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Star Turns Lift Broadway: 'Hamilton' Hits $3.78 Million as Reeves' 'Godot' Sells Out Preview

League data shows a roughly 20% weekly box-office upswing with season totals running ahead of last year.

Overview

  • Broadway grossed $30,128,088 for the week ending September 14, up about 20% week over week, with paid attendance rising 12% to 240,283 and season-to-date grosses reaching $546,586,481, about 8% above last year.
  • Leslie Odom Jr.’s limited-run return to Hamilton drove a $3,779,453 week and a $352.36 average ticket price, with performances scheduled through November 26.
  • Waiting for Godot starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter grossed $367,206 at its first Hudson Theatre preview, played to full capacity, and posted the week’s highest average ticket at $377.01 ahead of a September 28 opening.
  • Art, led by James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris, and Bobby Cannavale, took in $1,354,401 across eight previews at 99.8% of capacity, with several performances heavily comped for critics and an opening set for Tuesday.
  • Cabaret’s weekly take climbed to roughly $630,000 with capacity rising to 91% after Billy Porter withdrew due to sepsis, as understudies David Merino and Marty Lauter alternate the Emcee through the September 21 closing.