Broadway Grosses: Shuffle Along Sang the Broadway Blues to a Full House in Final Week

Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed has hung up the tap shoes for the final time, having played its final performance at the Music Box Theatre on July 24. While its closing announcement last month was abrupt, the house was not short of enthusiasts to send it off. The new musical conceptualized by George C. Wolfe and starring Audra McDonald played to Standing Room Only in its final week, reaching 101.25% capacity. The show took in a slightly higher gross than in recent weeks ($865,912), but with a small house and a lower average ticket price compared to other big musicals, it did not appear in the front runners by gross. Instead, usual suspects The Lion King, Hamilton, Wicked, Aladdin and The Book of Mormon filled the top five spots.

Here’s a look at who was on top—and who was not—for the week ending July 24:

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($2,310,911)
2. Hamilton ($2,046,711)
3. Wicked ($1,896,987)
4. Aladdin ($1,737,722)
5. The Book of Mormon ($1,347,238)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Motown the Musical ($484,333)
4. Fully Committed ($471,574)
3. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ($433,660)
2. Fun Home ($368,324)
1. An Act of God ($285,827)*

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.52%)*
2. Hamilton (101.76%)*
3. Shuffle Along (101.25%)
4. Waitress (99.67%)
5. The Humans(99.37%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. An Act of God (68.43%)*
4. Jersey Boys (64.98%)
3. On Your Feet! (63.51%)
2. Kinky Boots (62.77%)
1. An American in Paris (62.27%)

* Number based on seven regular performances

Source: The Broadway League