Broadway Grosses: Waving Goodbye to The Woman in White

The Woman in White closed its doors on February 19 at the Marquis Theatre. The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical opened to mixed reviews and has often had trouble filling seats, though it did receive a boost in its final week. The tuner filled the Marquis Theatre to 69.30% on average last week, a bump of 16.64% as compared to the previous week. The tuner's gross was also up--The Woman in White took in $572,688 last week, a $154,049 increase from the week ending February 12.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending February 19:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,360,859
2. The Lion King $1,074,557
2. Spamalot $987,506
4. The Color Purple $977,805
5. Mamma Mia! $969,249

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. Barefoot in the Park $305,192*
4. Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life $292,850**
3. Ring of Fire $290,013***
2. Rabbit Hole $280,914
1. Bridge and Tunnel $278,767

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. The Odd Couple 100.30%
2. Wicked 99.62%
3. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 98.39%
4. Avenue Q 98.07%
5. Jersey Boys 96.45%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Doubt 70.33%
4. The Woman in White 69.30%
3. Ring of Fire 68.38%***
2. Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life 68.24%**
1. Barefoot in the Park 63.65%*

*Number based on three preview performances and five regular performances
**Number based on seven regular performances
***Number based on eight preview performances

Data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers.