Jinkx Monsoon Sold Out Her Entire Oh, Mary! Run, And More From Last Week’s Broadway Grosses
The two-time RuPaul’s Drag Race winner’s final week in Cole Escola’s hit comedy saw the highest box office in months.
Graphic by Vi Dang
Monsoon’s time with the show has only solidified the wacky play as one of Broadway’s most solid recent hits. Tony-winning 30 Rock star Jane Krakowski is already waiting in the wings to join the cast later next month, which likely tells us that Oh, Mary!‘s wild success story is far from over. One needs more and more pearls to clutch as we await news of what further icons will don Mary Todd’s bratty curls before the play takes its final bow (if it ever does).
Oh, Mary!‘s continued success came as Broadway’s fortunes cooled somewhat last week, which is not a huge surprise considering it was our first week since Broadway Week’s BOGO ticket offer ended. Rosh Hashanah falling on the beginning of the week couldn’t have helped either.
But even with cumulative grosses falling by 4.4% compared to the week prior, there’s lots to celebrate. Art and Waiting for Godot are continuing to show that star-driven play revivals are where it’s at on Broadway at the moment, both landing in the top five yet again, each bringing in more than $1.6 million. Both also saw average ticket prices in excess of $200, so be glad that theatregoers are willing to pay to see their favorite screen stars live!
And speaking of expensive tickets, that top honor continues to go to Hamilton, where the return of Tony-winning original star Leslie Odom, Jr. has sent ticket prices into the stratosphere. The Lin-Manuel Miranda musical played to 10,751 people last week, paying on average $351 for the honor. That is keeping the show at the absolute top of the charts, bringing in just shy of $4 million.
Beyond Hamilton, Art, and Waiting for Godot, the rest of the top five was filled out by usual suspects Wicked and Mamma Mia!, which means three of those five top slots were shows that have opened in this current season—always worth celebrating. Ragtime also kicked off its run with a partial three-preview week that sold out completely at a healthy average ticket price of $143, making that revival one to watch in the weeks ahead, too.
All together, Broadway’s 28 currently running shows brought in $30.78 million, which puts the season so far almost 9% ahead of the same period from last season. Remembering that last season was the highest-grossing in history, that’s music to our ears.
Take a look at the full report here.
The $1 Million Club (shows that earned $1 million or more at the box office):
(13 of 28 currently running productions)
The 90s Club (shows that played to 90% or higher of their seats filled over the entire week):
- Just in Time (103.37%)
- Hamilton (101.5%)
- Mamma Mia! (100.65%)
- Art (100.58%)
- Oh, Mary! (100%)
- Ragtime (100%)
- Waiting for Godot (100%)
- Wicked (100%)
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Death Becomes Her
- Maybe Happy Ending
- The Lion King
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical
- The Book of Mormon
- Hadestown
- & Juliet
- Aladdin
(17 of 28 currently running productions)
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