Broadway Grosses: Beautiful Bounces Onto the Broadway Boards
This week Broadway audiences got a taste of the absurd with the double bill of No Man's Land and Waiting for Godot, starring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, which opened on November 24. In addition to the existential dramas, the Carole King musical Beautiful, starring Tony nominee Jessie Mueller, began Broadway previews this week. The new show joins the baby boomer-friendly A Night with Janis Joplin, Jersey Boys and Motown. The latter show continues to reach out and touch box office gold.
Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending November 24:
FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Book of Mormon ($1,677,524)
2. Wicked ($1,632,849)
3. Kinky Boots ($1,567,701))
4. The Lion King ($1,560,773)
5. Motown: The Musical ($1,255,847)
UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Rock of Ages ($324,010)
4. Romeo and Juliet ($312,045)
3. First Date ($279,966)
2. The Winslow Boy ($271,373)
1. The Snow Geese ($181,489)
FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Betrayal (100%)
3. Kinky Boots (99%)
4. Twelfth Night/Richard III (100.90%)
5. The Lion King (95.19%)
UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Mamma Mia! (63.11%)
4. Cinderella (59.12%)
3. Chicago (57.78 %)
2. First Date (53.51%)
1. Romeo and Juliet (37.91%)