Broadway Grosses: Hedwig & Cabaret Make Gritty a Hot Ticket on the Great White Way

A popular tune says "the neon lights are bright on Broadway," but audiences also love gritty and seedy! Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Cabaret, which opened on April 22 and 24, respectively, both enjoyed packed houses this week. Rock goddess Neil Patrick Harris played to 102.14% capacity, and the Kit Kat Klub overflowed at 100.17%. Meanwhile, The Lion King took the lead as the highest grossing show, a spot frequently dominated by Wicked (which trailed closely behind). The recently opened Les Miserables and the usual suspects The Book of Mormon and Kinky Boots took the remaining spots in the top five.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending April 27:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($2,143,746)
2. Wicked ($2,074,749)
3. The Book of Mormon ($1,674,070)
4. Kinky Boots ($1,519,830)
5. Les Miserables ($1,258,537)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Rock of Ages ($359,970) 
4. The Bridges of Madison County ($351,946) 
3. Casa Valentina ($210,585)*
2. Mothers and Sons ($192,942)
1. The Velocity of Autumn ($84,521)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (102.14%)**
3. Matilda (100.53%)
4. Cabaret (100.17%)***
5. Aladdin (100.04%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Rocky (72.60%)
4. The Velocity of Autumn (67.03%)
3. Act One (61.21%)
2. The Bridges of Madison County (60.38%)
1. Mothers and Sons (50.03%)

*Number based on 1 preview performance and 7 regular performances
**Number based on 1 preview performance and 6 regular performances
***Number based on 3 preview performances and 5 regular performances