Broadway Grosses: Jonathan Groff Dethroned, But When Push Comes to Shove, Hamilton Still Climbs the Boards

Oceans rise, empires fall, and Hamilton still towers above them all. Jonathan Groff abdicated his throne as King George on April 9, and as he left the blockbuster musical (to go film for Netlix), the show took the first runner up slot by both gross and capacity. Most productions took a numbers dip this past week now that school is back in session following spring break, but five managed to reach seven figures. Meanwhile, two new musicals played full (or nearly full) weeks of preview performances with packed houses. Waitress played eight performances at 99.95% capacity (and was just shy of making the top 10 by gross), while Shuffle Along, with seven performances following its pre-opening hiatus, reached 99.67%.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending April 10:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,996,041)
2. Hamilton ($1,813,655)
3. Wicked ($1,676,579)
4. Aladdin ($1,494,139)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,322,498)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Long Day's Journey Into Night ($356,646)**
4. Tuck Everlasting ($324,493)**
3. Disaster! ($291,351)
2. Eclipsed ($281,599)
1. The Father ($243,636)*

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.35%)
2. Hamilton (101.76%)
3. Waitress (99.95%)*
4. Shuffle Along (99.67%)**
5. The Lion King (99.15%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Fiddler on the Roof (63.02%)
4. Eclipsed (61.63%)
3. Kinky Boots (59.20%)
2. Jersey Boys (58.14%)
1. Disaster! (46.12%)

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

Source: The Broadway League