It’s closing time on Broadway, as several shows have announced plans to end their runs after striking out at the Tony Awards, and others completed their planned runs.
But the closing notices can also be a boon for grosses.
After announcing that the show will end its run June 29, Real Women Have Curves saw its grosses shoot up about $140,000 last week to reach $508,544, which is the highest gross it has hit since starting previews at the James Earl Jones Theatre April 1. Capacity increased to 81 percent from 64 percent the prior week.
Smash closed on June 22 and saw a $400,000 uptick from its grosses the prior week. The show, which opened April 10, ended its run grossing $977,805, one of the highest grosses of its run and playing to 84 percent capacity at the Imperial Theatre.
Dead Outlaw is the latest musical to announce an early closing date. The show, which was nominated for seven Tony Awards, including best musical, but did not take home any trophies, announced late last week that it will end its run June 29, after opening at the Longacre Theatre on April 27. Last week, the musical played to 75 percent capacity and saw a slight increase in its grosses to reach $475,175. But these totals are still below the running costs of a typical musical.
Floyd Collins and The Last Five Years, starring Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas, both ended their runs as scheduled on June 22 and saw an uptick in grosses in their last week, with Floyd Collins hitting the highest gross of its run, at $754,317, and hitting 91 percent capacity at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.
The top five grossing shows last week were Wicked with $2.5 million, Glengarry Glen Ross with $2.23 million, Hamilton with $2.17 million, The Lion King with $2.14 million and Sunset Blvd. with $1.8 million, as it continues to build on the momentum of its big Tony Award wins.
