Broadway gave a heat welcome to a batch of spring arrivals final week, with newcomers The Misplaced Boys, The Rocky Horror Present, Seashores, Fallen Angels and Titaníque starting previews to more-than-solid audiences.
And whereas sell-out (or almost so) crowds stated hiya to the newcomers, followers of Jonathan Groff packed Simply In Time at Circle within the Sq. to say goodbye: Groff’s last week as Bobby Darin (Matthew Morrison begins a restricted engagement tomorrow) noticed a field workplace bump of $194,683 over the earlier week, hitting a production-high of $2,066,446.
Starting previews throughout the week ending March 29 have been:
- Titaníque, the musical Titanic parody and Céline Dion lovefest starring Jim Parsons, Deborah Cox, Melissa Barrera, Frankie Grande, Marla Mindelle and others. Six previews on the St. James grossed $626,789, with attendance at 98% of capability. Opening evening is April 12;
- Fallen Angels, the Noël Coward revival starring Rose Byrne, Kelli O’Hara, Mark Consuelos and Christopher Fitzgerald, amongst others, started previews on the non-prof Roundabout’s Todd Haimes crammed 94% of seats for 3 previews, grossing $197,395. Opening evening is April 19;
- Seashores, the brand new musical adaptation of the 1988 movie, crammed 97% of seats for 2 previews on the Majestic, grossing $217,743. Opening evening is April 22;
- The Rocky Horror Present started previews at Studio 54, filling the venue and grossing $460,121 for 4 previews. Opening evening is April 23;
- The Misplaced Boys started previews on the Palace, grossing $489,214 and promoting out two previews. Opening evening is April 26.
Nonetheless in previews final week:
- Canine Day Afternoon starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach ($1,289,749, 101%). Opened March 30;
- Becky Shaw, non-prof Second Stage’s manufacturing of the Gina Gionfriddo play starring The Pitt’s Patrick Ball alongside Alden Ehrenreich, Madeline Brewer and Linda Emond, took $302,811 for seven previews, filling 93% of seats on the Hayes. Opening April 6;
- Cats: The Jellicle Ball, the reimagining of the Andrew Lloyd Webber basic impressed by Harlem’s ball scene, grossed $901,045, filling 95% of seats on the Broadhurst. Opening evening is April 7;
- Loss of life of a Salesman ($1,110,432, 92% on the Winter Backyard. Opening April 9;
- The Concern of 13, the wrongful conviction drama starring Adrien Brody, performed eight previews on the James Earl Jones, filling 88% of seats and grossing $870,954. Opening evening is April 15.
Opening final week was Big starring John Lithgow as writer Roald Dahl, SRO for seven performances on the Music Field for a gross of $958,306.
Nonetheless going robust was latest arrival Each Good Factor, the Daniel Radcliffe-starrer on the Hudson, filling seats and grossing $1,407,707.
Two exhibits acquired some b.o. mojo from new or returning stars. Chicago noticed the return from break of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt, with field workplace leaping $324,447 over the preview (non-Whitney) week to $1,161,262. Over at Moulin Rouge!, sell-out audiences turned up for new forged member Megan Thee Stallion, with receipts of $1,600,037 marking a rise of $449,217 over the earlier week.
High 5 Earners for the week have been Harry Potter and the Cursed Baby ($2,576,039); Hamilton ($2,318,897); Simply in Time ($2,066,446); The Lion King ($1,914,548); and Depraved ($1,785,924).
In all, the 36 productions on Broadway grossed a complete $38,657,410 for the week ending March 29, a leap of 5% over the earlier week however down 7% from final season at the moment. Complete attendance was 294,349, up 8% from the earlier week and down 2% year-to-year.
Within the forty fourth week of the 2025-26 season, Broadway has grossed $1,588,024,788, up about 7% over final yr at the moment, with complete attendance of 11,939,767 up 3%.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For extra field workplace info go to the League’s web site.
