845 with a 69.63 ticket average.
Some other notable figures: The musical Six had its best week of 2022 at 1,343,506; Funny Girl filled seats and took in 1,262,828; Mr. Saturday Night, starring Billy Crystal, grossed 884,707 and played to 88 of capacity at the Nederlander; and The Music Man continued its juggernaut run with a 3,324,371 take.
Productions still finding audiences included The Skin of Our Teeth at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theatre, filling just 54 of available seats; and for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf at the Booth (67 capacity).
The Little Prince, which opened this week to generally dismissive reviews, filled 71 of its seats for eight previews last week, including press comp performances. The show’s blend of dance & aerial acrobatics was going for an average ticket price of 32, and grossed 311,133 for the week.
Season to date, Broadway has grossed 652,514,219, with total attendance of 5,205,232 at about 82 of capacity.
The 31 productions reporting figures on Broadway last week were Aladdin; American Buffalo; Beetlejuice; Birthday Candles; The Book of Mormon; Chicago; Come From Away; Company; Dear Evan Hansen; for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf; Funny Girl; Hadestown; Hamilton; Hangmen; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; How I Learned To Drive; The Lion King; The Little Prince; Mj; The Minutes; Moulin Rouge!; Mr. Saturday Night; The Music Man; Paradise Square; The Phantom of the Opera; Plaza Suite; Six; The Skin of Our Teeth; Take Me Out; Tina; and Wicked.
All figures courtesy of the Broadway League.
- 4/12/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway’s spring season kicked into higher gear last week, with the arrival of seven previewing productions (with more to come over the next few weeks). Business overall remained robust, with the 31 shows grossing a total of 28,818,836. The figure marks a 7 increase over the previous week, a jump due in no small part to the stellar performances of such recent arrivals as Funny Girl, Mr. Saturday Night, Plaza Suite and, of course, The Music Man.
Total attendance for the week ending April 3 was 224,053, a 12 increase over the previous week’s 200,731 when there were seven fewer productions on the boards. Average across-the-board Broadway ticket price 128.63.
Two shows officially opened last week: Plaza Suite, starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, to mixed-to-positive reviews, continuing its strong business with a 1,288,716 gross and full houses. Average ticket price was a healthy 178.75.
Reviews were less enthusiastic for Paradise Square, with the musical taking a...
Total attendance for the week ending April 3 was 224,053, a 12 increase over the previous week’s 200,731 when there were seven fewer productions on the boards. Average across-the-board Broadway ticket price 128.63.
Two shows officially opened last week: Plaza Suite, starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, to mixed-to-positive reviews, continuing its strong business with a 1,288,716 gross and full houses. Average ticket price was a healthy 178.75.
Reviews were less enthusiastic for Paradise Square, with the musical taking a...
- 4/5/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Funny Girl arrived on Broadway to a full house last week, selling out its first preview at the August Wilson Theatre.
The musical revival, starring Beanie Feldstein in the title role, hit town as Broadway continues posting big rebound box office numbers. For the week ending March 27, the 24 Broadway productions took in $26,814,466, with attendance of 200,731 at nearly 90% of capacity. Average ticket price was a healthy $134.
Topping the Broadway box office roster yet again was The Music Man, the Hugh Jackman-Sutton Foster musical revival grossing a massive $3,292,951 for the week. Hamilton followed with $2,235,879. For its single sold-out preview, Funny Girl took in $200,793.
Also joining the roster last week for a full eight previews was American Buffalo, the David Mamet revival starring Sam Rockwell, Laurence Fishburne and Darren Criss. The production at Circle in the Square grossed $683,547, with attendance at about 94% of capacity.
In addition to Funny Girl, The Music Man and Hamilton,...
The musical revival, starring Beanie Feldstein in the title role, hit town as Broadway continues posting big rebound box office numbers. For the week ending March 27, the 24 Broadway productions took in $26,814,466, with attendance of 200,731 at nearly 90% of capacity. Average ticket price was a healthy $134.
Topping the Broadway box office roster yet again was The Music Man, the Hugh Jackman-Sutton Foster musical revival grossing a massive $3,292,951 for the week. Hamilton followed with $2,235,879. For its single sold-out preview, Funny Girl took in $200,793.
Also joining the roster last week for a full eight previews was American Buffalo, the David Mamet revival starring Sam Rockwell, Laurence Fishburne and Darren Criss. The production at Circle in the Square grossed $683,547, with attendance at about 94% of capacity.
In addition to Funny Girl, The Music Man and Hamilton,...
