Broadway and Beyond

Broadway Grosses week ending 11-29-09

Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn         %Cap     Avg Paid Admission A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC $754,236         5,859         89.90%     $128.73 A STEADY RAIN $1,199,574 8,666         101.14%     $138.42 AFTER MISS JULIE $211,997         4,490         75.84%     $47.22 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL $1,574,502 11,368         100.00%     $138.50 BURN THE FLOOR $311,317         4,317         51.69%     $72.11 BYE BYE BIRDIE $796,620     8,000          97.47%     $99.58 CHICAGO $576,139     6,699         77.53%     $86.00 FELA! $510,371     7,114         86.33%     $71.74 FINIAN'S RAINBOW $573,110         7,337        53.92%     $78.11 GOD OF CARNAGE $506,133     5,243         60.80%     $96.53 HAIR $888,940         8,965         79.36%     $99.16 HAMLET $947,424     8,849        94.22%     $107.07 IN THE HEIGHTS $741,437     7,426         68.00%     $99.84 IN THE NEXT ROOM 

OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY $150,727        3,430         47.69%     $43.94 IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS $753,035         7,777         53.51%     $96.83 JERSEY BOYS $1,323,745 9,830        100.55%     $134.66 MAMMA MIA! $972,818     9,862         82.29%     $98.64 MARY POPPINS $1,068,271 11,666         81.15%     $91.57 MEMPHIS $613,940     7,468         63.50%     $82.21 NEXT TO NORMAL $375,858         4,676         75.71%     $80.38 OLEANNA $129,778     2,060         32.03%     $63.00 RACE $448,415     5,696         67.30%     $78.72 RAGTIME $555,314     6,351         55.95%     $87.44 ROCK OF AGES $640,634     6,392         80.14%     $100.22 SHREK THE MUSICAL $1,025,635 10,551         76.10%     $97.21 SOUTH PACIFIC $805,444         7,580         91.02%     $106.26 SUPERIOR DONUTS $215,339     3,352         42.28%     $64.24 THE 39 STEPS $184,861         2,543         53.97%     $72.69 THE LION KING $1,693,074 13,239         100.05%     $127.89 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA         $1,017,013 10,934         84.63%     $93.01 THE ROYAL FAMILY $161,070         3,456       66.46%     $46.61 WEST SIDE STORY $1,206,235 11,334          83.49%     $106.43 WICKED $2,086,135 14,472         100.00%     $144.15 WISHFUL DRINKING $293,221     5,726         71.29%     $51.21

Total Gross: $25,312,358

Total Attendance: 252,728 @74.86%

Average Ticket Price: $92

Observations: 34 productions, 8 plays, 2 special. Wicked rules with over $2MM gross and $144 avg ticket price! 9 productions over $1MM and 2 just shy, one being a play. Stars and big musicals are what is selling on broadway these days, but that is not deterring many from entering the ring. With only 34 theaters full there is room for more and there are lines for some theaters for productions hoping to come in during the Spring. Interesting to see how things shake down after the holiday uptick.

Broadway Grosses week ending 11-22-09

Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn     %Cap     Avg Paid Admission A STEADY RAIN $1,170,859 8,645     100.90%     $135.44 AFTER MISS JULIE $229,019     4,364     73.72%     $52.48 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL $1,297,066 10,768     94.72%     $120.46 BURN THE FLOOR $320,485     5,660     67.77%     $56.62 BYE BYE BIRDIE $592,404     7,768     94.64%     $76.26 CHICAGO $405,115     5,322     61.60%     $76.12 FELA! $249,610     6,888     95.53%     $36.24 FINIAN'S RAINBOW $532,291     8,546     62.80%     $62.29 GOD OF CARNAGE $497,779     5,392     62.52%     $92.32 HAIR $596,302     7,095     62.81%     $84.05 HAMLET $934,627     9,074     96.61%     $103.00 IN THE HEIGHTS $525,294     6,620     60.62%     $79.35 IN THE NEXT ROOM 

OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY $143,731     4,427     61.55%     $32.47 WHITE CHRISTMAS $534,443     7,407     57.33%     $72.15 JERSEY BOYS $1,149,626 9,823     100.48%     $117.03 MAMMA MIA! $743,680     8,955     74.72%     $83.05 MARY POPPINS $658,797     9,718     67.60%     $67.79 MEMPHIS $640,437     9,287     78.97%     $68.96 NEXT TO NORMAL $341,883     4,619     74.79%     $74.02 OLEANNA $149,424     2,769     43.05%     $53.96 RACE $519,352     7,204     85.11%     $72.09 RAGTIME $419,359     6,734     59.32%     $62.27 ROCK OF AGES $560,631     6,391     80.13%     $87.72 SHREK THE MUSICAL     $580,238     8,033     57.94%     $72.23 SOUTH PACIFIC $651,648     6,512     78.19%     $100.07 SUPERIOR DONUTS     $222,868     3,477     43.86%     $64.10 THE 39 STEPS $142,276     2,599     55.16%     $54.74 THE LION KING $1,191,066 11,635     87.93%     $102.37 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA $655,516     8,412     65.11%     $77.93 THE ROYAL FAMILY     $201,887     3,353     64.48%     $60.21 WEST SIDE STORY $949,737     10,162     74.85%     $93.46 WICKED $1,430,006 13,343     92.20%     $107.17 WISHFUL DRINKING     $385,078     6,389     79.54%     $60.27

