Broadway said a few so-longs last week, with the star-studded Our Town ending its limited run and some original cast members of Oh, Mary! and The Great Gatsby giving way to replacements. Ticket-buyers were there to see everyone off.
Our Town, the Thornton Wilder classic starring Jim Parsons, Katie Holmes, Ephraim Sykes and Zoey Deutch, among others, had its best week since opening last fall: The revival at the Ethel Barrymore grossed $1,084,024 for its final week, up $128,404 from the previous week. Just more than 95% of seats were occupied.
Oh, Mary! star (and creator) Cole Escola played their final week in the title role of Mary Todd Lincoln (American Primeval‘s Betty Gilpin takes over tonight for an eight-week run). The comedy has been selling out for months, and Escola’s final performances were no exception. Oh, Mary! grossed $1,253,871 for the week ending January 19.
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The Great Gatsby, meanwhile, said goodbye to star Jeremy Jordan in the title role (Ryan McCartan takes over). Gatsby grossed a big $1,891,769 in Jordan’s final week, filling about 95% of seats at the Broadway. (The show’s original Daisy, Eva Noblezada, plays her final performance January 30, with Sarah Hyland replacing.)
In addition to Oh, Mary!, other shows selling out were Romeo + Juliet ($1,032,623), The Outsiders ($1,552,415), Wicked ($2,602,661, once again the roster’s top earner), and All In: Comedy About Love ($1,529,185), the latter production welcoming the second of its rotating casts with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Aidy Bryant, Andrew Rannells and Nick Kroll.
English, the Pulitzer-winning play by Sanaz Toossi, took in $251,032 for its final full week of previews at the Todd Haimes; opening night is January 23. Eureka Day, at the Friedman, canceled one performance, grossing $344,178 for seven performances. Both plays were at about 87% of capacity.
Grossing $1 million or more were & Juliet, Aladdin, All In, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Death Becomes Her, Gypsy ($1.9M), Hamilton ($1.9M), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Hell’s Kitchen, MJ, Oh, Mary!, Our Town, Romeo + Juliet, Sunset Blvd., The Book of Mormon, The Great Gatsby, The Lion King, The Outsiders and Wicked.
In all, Broadway’s 29 shows grossed a total $33,372,166, up about 4% over the previous week (and 42% over last year at this time). Attendance was 250,806, holding steady with the previous week.
Season to date, Broadway, in the 35th week of the 2024-25 season, has grossed $1,203,177,268 up about 18% over last year at this time, with total attendance of 9,376,418 up 16%.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For complete box office visit the League’s website.