Broadway Box Office
Week #17 of the 2012 - 2013 Season

September 17 - 23; 22 Productions

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess went out with a minor bang, up only 3.9% over the previous week, but it was enough that the show went up an impressive 7 spots on the chart.  But when you consider that only 3 shows posted a gain in attendance this week (An Enemy of the People, Porgy and Bess, Wicked), the latter up less than 1%.  Every other show, except The Book of Mormon, which held steady as the only SRO show, posted losses in attendance.  The biggest drop was Peter and the Starcatcher, with significant drops also posted by Chaplin, Evita, Grace, Mamma Mia!, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Phantom of the Opera, and War Horse, all of which showed losses of more than 10%.  In terms of cash, the biggest gainer was Grace up nearly a quarter million - this was the first week the show played a full 8 previews, with Evita posting the biggest loss, down just over $129K. The continued success of Rock of Ages continues to astound me, while the loss of B.O. oomph shown by Peter and the Starcatcher saddens me.  The coming week holds no scheduled closings, while Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? will begin previews at the Booth on Thursday.


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RANK THIS WEEK	SHOW TITLE	SHOW TYPE	THEATRE	RANK LAST WEEK	UP/ DOWN
1	The Book of Mormon	Musical	Eugene O'Neill	1	Same
2	Disney's The Lion King	Musical	Minskoff	3	+1
3	Wicked	Musical	Gershwin	4	+1
4	Once	Musical	Bernard B. Jacobs	2	-2
5	Jersey Boys	Musical	August Wilson	6	+1
6	Rock of Ages	Musical	Helen Hayes	5	-1
7	Disney's Newsies	Musical	Nederlander	4	-3
8	The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	Musical Revival	Richard Rodgers	15	+7
9	Nice Work If You Can Get It	Musical	Imperial	9	Same
10	Evita	Musical Revival	Marquis	8	-2
11	Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark	Musical	Foxwoods	11	-1
12	Chicago	Musical Revival	Ambassador	10	-2
13	The Phantom of the Opera	Musical	Majestic	13	Same
14	War Horse	Play	Vivian Beaumont	15	+1
15	Mamma Mia!	Musical	Winter Garden	14	-1
16	An Enemy of the People	Play Revival	Friedman	20	+4
17	Grace	Play	Cort	12	-5
18	Chaplin	Musical	Barrymore	18	Same
19	Mary Poppins	Musical	New Amsterdam	17	-2
20	Peter and the Starcatcher	Play	Brooks Atkinson	19	-1
21	Cyrano de Bergerac	Play Revival	American Airlines	22	+1
22	Bring It On: The Musical	Musical	St. James	20	-2

Be sure to come by tomorrow morning, September 26, for details on a contest to win tickets to THE HEIRESS starring Jessica Chastain (The Help), Dan Stevens (PBS's Downton Abbey) and David Straithairn (Good Night and Good Luck).  Be sure to start following me on Twitter to enter (@jkstheatrescene) - check the spelling!

Jeff

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