- 3/29/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
All but six of the current 22 Broadway productions filled more than 90% of their available seats last week, and most of the ones that didn’t hit that mark came close, according to the first detailed box office figures released this season by the Broadway League.
In all, the 22 shows grossed a total of $26,656,904 during the week ending March 20, a 19% jump over the previous week’s $22M tally. Total paid attendance of 196,036 was a 16% increase over the previous week’s 168,999, and indicates that about 92% of total available seats were filled.
For the first time since Broadway returned from the Covid pandemic shutdown last September, the League – the trade organization representing theater owners and producers – released box office data for each of the 22 productions. The League had been releasing only combined numbers for all productions due to the impact of Covid on playing schedules and other statistics.
This week’s box office...
In all, the 22 shows grossed a total of $26,656,904 during the week ending March 20, a 19% jump over the previous week’s $22M tally. Total paid attendance of 196,036 was a 16% increase over the previous week’s 168,999, and indicates that about 92% of total available seats were filled.
For the first time since Broadway returned from the Covid pandemic shutdown last September, the League – the trade organization representing theater owners and producers – released box office data for each of the 22 productions. The League had been releasing only combined numbers for all productions due to the impact of Covid on playing schedules and other statistics.
This week’s box office...
- 3/22/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
This afternoon, Broadway veteran Joel Hatch has played his final show with the company of the hit musical, Come From Away. A member of the original cast, Joel Hatch has been with the show since it opened on Broadway just over five years ago on March 12th, 2017. He portrayed 'Claude others'other characters throughout the production.Gene Weygandtwill begin performances in the roles on Tuesday, March 22. Gene joins the company directly from the Australia cast of Come From Away.
- 3/20/2022
- by Marissa Tomeo
- BroadwayWorld.com
The 2022 Producers Guild of America Awards took place on Saturday, March 19 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. So who prevailed? Scroll down for the complete 2022 PGA Awards winners list in all 14 categories.
The PGA represents over 8,000 producers in film, television and new media and, since 2009, both the PGA and the Academy Awards have picked Best Picture with ranked choice voting.The PGA has been one of the most reliable Oscar predictors around, thanks in large part to the fact that both the guild and the academy use the the preferential ballot to determine a Best Picture victor. Since 2009, the PGA has forecast 9 of 12 Oscar champs.
Special honorary awards were also handed out to distinguished guests on Saturday. George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy received the Milestone Award. Rita Moreno was bestowed the Stanley Kramer Award. Issa Rae took home the Visionary Award. Mary Parent accepted the David O. Selznick...
The PGA represents over 8,000 producers in film, television and new media and, since 2009, both the PGA and the Academy Awards have picked Best Picture with ranked choice voting.The PGA has been one of the most reliable Oscar predictors around, thanks in large part to the fact that both the guild and the academy use the the preferential ballot to determine a Best Picture victor. Since 2009, the PGA has forecast 9 of 12 Oscar champs.
Special honorary awards were also handed out to distinguished guests on Saturday. George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy received the Milestone Award. Rita Moreno was bestowed the Stanley Kramer Award. Issa Rae took home the Visionary Award. Mary Parent accepted the David O. Selznick...
- 3/20/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
The 2022 Producers Guild of America Awards took place on Saturday, March 19 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The PGA has been one of the most reliable Oscar predictors around, thanks in large part to the fact that both the guild and the academy use the same voting system – the preferential ballot – to determine a Best Picture victor. Since 2009, PGA has forecast 9 of 12 Oscar champs.
This year, the guild overlapped with the academy on eight titles: “Belfast,” “Coda,” “Don’t Look Up,” “Dune,” “King Richard,” “Licorice Pizza,” “The Power of the Dog” and “West Side Story.” The PGA lineup was rounded out by “Being the Ricardos” and “tick, tick…Boom!,” which were swapped out for “Drive My Car” and “Nightmare Alley” at the Oscars.
For Best Animated Feature, the guild and the academy aligned four-for-five, with Oscar contenders “Encanto,” “Luca,” “The Mitchells vs the Machines” and “Raya and the Last Dragon...
This year, the guild overlapped with the academy on eight titles: “Belfast,” “Coda,” “Don’t Look Up,” “Dune,” “King Richard,” “Licorice Pizza,” “The Power of the Dog” and “West Side Story.” The PGA lineup was rounded out by “Being the Ricardos” and “tick, tick…Boom!,” which were swapped out for “Drive My Car” and “Nightmare Alley” at the Oscars.
