Presenting the New and Improved BWW
Welcome to the rhythm of a brand new day on BroadwayWorld as we've just this morning launched a massive design upgrade that's been in the works for months that I'm both proud and excited to unveil.
It wasn't until I watched the loving trip down BWW memory lane, put together by our Social Media guru Alan Henry (and linked below) of the site's previous designs that I got a little emotional about the process (and what a process it's been!).
Everyone on the BroadwayWorld team takes great pride in our position as the leader in all coverage for theatre and live entertainment for Broadway and beyond. We approached the changes that you are now seeing today, keeping that in mind every step of the way.
Using heavy data, analytics and testing we looked at each and every feature of the web site - technically, visually and functionality wise and spent many sleepless nights figuring out how to make each bit better.
We hope that you'll find the new site a faster, cleaner and more powerful browsing experience across all browsers, screen sizes and devices. The goal was to make it even more functional on large desktops, and on the smallest of phone screens.
I'd like to extend special thanks to everyone on the team who's been involved with the design, development, testing, lovingly yelling at me with feedback, and helping to carry the site forward for 2017.
As always, we are here for and with you, our readers and the community. Your feedback is welcome (especially over the next few days as I'm sure we have some bugs to squash), and my inbox is always open!
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INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 4/16
Welcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the week ending 4/15/2018.
This week, 35 shows played on Broadway, with 304,922 tickets sold and a total gross of $37,131,666. The average ticket price was $121.77.
This was
less than
the number of shows as last week and
down 5 vs. the same week last year.
Compared to last week, attendance was
down -7.02%. Versus last year, attendance was
down -4.66%.
On the sales front, overall grosses were
down -12.83%
vs. last week and
up 5.53%
vs. this week last year.
This week's average ticket price of $121.77 is
down $-8.11 compared to last week and
up $11.76 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
HAMILTON
|
$3,139,968 |
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY
|
$2,412,700 |
THE LION KING
|
$2,136,093 |
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
|
$1,753,123 |
FROZEN
|
$1,752,038 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
SAINT JOAN
($225,073),
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
($230,396),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($314,104),
TRAVESTIES
($319,041),
LOBBY HERO
($463,697)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
WICKED
($-646,489),
FROZEN
($-523,357),
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
($-437,749),
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
($-437,480),
ALADDIN
($-377,135)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
($35.06),
SAINT JOAN
($53.10),
ROCKTOPIA
($61.99),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($66.66),
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
($69.35)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
(23.19%),
SAINT JOAN
(33.44%),
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
(38.56%),
ROCKTOPIA
(41.88%),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
(46.35%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
(59.7%),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
(69.0%),
ROCKTOPIA
(72.2%),
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
(75.6%),
TRAVESTIES
(77.6%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
(-2161),
KINKY BOOTS
(-1736),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
(-1520),
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
(-1491),
ROCKTOPIA
(-1269)
That's all for this week... Note: All data presented for informational purposes only. BroadwayWorld.com makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the data, or the matter in which it's presented. Source: The Broadway League..
INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 4/9
Welcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the week ending 4/8/2018.
This week, 36 shows played on Broadway, with 327,949 tickets sold and a total gross of $42,596,197. The average ticket price was $129.89.
This was
up the number of shows as last week and
down 2 vs. the same week last year.
Compared to last week, attendance was
up 2.61%. Versus last year, attendance was
up 5.38%.
On the sales front, overall grosses were
up 1.38%
vs. last week and
up 23.66%
vs. this week last year.
This week's average ticket price of $129.89 is
down $-1.58 compared to last week and
up $19.20 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
HAMILTON
|
$3,142,588 |
THE LION KING
|
$2,507,181 |
WICKED
|
$2,390,664 |
FROZEN
|
$2,275,395 |
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO
|
$2,138,859 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
TRAVESTIES
($289,614),
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
($375,274),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($446,582),
LOBBY HERO
($472,563),
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
($560,959)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
THE LION KING
($-584,971),
WICKED
($-332,376),
ALADDIN
($-298,793),
MEAN GIRLS
($-292,508),
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
($-143,614)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
($53.87),
TRAVESTIES
($68.92),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($71.66),
ROCKTOPIA
($75.79),
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
($86.10)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
(37.77%),
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
(45.72%),
TRAVESTIES
(50.52%),
ROCKTOPIA
(57.61%),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
(65.9%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
(71.1%),
ROCKTOPIA
(81.2%),
TRAVESTIES
(82.6%),
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
(86.7%),
SUMMER
(87.1%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
WICKED
(-1791),
ALADDIN
(-1750),
THE LION KING
(-1715),
SCHOOL OF ROCK
(-540),
BEAUTIFUL
(-496)
That's all for this week... Note: All data presented for informational purposes only. BroadwayWorld.com makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the data, or the matter in which it's presented. Source: The Broadway League..
INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 4/2
Welcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the week ending 4/1/2018.
This week, 35 shows played on Broadway, with 319,605 tickets sold and a total gross of $42,016,689. The average ticket price was $131.46.
This was
up the number of shows as last week and
up 1 vs. the same week last year.
Compared to last week, attendance was
up 9.13%. Versus last year, attendance was
up 10.32%.
On the sales front, overall grosses were
up 18.64%
vs. last week and
up 29.47%
vs. this week last year.
