Waitress, the Broadway hit that, along with Hadestown, brought music back to the New York stage last night after many dark months, grossed $197,878 in tickets sales today, breaking the single-performance house record at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.The previous record – $184,476 – was set by the 2013 production of Betrayal starring Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, back when the top ticket price was around $185, roughly the median price for the $89-$350ish Waitress seats.Still, with the Thursday night performance a sell-out, and today’s stellar box office response, the numbers are a solid bit of good news for an industry (and a city) that can most definitely use it.Both Waitress and Hadestown returned to enthusiastic and more-than-appreciative
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