For Best Animated Feature, the guild and the academy aligned four-for-five, with Oscar contenders “Encanto,” “Luca,” “The Mitchells vs the Machines” and “Raya and the Last Dragon...
- 3/20/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
The 33rd Producers Guild of America Awards will take place Saturday, March 19, honoring the best achievements in TV and film production. Wondering who will take home prizes when the PGA announces its winners? Scroll down for our racetrack odds in 10 categories, which are based on the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users. The predicted winners are in gold.
The PGA represents over 8,000 producers in film, television and new media and, since 2009, both the PGA and the Academy Awards have picked Best Picture with ranked choice voting. As the only major precursor to use this voting system, the PGA Awards could foresee the winner of this year’s nail-biting Best Picture race at the Oscars.
Best Picture
The Power of the Dog — 13/2
Belfast — 15/2
Coda — 15/2
West Side Story — 8/1
King Richard — 9/1
Dune — 9/1
Licorice Pizza — 19/2
Don’t Look Up — 11/1
tick, tick…Boom! — 13/1
Being the Ricardos — 14/1
Best Animated Feature
Encanto — 31/10
The Mitchells vs the Machines...
The PGA represents over 8,000 producers in film, television and new media and, since 2009, both the PGA and the Academy Awards have picked Best Picture with ranked choice voting. As the only major precursor to use this voting system, the PGA Awards could foresee the winner of this year’s nail-biting Best Picture race at the Oscars.
Best Picture
The Power of the Dog — 13/2
Belfast — 15/2
Coda — 15/2
West Side Story — 8/1
King Richard — 9/1
Dune — 9/1
Licorice Pizza — 19/2
Don’t Look Up — 11/1
tick, tick…Boom! — 13/1
Being the Ricardos — 14/1
Best Animated Feature
Encanto — 31/10
The Mitchells vs the Machines...
- 3/18/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Broadway box office last week rebounded from the previous week’s slip, gaining 13% in receipts and 10% in attendance. In all, the 20 productions grossed $22,375,926.
Paid attendance for the week ending March 13 was 168,999, representing about 85% of available seats filled. The average ticket price was $132, up a few bucks from the previous week.
New to the roster was Take Me Out, the revival of the Richard Greenberg play at the Helen Hayes Theater. Directed by Scott Ellis and starring Patrick J. Adams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams, the production began previews March 10, with an opening night set for April 4.
Take Me Out is one of the first arrivals of what will be a very busy season for Broadway, with 15 other shows set to open through April.
Season to date, Broadway has grossed $541,893,534, with total attendance of 4,359,153 at about 81% of capacity.
Productions reporting performances on Broadway during the week ending March 13 were Aladdin...
Paid attendance for the week ending March 13 was 168,999, representing about 85% of available seats filled. The average ticket price was $132, up a few bucks from the previous week.
New to the roster was Take Me Out, the revival of the Richard Greenberg play at the Helen Hayes Theater. Directed by Scott Ellis and starring Patrick J. Adams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams, the production began previews March 10, with an opening night set for April 4.
Take Me Out is one of the first arrivals of what will be a very busy season for Broadway, with 15 other shows set to open through April.
Season to date, Broadway has grossed $541,893,534, with total attendance of 4,359,153 at about 81% of capacity.
Productions reporting performances on Broadway during the week ending March 13 were Aladdin...
- 3/15/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Tonight was the 27th Critics Choice Awards, and we're running down all of the TV winners!
Find out if your favorites walked away with an award.
Here we go!
Best Drama Series
Evil (Paramount+)
For All Mankind (Apple TV+)
The Good Fight (Paramount+)
Pose (FX)
Squid Game (Netflix)
Succession (HBO) - Winner
This Is Us (NBC)
Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Best Actor In A Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC)
Mike Colter – Evil (Paramount+)
Brian Cox – Succession (HBO)
Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game (Netflix) - Winner
Billy Porter – Pose (FX)
Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO)
Best Actress In A Drama Series
Uzo Aduba – In Treatment (HBO)
Chiara Aurelia – Cruel Summer (Freeform)
Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (Paramount+)
Katja Herbers – Evil (Paramount+)
Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets (Showtime) - Winner
Mj Rodriguez – Pose (FX)
Best Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Nicholas Braun – Succession (HBO)
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Kieran Culkin...
Find out if your favorites walked away with an award.
Here we go!