This week's average ticket price of $131.46 is
up $10.54 compared to last week and
up $19.45 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
THE LION KING
|
$3,092,152 |
HAMILTON
|
$2,882,014 |
WICKED
|
$2,723,040 |
FROZEN
|
$2,246,998 |
ALADDIN
|
$2,110,432 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
($363,848),
LOBBY HERO
($409,431),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($431,330),
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
($594,646),
THREE TALL WOMEN
($599,626)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY
($-481,315),
HAMILTON
($-200,515),
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
($-108,140),
ROCKTOPIA
($-51,751),
CAROUSEL
($-5,434)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
($57.30),
ROCKTOPIA
($66.26),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($69.61),
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
($76.42),
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
($84.20)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
(34.27%),
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
(36.62%),
ROCKTOPIA
(50.78%),
BEAUTIFUL
(62.0%),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
(63.65%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
(60.4%),
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
(79.1%),
ROCKTOPIA
(81.9%),
CAROUSEL
(88.1%),
THE BAND'S VISIT
(89.3%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY
(-948),
ROCKTOPIA
(-825),
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
(-361),
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
(-104),
ANGELS IN AMERICA
(-65)
That's all for this week... Note: All data presented for informational purposes only. BroadwayWorld.com makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the data, or the matter in which it's presented. Source: The Broadway League..
INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 3/26
Welcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the week ending 3/25/2018.
This week, 34 shows played on Broadway, with 292,873 tickets sold and a total gross of $35,414,663. The average ticket price was $120.92.
This was
up the number of shows as last week and
up 2 vs. the same week last year.
Compared to last week, attendance was
up 10.12%. Versus last year, attendance was
up 8.30%.
On the sales front, overall grosses were
up 10.83%
vs. last week and
up 17.99%
vs. this week last year.
This week's average ticket price of $120.92 is
up $0.77 compared to last week and
up $9.93 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
HAMILTON
|
$3,082,529 |
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY
|
$2,407,110 |
THE LION KING
|
$2,071,519 |
WICKED
|
$1,815,639 |
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
|
$1,670,889 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($327,696),
LOBBY HERO
($333,114),
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
($507,742),
ANGELS IN AMERICA
($549,003),
A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL
($599,740)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
ANGELS IN AMERICA
($-245,890),
THE BAND'S VISIT
($-100,138),
ANASTASIA
($-80,883),
HELLO, DOLLY!
($-74,236),
HAMILTON
($-68,491)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
ANGELS IN AMERICA
($56.83),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($66.70),
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
($72.11),
LOBBY HERO
($81.81),
SCHOOL OF ROCK
($86.18)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
ANGELS IN AMERICA
(38.69%),
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
(40.44%),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
(48.35%),
LOBBY HERO
(52.19%),
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
(53.82%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
(63.2%),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
(71.9%),
A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL
(77.4%),
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
(82.2%),
FARINELLI AND THE KING
(83.6%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
(-2005),
A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL
(-1321),
HELLO, DOLLY!
(-1107),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
(-883),
ANASTASIA
(-834)
That's all for this week... Note: All data presented for informational purposes only. BroadwayWorld.com makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the data, or the matter in which it's presented. Source: The Broadway League..
INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 3/19
Welcome to this week's edition of BroadwayWorld's exclusive WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS - read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, for the week ending 3/18/2018.
This week, 30 shows played on Broadway, with 265,949 tickets sold and a total gross of $31,951,373. The average ticket price was $120.14.
This was
up the number of shows as last week and
down 2 vs. the same week last year.
Compared to last week, attendance was
up 9.03%. Versus last year, attendance was
up 4.10%.
On the sales front, overall grosses were
up 8.58%
vs. last week and
up 15.45%
vs. this week last year.
This week's average ticket price of $120.14 is
down $-0.50 compared to last week and
up $11.81 compared to last year.
Top 5 by This Week Gross
HAMILTON
|
$3,151,020 |
THE LION KING
|
$2,025,434 |
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY
|
$1,924,820 |
WICKED
|
$1,877,627 |
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
|
$1,715,205 |
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($361,549),
LOBBY HERO
($388,180),
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
($516,400),
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
($565,285),
THREE TALL WOMEN
($622,411)
Top 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
Bottom 5 by This Week Gross vs. Last Week Gross
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY
($-471,195),
WAITRESS
($-357,226),
ANGELS IN AMERICA
($-199,892),
FROZEN
($-97,223),
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
($-60,032)
Top 5 by Average Ticket Price
Bottom 5 by Average Ticket Price
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
($55.28),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
($62.38),
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
($67.17),
A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL
($83.94),
BEAUTIFUL
($84.73)
Top 5 by Gross % of Potential
Bottom 5 by Gross % of Potential
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
(32.25%),
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
(49.63%),
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
(53.35%),
SCHOOL OF ROCK
(58.3%),
BEAUTIFUL
(58.85%)
Top 5 by % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
Bottom 5 % of Seats Sold of Total Seats
SCHOOL OF ROCK
(77.7%),
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
(78.6%),
KINKY BOOTS
(81.4%),
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
(81.4%),
FARINELLI AND THE KING
(83.6%)
Top 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
Bottom 5 by Seats Sold This Week vs. Last Week
ANGELS IN AMERICA
(-1518),
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY
(-948),
THE LION KING
(-2),
That's all for this week... Note: All data presented for informational purposes only. BroadwayWorld.com makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the data, or the matter in which it's presented. Source: The Broadway League..
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