Broadway Grosses: Tonys Provide Welcome Boost to Winning Shows

Broadway box offices were on the upswing the week following the Tony Awards, with several winning shows experiencing higher sales and audience interest. Spring Awakening, which won eight Tonys including Best Musical, filled the Eugene O'Neill Theatre to just shy of 100% this past week, grossing more than $700,000. Curtains, which stars Best Actor David Hyde Pierce, filled the Al Hirschfeld to over 91% capacity and grossed more than $800,000. Best Actor in a Play winner Frank Langella helped Frost/Nixon fill the Jacobs Theatre to over 93% while Grey Gardens' Tony winners Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson helped the show make a big jump, filling the Walter Kerr to over 87%. On the other end of the spectrum, four shows in the "underdogs" list—Company, The Pirate Queen, Talk Radio and Radio Golf—announced closing dates.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending June 17:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,426,820
2. The Lion King $1,243,095
3. Jersey Boys $1,196,590
4. Mary Poppins $1,193,083
5. The Color Purple $946,342

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee $227,206
4. Talk Radio $224,033
3. Old Acquaintance $166,504*
2. Radio Golf $165,591
1. Xanadu $151,835**

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Jersey Boys 100.59%
2. The Lion King 100.02%
3. Wicked 100.00%
4. Spring Awakening 99.55%
5. Mary Poppins 98.90%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Company 57.60%
4. Deuce 57.25%
3. The Pirate Queen 53.91%
2. Talk Radio 46.34%
1. Radio Golf 44.70%

*Number based on 8 preview performances
**Number based on 7 preview performances
Data provided by League of American Theatres and Producers