Best Drama Series
Evil (Paramount+)
For All Mankind (Apple TV+)
The Good Fight (Paramount+)
Pose (FX)
Squid Game (Netflix)
Succession (HBO) - Winner
This Is Us (NBC)
Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Best Actor In A Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC)
Mike Colter – Evil (Paramount+)
Brian Cox – Succession (HBO)
Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game (Netflix) - Winner
Billy Porter – Pose (FX)
Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO)
Best Actress In A Drama Series
Uzo Aduba – In Treatment (HBO)
Chiara Aurelia – Cruel Summer (Freeform)
Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (Paramount+)
Katja Herbers – Evil (Paramount+)
Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets (Showtime) - Winner
Mj Rodriguez – Pose (FX)
Best Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Nicholas Braun – Succession (HBO)
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Kieran Culkin...
- 3/14/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Broadway box office took a 14% stumble last week, with total receipts for the 19 productions dropping to $19,746,606 from the previous week’s sturdier $23,004,259. Total attendance was down by the same percentage, to 153,269.
In all, about 78% of seats were filled during the week ending March 6, a drop from the previous week’s 92%. The average ticket price – $129 – held even.
The reason for the drop was not immediately clear, and figures for individual shows are not being provided by The Broadway League this season, but the two weeks (including Presidents Day holiday) prior to last week were exceptionally strong, with box office climbing to $26M and $23M, respectively, the best numbers since the arrival of the Omicron surge in January. Last week also marked the first week following the annual February two-for-one ticket promotion for many shows, but the average industry-wide ticket price wasn’t noticeably impacted.
Season to date, Broadway has grossed $519,521,959, with...
In all, about 78% of seats were filled during the week ending March 6, a drop from the previous week’s 92%. The average ticket price – $129 – held even.
The reason for the drop was not immediately clear, and figures for individual shows are not being provided by The Broadway League this season, but the two weeks (including Presidents Day holiday) prior to last week were exceptionally strong, with box office climbing to $26M and $23M, respectively, the best numbers since the arrival of the Omicron surge in January. Last week also marked the first week following the annual February two-for-one ticket promotion for many shows, but the average industry-wide ticket price wasn’t noticeably impacted.
Season to date, Broadway has grossed $519,521,959, with...
- 3/8/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway continued its 2022 rebound last week, with 92% of available seats filled and box office receipts climbing 5% over the previous week to $23,004,259.
Total attendance for the 19 Broadway productions during the week ending Feb. 27 was 177,701, a 3% increase over the previous week. The average ticket price was a robust $129.
The $23M total tally for the 19 shows bested the previous week’s $21M, becoming the highest figure since the $26M take of the final week in December, when premium holiday seats provided a boost. The 92%-seats-filled figure shows a big improvement over the measly 60%-ish numbers of the Omicron surge weeks in early January.
Season to date, Broadway has grossed $499,775,353, with total attendance of 4,036,885 at about 81% of capacity.
Productions reporting performances on Broadway during the week ending Feb. 27 were Aladdin; The Book of Mormon; Chicago; Come From Away; Company; David Byrne’s American Utopia; Dear Evan Hansen; Hadestown; Hamilton; Harry Potter and the Cursed...
Total attendance for the 19 Broadway productions during the week ending Feb. 27 was 177,701, a 3% increase over the previous week. The average ticket price was a robust $129.
The $23M total tally for the 19 shows bested the previous week’s $21M, becoming the highest figure since the $26M take of the final week in December, when premium holiday seats provided a boost. The 92%-seats-filled figure shows a big improvement over the measly 60%-ish numbers of the Omicron surge weeks in early January.
Season to date, Broadway has grossed $499,775,353, with total attendance of 4,036,885 at about 81% of capacity.
Productions reporting performances on Broadway during the week ending Feb. 27 were Aladdin; The Book of Mormon; Chicago; Come From Away; Company; David Byrne’s American Utopia; Dear Evan Hansen; Hadestown; Hamilton; Harry Potter and the Cursed...
- 3/1/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
We have a very special contest for you! You can win tickets to see Bhangin’ It: A Bangin’ New Musical at the La Jolla Playhouse. The dance musical begins on March 8 and plays through April 17, 2022, at the Mandell Weiss Theatre.
Bhangin’ It: A Bangin’ New Musical is set in the colorful world of a collegiate Bhangra Dance competition. When a young woman finds her identity cannot be defined by checking a box, she sets off on a quest to dance to her own beat. Drawing from competitive Bhangra and mixing it with other Indian and Western dance forms alike, Bhangin’ It: A Bangin’ New Musical is an intoxicating, brash and joyous musical.
