Broadway gave a warm welcome to a batch of spring arrivals last week, with newcomers The Lost Boys, The Rocky Horror Show, Beaches, Fallen Angels and Titaníque beginning previews to more-than-solid audiences.
And while sell-out (or nearly so) crowds said hello to the newcomers, fans of Jonathan Groff packed Just In Time at Circle in the Square to say goodbye: Groff’s final week as Bobby Darin (Matthew Morrison begins a limited engagement tomorrow) saw a box office bump of $194,683 over the previous week, hitting a production-high of $2,066,446.
Beginning previews during the week ending March 29 were:
- Titaníque, the musical Titanic parody and Céline Dion lovefest starring Jim Parsons, Deborah Cox, Melissa Barrera, Frankie Grande, Marla Mindelle and others, did six previews at the St. James grossing $626,789, with attendance at 98% of capacity. Opening night is April 12;
- Fallen Angels, the Noël Coward revival starring Rose Byrne, Kelli O’Hara, Mark Consuelos and Christopher Fitzgerald, among others, began previews at the non-prof Roundabout’s Todd Haimes filled 94% of seats for three previews, grossing $197,395. Opening night is April 19;
- Beaches, the new musical adaptation of the 1988 film, filled 87% of seats for two previews at the Majestic, grossing $217,743. Opening night is April 22;
- The Rocky Horror Show began previews at Studio 54, filling the venue and grossing $460,121 for four previews. Opening night is April 23;
- The Lost Boys began previews at the Palace, grossing $489,214 and selling out two previews. Opening night is April 26.
Still in previews last week:
- Dog Day Afternoon starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach ($1,289,749, 101%). Opened March 30;
- Becky Shaw, non-prof Second Stage’s production 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 at the Hayes. Opening April 6;
- Cats: The Jellicle Ball, the reimagining of the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic inspired by Harlem’s ball scene, grossed $901,045, filling 95% of seats at the Broadhurst. Opening night is April 7;
- Death of a Salesman took in $1,110,432, with attendance at 92% at the Winter Garden. Opening April 9;
- The Fear of 13, the wrongful conviction drama starring Adrien Brody, played eight previews at the James Earl Jones, filling 88% of seats and grossing $870,954. Opening night is April 15.
Opening last week was Giant starring John Lithgow as author Roald Dahl, SRO for seven performances at the Music Box for a gross of $958,306.
Still going strong was recent arrival Every Brilliant Thing, the Daniel Radcliffe-starrer at the Hudson, filling seats and grossing $1,407,707.
Two shows got some b.o. mojo from new or returning stars. Chicago saw the return from break of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt, with box office jumping $324,447 over the previous (non-Whitney) week to $1,161,262. Over at Moulin Rouge!, sell-out audiences turned up for new cast member Megan Thee Stallion, with receipts of $1,600,037 marking an increase of $449,217 over the previous week.
Top Five Earners for the week were Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ($2,576,039); Hamilton ($2,318,897); Just in Time ($2,066,446); The Lion King ($1,914,548); and Wicked ($1,785,924).
In all, the 36 productions on Broadway grossed a total $38,657,410 for the week ending March 29, a jump of 5% over the previous week but down 7% from last season at this time. Total attendance was 294,349, up 8% from the previous week and down 2% year-to-year.
In the 44th week of the 2025-26 season, Broadway has grossed $1,588,024,788, up about 7% over last year at this time, with total attendance of 11,939,767 up 3%.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For more box office information visit the League’s website.