Broadway Grosses: The Crucible Plays a 'Goody' Week of Previews; Spring Break Delivers Box Office Bump

Arthur Miller's The Crucible played its third full week of preview performances to nearly full houses, reaching a capacity of 99.60% for the week ending March 20. The Ivo van Hove-helmed production, featuring Saoirse Ronan, Ben Whishaw and Sophie Okonedo, grossed $659,753; expect this number to rise after opening and pending good notices. Also in previews currently is Shuffle Along, which played its first six performances to 97.96% capacity, proving it could soon tap its way to a position in the frontrunners. School of Rock, Finding Neverland and Matilda celebrated upticks, which is not too surprising as schools enter spring break.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending March 20:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($2,044,101)
2. Wicked ($1,934,807)
3. Hamilton ($1,740,104)
4. Aladdin ($1,570,189)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,367,888)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Eclipsed ($419,842)
4. The Humans ($390,853)
3. Disaster! ($387,742)
2. Bright Star ($312,937)*
1. Hughie ($282,706)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.46%)
2. Hamilton (101.75%)
3. Aladdin (99.94%)
4. The Lion King (99.90%)
5. The Crucible (99.60%)*

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Jersey Boys (73.85%)
4. An American in Paris (69.39%)
3. On Your Feet! (68.47%)
2. Hughie (68.28%)
1. Disaster! (60.97%)

* Number based on eight preview performances

Source: The Broadway League