Find your beat. Find your team. Find yourself. While East Lansing University senior Mary Darshini Clarke has spent her entire life trying to figure out where she fits in, she has always found community dancing on the school’s prestigious bhangra team.
Bhangin’ It: A Bangin’ New Musical is set in the colorful world of a collegiate Bhangra Dance competition. When a young woman finds her identity cannot be defined by checking a box, she sets off on a quest to dance to her own beat. Drawing from competitive Bhangra and mixing it with other Indian and Western dance forms alike, Bhangin’ It: A Bangin’ New Musical is an intoxicating, brash and joyous musical.
Find your beat. Find your team. Find yourself. While East Lansing University senior Mary Darshini Clarke has spent her entire life trying to figure out where she fits in, she has always found community dancing on the school’s prestigious bhangra team.
- 3/1/2022
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Broadway box office was up 15% last week, hitting $21,835,116 as average ticket prices climbed 11% over the previous week to $126.
With attendance up only 4% over the previous week, the higher ticket prices for the week ending Feb. 20 no doubt contributed mightily to the $21.8M box office tally for the 19 productions. (The previous week’s average ticket price was $114).
Still, last week’s attendance figure indicates that about 90% of available seats were filled, a big jump over the worst weeks of the Omicron surge, when fewer than 65% of seats were occupied. The $21.8M receipt tally is the highest figure since the $26M take of the final week in December, when premium holiday seats provided a boost.
Last week’s healthier capacity percentage numbers also reflect a still-slim 19-show roster. A likely shake-out when as many as 16 productions nearly double the roster this spring will be one of the most closely watched developments of the 2021-22 Broadway season.
With attendance up only 4% over the previous week, the higher ticket prices for the week ending Feb. 20 no doubt contributed mightily to the $21.8M box office tally for the 19 productions. (The previous week’s average ticket price was $114).
Still, last week’s attendance figure indicates that about 90% of available seats were filled, a big jump over the worst weeks of the Omicron surge, when fewer than 65% of seats were occupied. The $21.8M receipt tally is the highest figure since the $26M take of the final week in December, when premium holiday seats provided a boost.
Last week’s healthier capacity percentage numbers also reflect a still-slim 19-show roster. A likely shake-out when as many as 16 productions nearly double the roster this spring will be one of the most closely watched developments of the 2021-22 Broadway season.
- 2/23/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway box office continued its climb back from the early-winter Omicron surge, with 19 productions grossing a total $18,939,840 for the week ending Feb. 13, a 12% jump over the previous week’s take.
Total attendance for the shows was up 9% to 165,971, a decent 87% of total seating capacity. Average ticket price was $114, up several dollars from the previous week.
Although the Broadway League is not releasing figures for individual shows this season – a break from longstanding tradition – last week’s upward swing no doubt reflects strong box office results from two recently opened productions: Mj, the Michael Jackson musical, and last week’s big opener The Music Man starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. Though the latter received mixed reviews from critics, box office and advance sales are thought to be strong (and producers set aside only one night for reviewer comps rather than the standard several).
Last week’s $18.9M box office figure...
Total attendance for the shows was up 9% to 165,971, a decent 87% of total seating capacity. Average ticket price was $114, up several dollars from the previous week.
Although the Broadway League is not releasing figures for individual shows this season – a break from longstanding tradition – last week’s upward swing no doubt reflects strong box office results from two recently opened productions: Mj, the Michael Jackson musical, and last week’s big opener The Music Man starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. Though the latter received mixed reviews from critics, box office and advance sales are thought to be strong (and producers set aside only one night for reviewer comps rather than the standard several).
Last week’s $18.9M box office figure...
- 2/15/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway box office showed some improvement last week, with business for the 19 productions rising 12% from the previous week to a total $16,909,848. Paid attendance was up a commensurate 9% to 152,557, indicating that about 81% of available seats were filled during the week ending Feb. 6.
That’s a noticeable improvement over recent weekends, when percentage of seats filled was topping out about about 75% or less.
Likely contributing to the uptick was the ongoing across-the-board Broadway Week 2-for-1 sales promotion, running throughout February. Another likely factor: Mj, the Michael Jackson musical, opened to generally strong (if occasionally askance) reviews and strong social media support from King of Pop fans.
Also up and running on all cylinders was The Music Man, with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, in its final weeks of previews prior to this Thursday’s opening night.
Another consideration: The...
That’s a noticeable improvement over recent weekends, when percentage of seats filled was topping out about about 75% or less.
