TheatreScene: The Week in Photos: October 3 - 9

Here's the Theatre Scene for the week just past!

BROADWAY BOX OFFICE (September 26 - October 2)



Highest Gross: Wicked: $1.5M



The Book of Mormon:
Highest Average Attendance: 102.6%
Highest Average Ticket Price: $149.71



Biggest Drop in Attendance: Memphis - 6.3%

Now in Previews:

• The Mountaintop: Previews: September 13; Opens October 13
• Relatively Speaking: Previews: September 20; Opens October 20
• Chinglish: Previews: October 11; Opens October 27
• Other Desert Cities: Previews: October 12; Opens November 3
• Venus in Fur: Previews: October 13; November 8
• Godspell: Previews: October 13; Opens November 7

BROADWAY SHOW NEWS:

October 4:

• Grammy Award winning recording artist Alicia Keys is not only a producer of the new play Stick Fly, but she will be writing its score.

• The Broadway League and Actors' Equity have reached a tentative agreement regarding commercial proffessional and touring productions.  If the members agree to the new contract, it will be retroactive to September 25, 2011 and will last into 2015.

• The Des McAnuff production of Jesus Christ Superstar will be coming to the Neil Simon Theatre beginning March 1st.  Looks like Broadway really has found Jesus!

October 5:

• Funny Girl will be taking over the Imperial Theatre this spring following the January 8 departure of Billy Elliot.

October 6:

• No matter what you call it or think about it, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess will be a limited engagement, playing the Richard Rodgers Theatre only through June 24.  I'm guessing, though, if ticket sales and Audra's pre-ordained Tony (Ben has already said it was so.) are through the roof, Bess'll be Porgy's woman longer than that.

• Good News!  The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Elf: The Musical  will be released November 1!!

October 9:

• Man and Boy opened today at The American Airlines Theatre.

BROADWAY CASTING NEWS:

• Jeremy Woodard, who has been with Rock of Ages since it started, finally took over the role of Stacee Jaxx for good in that show on October 3rd.

• Brooke Shields will NOT be continuing with the Broadway-bound musical, Leap of Faith.

• Fred Melamed has departed the now previewing Relatively Speaking.

Jeff
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