This Week On Broadway, New Shows Like Glengarry Glen Ross With Al Pacino And Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons On Broadway Have Significantly Increased Ticket Sales Nearly Filling Capacity


New Broadway Shows Boost Gross Ticket Revenue

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Broadway saw a bigger leap in total ticket sales this past week, as the revenue surged from $20,614,956 to $22,023,787. Some of that is due to increased interest in existing shows, but most of the increase comes as a result of three new Broadway shows appearing on the boards this week.

"Glengarry Glen Ross" Reports Outstanding Ticket Ssles

David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross made an impressive debut, selling 99.88% of the theater at an average paid admission of a whopping $164.47 (second only to The Book of Mormon, at $189.13 per ticket). These numbers would normally be considered extraordinary for a revival of a Broadway play, but they are a little less surprising when you consider Glengarry Glen Ross stars the legendary actor Al Pacino.

The Original "Jersey Boys" Take Broadway

Another newcomer, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons on Broadway, also showed enviable numbers, filling the Broadway Theatre to 96.10% capacity, with an average paid admission of $125.00. This limited-run concert event is not only a big draw for fans of 1960s pop music, but it is also no doubt bringing in fans of the hit musical Jersey Boys who appreciate the opportunity to see the real-life Jersey boy Frankie Valli singing live on Broadway. The show doesn't have any of the other members of the original singing group other than Mr Valli, but fans don't seem to care, driving the show to robust ticket sales.

Edwin Drood Starts Previews on Broadway

The third new Broadway show this week, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, did not make as big of an impression, but it has not yet had enough performances to give a very clear sense of what kind of ticket sales it might have (hence the very small gross of $176,694). So far, though, it is filling at 86.72% at a very low average paid admission ticket price of $41.12. This musical, based on an unfinished Charles Dickens novel, rarely gets produced and has a clever gimmick of allowing the audience to choose the ending, so it could easily benefit from positive word-of-mouth as Broadway previews continue.

The Following are the Broadway Ticket Sales Numbers from the Week Ending October 21, 2012:

Broadway Show Ticket Analysis w-e 10-21-12
Show NameGrossGrossTotalAttn
%Cap
AvgPaidAdm
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
$217,806
3,803
73.82%
$57.27
ANNIE
$733,956
10,335
77.45%
$71.02
BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL
$393,195
6,198
58.08%
$63.44
CHAPLIN
$514,816
6,514
77.92%
$79.03
CHICAGO
$666,105
7,985
92.42%
$83.42
CYRANO DE BERGERAC
$249,257
4,243
72.85%
$58.75
EVITA
$1,198,969
11,206
86.90%
$106.99
FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS ON BROADWAY
$633,900
5,071
96.10%
$125.00
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
$703,775
4,279
99.88%
$164.47
GRACE
$554,173
6,659
77.14%
$83.22
JERSEY BOYS
$1,058,814
9,685
98.59%
$109.33
MAMMA MIA!
$854,181
9,760
81.44%
$87.52
MARY POPPINS
$740,217
10,904
75.85%
$67.88
NEWSIES
$921,648
9,562
100.02%
$96.39
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
$1,105,092
10,762
93.49%
$102.68
ONCE
$1,063,940
8,547
100.98%
$124.48
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
$413,479
6,177
74.39%
$66.94
ROCK OF AGES
$521,696
4,604
98.71%
$113.31
RUNNING ON EMPTY
$254,816
2,801
101.05%
$90.97
SCANDALOUS
$241,613
6,233
65.86%
$38.76
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK
$1,321,997
13,071
84.66%
$101.14
THE BOOK OF MORMON
$1,655,294
8,752
102.63%
$189.13
THE HEIRESS
$507,850
5,888
88.08%
$86.25
THE LION KING
$1,718,718
13,303
99.16%
$129.20
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD
$176,694
4,297
86.72%
$41.12
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
$899,485
11,518
89.70%
$78.09
WAR HORSE
$662,956
7,578
88.61%
$87.48
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
$322,346
4,156
75.92%
$77.56
WICKED
$1,717,002
14,458
99.90%
$118.76
Total:
$22,023,787
228,349
86.84%
$93.09

Broadway ticket sales raw data are provided courtesy of The Broadway League All other data, text, opinion, charts and commentary are copyright © 2012 nytix.com