Likely contributing to the uptick was the ongoing across-the-board Broadway Week 2-for-1 sales promotion, running throughout February. Another likely factor: Mj, the Michael Jackson musical, opened to generally strong (if occasionally askance) reviews and strong social media support from King of Pop fans.
Also up and running on all cylinders was The Music Man, with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, in its final weeks of previews prior to this Thursday’s opening night.
Another consideration: The...
- 2/8/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway’s ongoing, twice-annual 2-for-1 ticket special seems to have help stave off what might otherwise have been a more precipitous drop in attendance last week as box office receipts dropped about 9 percent to $15,038,225.
Paid attendance of 139,584 for the week ending Jan. 30 was off by about 8% from the previous week, roughly in keeping with the fewer number of productions.
In all, the total attendance of 139,584 indicates that about 74% of available seats were filled. Average ticket price was stayed at a modest $108, same as the previous week.
The Broadway Week 2-for-1 sales promotion, despite sticking with its traditional title, lasts throughout February.
Season to date, Broadway has grossed $419,086,290, with total attendance of 3,367,472 at about 80% of capacity.
The Broadway League is not releasing box office numbers for individual shows this season, in a break with tradition, so the exact impact of the Omicron pandemic and audience...
Paid attendance of 139,584 for the week ending Jan. 30 was off by about 8% from the previous week, roughly in keeping with the fewer number of productions.
In all, the total attendance of 139,584 indicates that about 74% of available seats were filled. Average ticket price was stayed at a modest $108, same as the previous week.
The Broadway Week 2-for-1 sales promotion, despite sticking with its traditional title, lasts throughout February.
Season to date, Broadway has grossed $419,086,290, with total attendance of 3,367,472 at about 80% of capacity.
The Broadway League is not releasing box office numbers for individual shows this season, in a break with tradition, so the exact impact of the Omicron pandemic and audience...
- 2/1/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Producers Guild has pulled back the curtain on the nominations for its 33rd annual PGA Awards, which cover theatrical motion pictures, animated features, TV series and specials and televised/streamed motion pictures. See the full list below.
Vying in the marquee category — the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, often considered a preview of the Best Picture Oscar — are the producers behind Being the Ricardos, Belfast, Coda, Don’t Look Up, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, The Power of The Dog, tick, tick…Boom! and West Side Story.
On the toon side, the five pics up for the Animated Theatrical Motion Picture prize are Encanto, Luca, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Raya and the Last Dragon and Sing 2.
The awards honoring excellence in film and TV productions will be handed out during the in-person 2022 Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, March 19, at the Fairmont Century Plaza.
Vying in the marquee category — the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, often considered a preview of the Best Picture Oscar — are the producers behind Being the Ricardos, Belfast, Coda, Don’t Look Up, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, The Power of The Dog, tick, tick…Boom! and West Side Story.
On the toon side, the five pics up for the Animated Theatrical Motion Picture prize are Encanto, Luca, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Raya and the Last Dragon and Sing 2.
The awards honoring excellence in film and TV productions will be handed out during the in-person 2022 Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, March 19, at the Fairmont Century Plaza.
- 1/27/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway continued its winter freeze last week, with box office dropping 11% to a slim $16,494,289 for its meager 21-show roster. Attendance for the week ending Jan. 23 was 152,135, a slip of 6% from the previous week.
The reduced roster – the previous week had 25 productions on the boards – did seem to help at least some per-show attendances: In all, total attendance was at 75% of Broadway capacity, a noticeable jump from the previous week’s 66%.
The figures also reflect the reduced prices of the twice-annual Broadway Week promotion, with two-for-one tickets available at many shows.
Despite a modest $108 average ticket price, many potential theater-goers apparently remained reluctant to venture out during New York’s still-concerning – if significantly receding – Omicron wave. No Broadway production last week saw any canceled performances last week due to illness.
Still, four productions were gone from the roster, including To Kill a Mockingbird...
The reduced roster – the previous week had 25 productions on the boards – did seem to help at least some per-show attendances: In all, total attendance was at 75% of Broadway capacity, a noticeable jump from the previous week’s 66%.
The figures also reflect the reduced prices of the twice-annual Broadway Week promotion, with two-for-one tickets available at many shows.
Despite a modest $108 average ticket price, many potential theater-goers apparently remained reluctant to venture out during New York’s still-concerning – if significantly receding – Omicron wave. No Broadway production last week saw any canceled performances last week due to illness.
Still, four productions were gone from the roster, including To Kill a Mockingbird...
- 1/26/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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