Overview

• Producers announced the final performance date of August 17, concluding a run that included 28 previews and 269 regular shows at the Majestic Theatre.
• Attendance dipped to around 70 percent midwinter and grosses fell to roughly $700,000 during McDonald’s absence earlier this month.
• With McDonald back, the show saw a weekly gross rebound to $816,086 and 61 percent capacity in its most recent reporting period.
• The revival earned five Tony Award nominations—including Best Revival and Best Actress—but left the ceremony empty-handed and later won Drama Desk Awards for McDonald and Best Revival.
• Directed by George C. Wolfe with choreography by Camille A. Brown, the production marked the first time a Black woman portrayed Rose on Broadway.