Broadway Grosses: Numbers Flat; Six Shows Now in Previews

The spring season is hitting its peak, with six shows in previews after a week that saw three Broadway opening nights. Overall, the grosses were flat, though newcomer God of Carnage continued as the top-grossing play approaching $690,000 and West Side Story and Billy Elliot joined long-running hits Wicked and The Lion King in the $1 million club. Two high-profile play revivals began previews: Mary Stuart and Waiting for Godot, the latter getting off to a strong start by playing to 91.83% of capacity at Studio 54.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending April 5:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,408,086
2. West Side Story $1,234,652
3. The Lion King $1,048,053
4. Billy Elliot $1,043,929
5. Jersey Boys $974,724

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. The 39 Steps $179,160
4. Irena’s Vow $173,075
3. Joe Turner’s Come and Gone $165,282*
2. Mary Stuart $146,353**
1. Reasons to be Pretty $120,597***

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. West Side Story 98.20%
2. Wicked 97.66%
3. Jersey Boys 96.89%
4. The Phantom of the Opera 96.72%
5. God of Carnage 96.67%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Joe Turner’s Come and Gone 56.25%*
4. August: Osage County 50.18%
3. Irena’s Vow 44.90%
2. Reasons to be Pretty 42.46%***
1. Mary Stuart 39.74%**

*Number based on eight preview performances.
**Number based on seven preview performances.
***Number based on three preview and five regular performances.
Data provided by the Broadway League.