‘Operation Mincemeat’ Sells Out Unlit Preview; ‘Romeo + Juliet’ And ‘All In’ Go Out On Big Notes – Broadway Box Office

deadline.com:

Even with its name in unlit lights, Operation Mincemeat, the hit London musical that’s just arrived on Broadway, sold out its first preview Saturday at the John Golden Theatre, taking in $111,459 in ticket sales for the single performance.

The production made news last week when producers disclosed that the show’s title on the marquee would not be lit in time for the first performance, and possibly until next month, due to the LED bulbs being stuck in China, a victim of the Trump-China tariff tug-of-war.

Deadline hears the performance had a waitlist of about 500 people, including many British superfans known as “Mincefluencers” who flew in for the show.

As Mincemeat was arriving, three productions took their Broadway leave during the week ending February 16, including two of the season’s biggest hits. Romeo + Juliet, starring Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler, grossed $1,477,353 in its final week, a big $452,063 over the previous week and, at standing room only, carrying the highest average ticket price of the week – $225.07. All In: Comedy About Love also sold out its final week, grossing $1,526,260 (a jump of $362,723 over the previous week), with an average ticket price of $197.09.