Broadway Grosses: Crowds Flock to New Musicals as Tony Award Nominations Loom

With Tony nominations just around the corner, audiences are catching this season’s new musicals before some celebrate a post-announcement high tide. School of Rock surpassed the million-dollar mark this past week, taking in $1,003,657. In its first full week after opening, Waitress reached full capacity at 100.08% and grossed $907,936. Shuffle Along opened officially on April 28 and ended the week with a house just shy of Standing Room Only. Meanwhile, the expected leader of the pack, Hamilton, remained in the top five by gross. Tune in on May 3 at 8:30 AM to see how these shows and more fare when the Tony Award nominations are announced!

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending May 1:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,950,539)
2. Hamilton ($1,818,758)
3. Wicked ($1,625,910)
4. Aladdin ($1,494,979)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,332,910)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Long Day's Journey Into Night ($344,594)*
4. Tuck Everlasting ($340,152)**
3. The Father ($294,222)
2. Eclipsed ($269,110)
1. Disaster! ($264,032)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.16%)
2. Hamilton (101.76%)
3. Waitress (100.81%)
4. The Lion King (99.99%)
5. Aladdin (99.70%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Jersey Boys (62.08%)
4. Bright Star (62.07%)
3. Finding Neverland (61.65%)
2. Eclipsed (55.92%)
1. Disaster! (50.01%)

* Number based on preview performance and six regular performances
** Number based on one preview performance and seven regular performances

Source: The Broadway League