Broadway Grosses: Following Tony Triumphs, The Humans Is Moving On Up

This year’s Best Play Tony winner wasted no time in reaping the benefits from Broadway’s biggest night. Stephen Karam’s The Humans, which won four Tony Awards on June 12, including trophies for Reed Birney and Jayne Houdyshell’s performances, played its highest grossing week and reached its biggest capacity. With the average ticket price reaching $123.45, the play skyrocketed to 96.88% of its gross potential. Meanwhile, four of this year’s five Best Musical nominees—Hamilton, School of Rock, Waitress and Shuffle Along—appeared in the top 10 by gross. Bright Star reached its highest numbers in the week following its appearance at the Tonys, though following weeks of relatively low figures, the show will play its final performance on June 26.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending June 19:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($2,106,410)
2. Hamilton ($2,026,838)
3. Wicked ($1,818,372)
4. Aladdin ($1,586,333)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,371,176)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Fully Committed ($417,308)
4. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ($393,373)
3. The Father ($364,765)
2. An Act of God ($328,145)
1. Fun Home ($313,556)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.59%)
2. Hamilton (101.74%)
3. Waitress (100.56%)
4. The Lion King (100.02%)
5. Long Day's Journey Into Night (99.51%)*

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. An Act of God (63.96%)
4. On Your Feet! (63.21%)
3. Kinky Boots (61.03%)
2. Jersey Boys (60.69%)
1. An American In Paris (59.39%)

* Number based on seven regular performances

Source: The Broadway League