‘King Kong’, ‘The Ferryman’, ‘American Son’ Help Boost Broadway B.O. To $33M
Three of the most anticipated Broadway productions of the fall season – King Kong, The Ferryman and American Son – began previews last week, helping to boost total box office by 13% over the previous...
View ArticleBroadway Box Office Holds Steady At $33M; ‘Torch Song’ Joins Roster
Broadway box office held steady as the fall season settled in, with a batch of recently arriving productions joined by Torch Song, last year’s Off Broadway hit taking up a limited engagement at...
View ArticleBroadway Box Office Rings Up $34M; ‘The Ferryman’, ‘Lifespan Of A Fact’ Get...
Broadway box office continued apace as fall settled on the theater district, with a raft of recent arrivals helping to push grosses up a slight 3% over last week to $34,344,693. Attendance for...
View ArticleBroadway’s ‘King Kong’ Cancels A Pre-Opening Matinee For “Final Adjustments”
Broadway’s mighty King Kong is taking Halloween afternoon off. Producers announced today that the October 31 matinee has been canceled to allow for “final adjustments” prior to the November 8 opening....
View ArticleBroadway Box Office Slips To $33M; Mike Birbiglia’s ‘New One’ & Musical ‘The...
Two new productions – Mike Birbiglia’s The New One and musical The Prom – joined the Broadway roster but couldn’t keep overall box office from slipping: Grosses for Broadway’s Week 22 (ending Oct. 28)...
View ArticleBroadway’s $35 Million ‘King Kong’ Roars When It Roars, Slips When It Sings:...
UPDATE, with video Eighth wonder of the world? King Kong probably isn’t even the eighth wonder of Broadway – those kids in The Ferryman aren’t giving up their spots anytime soon – but the big ape does...
View Article‘Network’ Previews, ‘King Kong’ Opens As Broadway Scores $37M
Bryan Cranston arrived on Broadway to two full houses last week, as the much-anticipated Network played a couple previews at the Belasco Theater and contributed $293,220 to Broadway’s $37,230,401 total...
View Article‘King Kong’s Leading Man: Broadway’s Eric William Morris Talks Growling Apes,...
When Broadway’s King Kong opened earlier this month, critics did their best to one-up Beauty on how to kill a Beast. Big, hairy gloom might have settled over the cast following the show’s Nov. 8...
View ArticleBroadway Box Office Warms A Bit: Receipts For Week 37 Hit $28M
Broadway had a slight rebound last week, warming up a tad from the previous week’s chilly winter numbers. In all, the 27 productions combined averaged a small 4% uptick, grossing $27,661,258 for...
View ArticleMarin Mazzie To Receive Posthumous Special Tony Award; Other Honorees Announced
The late Marin Mazzie, who starred in Broadway’s Passion, Ragtime and the 2000 revival of Kiss Me, Kate, among many stage productions, will receive a Special Tony Award this year, the Tony...
View Article‘King Kong’, ‘The Cher Show’ Announce Closing Notices As Broadway Continues...
Two of Broadway’s more imposing figures are calling it quits: King Kong and The Cher Show have posted closing notices, the latest exits in the annual post-Tony culling. Each production will play its...
View ArticleHarmonia Bridges Broadway And China With Productions Of ‘King Kong,’...
EXCLUSIVE: Just as Hollywood studios did a generation ago, Broadway producers are now actively investigating the potential of China as a newly maturing marketplace with vast revenue potential. One...
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