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Star Turns Jolt Broadway as 'Hamilton' Nears $3.8 Million and Weekly Grosses Surge

Preview dynamics plus discount promotions are shaping short‑term swings in grosses and pricing.

Overview

  • Broadway’s total for the week ending Sept. 14 reached $30,128,088, up about 20% week over week, with paid attendance rising 12% and 22 of 28 shows posting gains.
  • Leslie Odom Jr.’s Sept. 9 return made Hamilton the top earner at $3,779,453, with an average ticket of $352.36 and capacity over 100% for the week.
  • Waiting for Godot starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter sold out its single preview at the Hudson Theatre, grossing $367,206 with the week’s highest average ticket at about $377.
  • Art, led by Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris, grossed $1,354,401 across eight previews at near‑full capacity, with several press performances heavily comped.
  • Cabaret’s weekly gross climbed to nearly $630,000 as understudies alternated the Emcee following Billy Porter’s sepsis‑related withdrawal, with the show set to close Sept. 21.