Total Gross: $19,622,530

Total Attendance: 237,391@73.23%

Average Ticket Price: $77.54

Observations: 33 productions, 10 plays, 2 Specials. Gross, attendance and Avg ticket price all drop last week in anticipation of the holiday week to come. Race came in strong for a first preview and after the tremendous reviews Fela! should climb up the ladder next week. Unfortunately, excellent writing and great performances are not enough to drive ticket sales for some plays.

Broadway Grosses week ending 11-15-09

Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn     %Cap     Avg Paid Admission A STEADY RAIN $1,202,161 8,665     101.13%     $138.74 AFTER MISS JULIE $229,464     4,348     73.45%     $52.77 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL $1,387,830 11,280     99.23%     $123.03 BURN THE FLOOR $325,800     5,454     65.30%     $59.74 BYE BYE BIRDIE $635,450     8,074     98.37%     $78.70 CHICAGO $444,816     5,882     68.08%     $75.62 FELA! $264,145     6,219     86.26%     $42.47 FINIAN'S RAINBOW $556,069     9,342     68.65%     $59.52 GOD OF CARNAGE $1,107,302 8,817     102.24%     $125.59 HAIR $758,827     8,659     76.66%     $87.63 HAMLET $947,180     9,286     98.87%     $102.00 IN THE HEIGHTS $651,197     7,747     70.94%     $84.06 IN THE NEXT ROOM OR 

THE VIBRATOR PLAY $162,622     5,268     71.42%     $30.87 IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS $334,409     4,779     59.18%     $69.97 JERSEY BOYS $1,191,398 9,881     101.07%     $120.57 MAMMA MIA! $811,600     9,707     81.00%     $83.61 MARY POPPINS $694,997     9,665     67.23%     $71.91 MEMPHIS $672,285     10,015     85.16%     $67.13 NEXT TO NORMAL $394,504     5,060     81.93%     $77.97 OLEANNA $241,999     4,159     64.66%     $58.19 RAGTIME $466,489     9,872     86.96%     $47.25 ROCK OF AGES $608,748     7,108     89.12%     $85.64 SHREK THE MUSICAL $581,794     7,783     56.14%     $74.75 SOUTH PACIFIC $713,666     7,036     84.49%     $101.43 SUPERIOR DONUTS $257,890     3,887     49.03%     $66.35 THE 39 STEPS $197,281     3,162     67.11%     $62.39 THE LION KING $1,166,487 11,503     86.93%     $101.41 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA     $764,769 9,938     76.92%     $76.95 THE ROYAL FAMILY $259,843     4,594     88.35%     $56.56 WEST SIDE STORY $971,851     10,731     79.04%     $90.56 WICKED $1,549,328 14,330     99.02%     $108.12 WISHFUL DRINKING $411,088     6,919     86.14%     $59.41

Total Gross: $20,963,283

Total Attendance: 249,170 @80.47%

Average Ticket Price: $79.40

Observations: 32 productions, 9 plays, 2 special, 21 Musicals. 2 openings, White Xmas and Ragtime. @ in previews to open within a week. Season is strong, sales have reached last years totals while attendance is still 5% off from last season. Big name stars account for big sales while well-written, well-reviewed shows without big names not selling as well.

Broadway Grosses week ending 11-8-09

Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn     %Cap     Avg Paid Admission A STEADY RAIN $1,201,252 8,663     101.11%     $138.66 AFTER MISS JULIE $245,254     4,427     74.78%     $55.40 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL     $1,381,812 11,246     98.93%     $122.87 BURN THE FLOOR $294,494     5,030     60.23%     $58.55 BYE BYE BIRDIE $617,801     7,883     96.04%     $78.37 CHICAGO $484,255     6,248     72.31%     $77.51 FELA! $236,019     5,654     78.42%     $41.74 FINIAN'S RAINBOW $556,349     10,242     75.26%     $54.32 GOD OF CARNAGE $886,206     7,717     102.27%     $114.84 HAIR $723,831     8,128     71.95%     $89.05 HAMLET $880,552     8,683     92.45%     $101.41 IN THE HEIGHTS $624,046     7,607     69.66%     $82.04 IN THE NEXT ROOM OR

