‘Moulin Rouge!’ Tops Broadway Grosses As Aaron Tveit Returns

Grosses for Moulin Rouge! jumped up by greater than $1 million final week, reaching $2.2 million, as authentic solid member Aaron Tveit rejoined the solid for the top of the present’s run. 

The common ticket worth jumped to $210, the best of the business final week, and positioned the musical as the best grossing present of the week. The musical is about to play its last efficiency Aug. 30, after opening on Broadway in 2019. Tveit received the 2021 Tony Award for finest efficiency by a number one actor in a musical for creating the function of Christian within the present. 

Paranormal Activity performed its first full week of eight performances final week. While the previews had been closely comped for press tickets, the play pulled in $729,250 and performed to one hundred pc capability. The play is about for an official press opening Aug. 25, with a particular gala efficiency Sept. 15.

Hamilton was the second highest grossing of the week, with $1.97 million, adopted by The Lion King with $1.8 million, MJ with $1.7 million and The Lost Boys with $1.1 million. 

Overall business grosses took a success final week, with attendance down 3 % from the prior week and grosses down 8 %, following the closure of Ragtime, which had been a excessive earner. The business can be getting into a slower interval, which is able to embrace two-for-one ticket promotions, forward of the autumn ramp up in new exhibits.

The Rocky Horror Show was one exception, because the revival noticed its grosses inch up $120,000 to mark the ultimate performances of Luke Evans (Dr. Frank-N-Furter), Stephanie Hsu (Janet) and Andrew Durand (Brad) The present introduced in $949,446 and attendance climbed again as much as one hundred pc. Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters, Kinky Boots) is about to exchange Evans beginning Sept. 11, whereas Lorna Courtney will take over Hsu’s function and Kevin McHale will take over Durand’s beginning Aug. 25.