Broadway Grosses: Denzel Washington & Idina Menzel Warm Up the Spring

A Raisin In The Sun, starring Denzel Washington, may have only had one preview on Broadway this week, but the show certainly made its presence felt, playing to 100% capacity at the Ethel Barrymore. Newcomer Aladdin, in its second week in previews, continued to play to full houses. Meanwhile Wicked returned to the top spot and its former headliner Idina Menzel was defying gravity in If/Then—with only seven preview performances the production grossed close to the magic million dollar mark.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending March 9:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,667,093)
2. The Book of Mormon  ($1,583,887)
3. The Lion King ($1,511,718)
4. Kinky Boots ($1,268,989)
5. Motown The Musical ($1,119,747)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder ($409,353)
4. Outside Mullingar ($343,445)
3. Rock of Ages ($299,674)
2. Mothers and Sons ($235,662) *
1. A Raisin In The Sun ($151,179) **

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. A Raisin In The Sun (100.00)% **
3. Aladdin (100.00%) ***
4. The Lion King (97.88%)
5. Wicked (97.35%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. No Man’s Land/Waiting for Godot (72.51%)
4. Cinderella (71.30%)
3. After Midnight (72.22%)
2. Once  (71.99%)
1. Jersey Boys (63.40%)


* Number based on 8 preview performances
**Number based on 1 preview performance
*** Number based on 6 preview performances