Good Night, and Good Luck, starring George Clooney, remained the top grossing show on Broadway last week, bringing in $3.95 million and playing to more than 100 percent capacity at the Winter Garden Theater.
The play announced last week that it plans to stream the show live on CNN on June 7.
As has been the trend, Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, was the second highest grossing show of the week, with $3.2 million and playing to 100 percent capacity. The play commanded the highest average ticket price on Broadway with $384.23, compared to $315.52 at Good Night, and Good Luck, the next highest on the boards.
The top five grossing shows were rounded by Glengarry Glen Ross, starring Kieran Culkin, Bill Burr and Bob Odenkirk, with $2.4 million, Wicked with $2.1 million and The Lion King with $1.8 million.
In its closing week, Redwood, starring Idina Menzel, saw its grosses gain momentum, swinging up $200,000 to gross $818,697 and playing to 85 percent capacity. However, the highest gross of its run was achieved during its opening week, when it hit $988,796. The musical played its final performance May 18, after getting shut out of the Tony Awards. The show opened at the Nederlander Theatre Feb. 13.
Other shows trended down in their grosses and attendance last week, including Boop The Musical, which scored a Tony nomination for its lead actress as well as for costume design and choreography, but missed out on the coveted best musical nomination. The show saw its grosses fall close to $40,000 to reach $476,429 last week. It played to 77 percent capacity at the Broadhurst Theatre.
Real Women Have Curves also saw a drop in gross and capacity last week, hitting $351,281 and playing to 63 percent capacity at the James Earl Jones Theatre. The show earned a Tony nomination for best score and for one of its leading actresses, but also missed out on the best musical nomination.