THE VIBRATOR PLAY $142,206     3,569     48.39%     $39.84 JERSEY BOYS $1,179,345 9,891     101.18%     $119.23 MAMMA MIA! $965,548     10,723     89.48%     $90.04 MARY POPPINS $746,047     10,606     73.78%     $70.34 MEMPHIS $613,717     9,422     80.12%     $65.14 NEXT TO NORMAL $381,407     4,881     79.03%     $78.14 OLEANNA $233,311     4,088     63.56%     $57.07 RAGTIME $463,982     8,086     71.23%     $57.38 ROCK OF AGES $589,138     6,723     84.29%     $87.63 SHREK THE MUSICAL $725,297     10,635     76.71%     $68.20 SOUTH PACIFIC $704,615     7,026     84.37%     $100.29 SUPERIOR DONUTS $308,457     4,850     61.18%     $63.60 THE 39 STEPS $180,310     2,923     62.03%     $61.69 THE LION KING $1,244,389 12,184     92.08%     $102.13 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA $768,541     9,681     74.93%     $79.39 THE ROYAL FAMILY $229,894     4,398     84.58%     $52.27 WEST SIDE STORY $933,147     10,363     76.33%     $90.05 WICKED $1,511,167 14,035     96.98%     $107.67 WISHFUL DRINKING $386,912     6,457     80.39%     $59.92

Total Gross: $20,439,297

Total attendance: 242,069 @79.81%

Avg Ticket Price: $79.51

Observations: 31 shows, 9 PLays, 2 special events, 3 shows in previews. Grosses and attendance up from last week and from last year same week. The season is going strong now with the holidays approaching and the audiences growing. With 3 shows to open this month we will have 34 total going into the big December month. Interesting to see that the value of a title can overcome terrible reviews-Bye Bye Birdie, while great reviews and no known title can still struggle-The Royal Family.

Broadway Grosses week ending 11-1-09

Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn     %Cap     Avg Paid Admission A STEADY RAIN $1,187,455 8,667 101.16%     $137.01 AFTER MISS JULIE $212,498 4,368 73.78%     $48.65 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL $1,357,268 11,261 99.06%     $120.53 BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS $119,561 4,272 44.46%     $27.99 BURN THE FLOOR $199,039 4,224 50.57%     $47.12 BYE BYE BIRDIE $558,758 7,543 91.90     $74.08 CHICAGO $452,812 5,707 66.05%     $79.34 FELA! $200,810 5,609 77.79%     $35.80 FINIAN'S RAINBOW $371,003 10,032 73.72%     $36.98 GOD OF CARNAGE $991,204 8,67 101.66%     $113.06 HAIR $627,172 7,413 65.63%     $84.60 HAMLET $751,526 7,754 82.56%     $96.92 IN THE HEIGHTS $492,463 6,463 59.18%     $76.20 IN THE NEXT ROOM OR 

THE VIBRATOR PLAY $120,650 3,336 45.23%     $36.17 JERSEY BOYS $1,112,351 9,784 100.08%     $113.69 MAMMA MIA! $922,676 10,845 90.50%     $85.08 MARY POPPINS $570,206 8,751 60.87%     $65.16 MEMPHIS $485,106 7,077 60.18%     $68.55 NEXT TO NORMAL $311,150 4,644 75.19%     $67.00 OLEANNA $192,932 3,404 52.92%     $56.68 RAGTIME $364,924 7,012 61.77%     $52.04 ROCK OF AGES $454,427 6,275 78.67%     $72.42 SHREK THE MUSICAL $445,417 7,704 55.57%     $57.82 SOUTH PACIFIC $609,001 6,154 73.90%     $98.96 SUPERIOR DONUTS $278,966 4,742 59.81%     $58.83 THE 39 STEPS $138,621 2,617 55.54%     $52.97 THE LION KING $1,136,368 11,671 88.20%     $97.37 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA $742,415 10,128 78.39%     $73.30 THE ROYAL FAMILY $217,833 3,715 71.44%     $58.64 WEST SIDE STORY $857,501 9,822 72.35%     $87.30 WICKED $1,489,548 14,302 98.83%     $104.15 WISHFUL DRINKING $330,654 5,540 68.97%     $59.68

Total Gross: $18,302,311

Total Attendance: 229,603 @73%

Avg. Ticket Price: $76.25

Observations: 33 shows running, 10 plays, 2 special events. Every show but Finian's and God Of Carnage, were down this week with Halloween and The World Series over the weekend. Finian's opened to rave reviews and should start to reap benefits at the B.O. while Memphis not moving the needle after very strong reviews. Some shows barely hanging on and The Simon plays close after one week! Although sales and attendance are up over same week last year, the market is very tight and the recession is clearly telling us that consumers are very picky about what shows they are willing to spend money on.