Broadway Does Robust Business Heading Into Tony Awards; Most-Nominated Shows ‘Stereophonic’ & ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Among Sellouts
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deadline.comBroadway is heading into its final pre-Tony weeks doing robust business, with box office for last week up 7% over the previous week, nine shows selling out (including the two most-nominated productions) and ticket-buyers for two nominated musicals shelling out more than an average $200 per seat.
In all, the 35 shows grossed a total $36,011,651 for the week ending June 9, a 16% increase over last season at this time.
Total attendance was 291,082, a 4% increase over the previous week and up 14% year-to-year. About 89% of seats were filled.
Among the shows selling out were Stereophonic and Hell’s Kitchen, this year’s most-Tony-nominated productions (each in 13 categories on awards night, June 16).
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