Broadway Grosses: Kristin Chenoweth's High Notes Continue to Bring in the Crowds to On the Twentieth Century

Kristin Chenoweth's vocal talents (not to mention comedic chops), Peter Gallagher's plotting and Andy Karl's arm curls continue to lure in audiences to On the Twentieth Century; the Tony nominated revival made the frontrunners list for capacity this week on the Great White Way. More good news for Tony nominee An American in Paris, which further cemented its position as one of the top five grossing shows, bringing in $1,280,111; the tuner was joined by perennial favorites The Lion King, Wicked, Mormon and Aladdin. Meanwhile, It Shoulda Been You and Gigi will be hoping for a boost after their Broadway.com Audience Choice Award wins, struggling this week with grosses and capacity, respectively, as they have been for some weeks now. And perhaps unsurprisingly, since it announced it would close a week early, Airline Highway, despite good initial buzz suggesting the show would take flight, was the lowest grossing production of the week.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending May 17:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1.The Lion King ($1,966,567)
2. Wicked ($1,601,725)
3.The Book of Mormon ($1,534,408)
4. Aladdin ($1,467,090)
5. An American in Paris ($1,280,111)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Hedwig and the Angry Inch ($448,280)*
4. Hand to God ($427,117)
3. It Shoulda Been You ($418,416)
2. The Visit ($211,430)
1. Airline Highway($180,476)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.52%)
2. Fun Home (102.48%)
3. Fish in the Dark (101.57%)
4. The Audience (101.24%)*
5. On the Twentieth Century (100.31%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Jersey Boys (71.23%)
4. Gigi (65.94%)
3. On the Town (65.07%)
2. Wolf Hall Parts One & Two (60.66%)
1. The Visit (55.23%)

* Number based on seven regular performances

Source: The Broadway League