Broadway Grosses: Fiddler Winds Down

The Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof, starring Harvey Fierstein and Rosie O'Donnell, is nearing the end of its run, having announced a January 8, 2006 closing date at the Minskoff Theatre. Despite the fact that the current cast was greeted with mostly warm reviews, the show is not filling its large house. Last week the show averaged 55.86% capacity, down 13% from the previous week. Fiddler, which has such classic songs as "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" and "If I Were a Rich Man," took in $444,528, a $114,579 drop from last week.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending November 20:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,317,881
2. The Lion King $1,087,714
3. Spamalot $1,064,714
4. Mamma Mia! $996,707
5. The Odd Couple $865,686

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Absurd Person Singular $188,325
4. Seascape $150,732*
3. In My Life $137,691
2. Latinologues $82,608
1. Souvenir $80,495

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Spamalot 101.73%
2. The Odd Couple 101.11%
3. The Woman in White 100.58%**
4. Wicked 100%
5. Mamma Mia! 99.02%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 62.60%
4. Fiddler on the Roof 55.86%
3. Latinologues 42.64%
2. Souvenir 34.67%
1. In My Life 33.45%

* Number based on eight preview performances.
**Number based on two preview performances and five regular performances.

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.