Avenue Q Shines a Bright Light on Broadway
Broadway Ticket Sales Report
Week ending September 16, 2007
By Carol-Ann Rudy
TicketNews.com
In evaluating success on Broadway, Avenue Q’s 27.4% increase in attendance this past week can’t be overlooked. The only other change of note is to be seen in the attendance figures for Rent, down 6.2% from the previous reporting period.
Only nine productions exceeded 80% attendance this week. The overall picture continues to improve, however: this week’s gross ticket sales were $13,231,317 compared to the previous week’s $12,482,904, the Labor Day slump. For the season to date, the ticket sales reported continue to be rosy at $287,560,918 compared to same time last year at $263,671,198.
A happy circumstance is scheduled to take place this fall. A scholar, Shelley Fisher Fishkin, discovered an original play, a comedy, by Mark Twain. It is receiving an update to 21st Century standards by playwright David Ives and will begin previews Nov. 8 at The Lyceum and open Nov. 29, directed by Michael Blakemore and produced by Bob Boyett. . .
Also reflecting the slow season were the ticket grosses, only two of which were in the million-dollar range. In order, they were:
o Wicked $1,353,236 at 98% capacity
o Jersey Boys $1,208,017 at 100%
o The Lion King $987,013 at 86%
o Mamma Mia! $832,533 at 90%
o Mary Poppins $825,587 at 77.7% capacity.
Broadway Gross Reports, September 16, 2007
All data provided by The League of American Theatres and Producers
Production  | Weekly Gross | Total Atten. | Prev. | Perf. | Total Capacity | Avg. Ticket Price | Atten. % |
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A Chorus Line | $426,490 | 7,571 | 0 | 8 | 1,069 | $56.33 | 88.5% |
Avenue Q | $295,263 | 5,314 | 0 | 8 | 796 | $55.56 | 83.4% |
Chicago | $417,238 | 6,014 | 0 | 8 | 1,080 | $69.38 | 69.6% |
Curtains | $686,394 | 8,947 | 0 | 8 | 1,422 | $76.72 | 78.6% |
Grease | $756,849 | 7,454 | 0 | 8 | 1,072 | $101.54 | 86.9% |
Hairspray | $630,581 | 9,272 | 0 | 8 | 1,428 | $68.01 | 81.2% |
Jersey Boys | $1,208,017 | 9,851 | 0 | 8 | 1,222 | $122.63 | 100.8% |
Legally Blonde | $573,963 | 8,117 | 0 | 8 | 1,691 | $70.71 | 60.0% |
Les Miserables | $341,454 | 5,664 | 0 | 8 | 1,122 | $60.28 | 63.1% |
Mamma Mia! | $832,533 | 10,830 | 0 | 8 | 1,498 | $76.87 | 90.4% |
Mary Poppins | $825,587 | 11,135 | 0 | 8 | 1,791 | $74.14 | 77.7% |
Mauritius | $113,423 | 2,157 | 5 | 0 | 650 | $52.58 | 66.4% |
Rent | $262,053 | 5,357 | 0 | 8 | 1,181 | $48.92 | 56.7% |
Spamalot | $560,395 | 7,789 | 0 | 8 | 1,441 | $71.95 | 67.6% |
Spring Awakening | $612,591 | 7,516 | 0 | 8 | 1,090 | $81.50 | 86.2% |
The 25th…Bee | $174,847 | 3,425 | 0 | 8 | 684 | $51.05 | 62.6% |
The Color Purple | $773,771 | 10,677 | 0 | 8 | 1,718 | $72.47 | 77.7% |
The Drowsy Chaperone | $487,005 | 8,256 | 0 | 8 | 1,611 | $58.99 | 64.1% |
The Lion King | $987,013 | 11,383 | 0 | 8 | 1,654 | $86.71 | 86.0% |
The Phantom of the Opera | $578,800 | 8,732 | 0 | 8 | 1,607 | $66.28 | 67.9% |
The Ritz | $93,124 | 2,174 | 3 | 0 | 1,006 | $42.84 | 72.0% |
Wicked | $1,353,236 | 14,173 | 0 | 8 | 1,809 | $95.48 | 97.9% |
Xanadu | $240,692 | 3,163 | 0 | 8 | 596 | $76.10 | 66.3% |
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