Broadway Grosses: Jennifer Hudson's Shug Avery Leaving Town, And The Color Purple Audiences Made Sure Not to Miss Her

Jennifer Hudson pushed da button in The Color Purple for the final time on May 8, and the numbers for her last week are too beautiful for words (but we’ll try anyways). The musical revival played to its highest capacity all year, and at just shy of $1 million, took in its highest gross since the New Year's holiday week. Meanwhile, recent Tony-nominated musicals Shuffle Along, Or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed and Waitress took two of the five top slots by capacity. Another new musical that fared well in the nominations took the runner up spot and grossed over 137% of its potential: Hamilton.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending May 8:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($2,007,738)
2. Hamilton ($1,833,473)
3. Wicked ($1,474,349)
4. Aladdin ($1,397,674)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,289,782)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Fully Committed ($385,642)
4. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ($359,124)
3. Eclipsed ($329,271)
2. Tuck Everlasting ($282,911)
1. The Father ($257,203)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (101.92%)
2. Hamilton (101.76%)
3. Shuffle Along (100.87%)
4. Waitress (100.18%)
5. The Lion King (99.42%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Disaster! (62.03%)
4. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (60.71%)
3. Jersey Boys (58.03%)
2. Finding Neverland (57.37%)
1. Something Rotten! (56.04%)

Source: The Broadway League