Broadway Grosses: Kinky Boots Continues to Raise Audiences Up; It's Only a Play Starts Off Strong

Labor Day weekend came and went, and there was at least one drag queen who can say she werked hard for the money. The Tony-winning Kinky Boots ended its second summer back in the top five grossing shows, coming in just short of $1.3 million. In a couple of days, New York won't be the only place to experience the Land of Lola; the national tour of the hit musical kicks off on September 4 in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, a newcomer to the Great White Way, It's Only a Play, began preview performances with a strong start. In its five shows last week, the production, starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, exceeded capacity at 101.07%. Numbers also climbed for Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Andrew Rannells' second week of performances as the rock goddess reached 93.06% capacity, a slight but macroscopic boost from the week prior.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending August 31:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,932,032)
2. Wicked ($1,708,228)
3. The Book of Mormon ($1,682,942)
4. Aladdin ($1,506,683)
5. Kinky Boots ($1,246,584)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill ($558,256)*
4. You Can't Take It With You ($519,102)**
3. Once ($481,616)
2. This Is Our Youth ($390,372)**
1. Rock of Ages ($372,667)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder (101.14%)
3. It's Only a Play (101.07%)***
4. The Lion King (100.02%)
5. Aladdin (99.97%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Les Miserables (83.60%)
4. If/Then (78.05%)
3. This Is Our Youth (75.84%)**
2. Once (73.55%)
1. Cinderella (61.04%)

*Number based on seven regular performances
**Number based on eight preview performances
***Number based on five preview performances

Source: The Broadway League