Hamilton made more than $4 million last week, marking the highest gross the musical has hit in its ten years on Broadway.
Notably, the tally of $4.042 million comes outside of the holiday season, when shows typically see their highest grosses and slightly bests Hamilton’s previous high of $4.041 million, which was set in 2018 in the Christmas week. The total comes as Leslie Odom Jr. continues to reprise the role of Aaron Burr, which he originated, and as the average ticket price increased to $376 from $348.
The Broadway fall season is also ramping up as several productions began previews last week, boosting the overall industry tally up 25 percent.
Among the new shows, Little Bear Ridge Road, which marks Scott Rudin’s return to Broadway producing, played its first eight previews last week and got off to somewhat of a slow start with capacity at 83 percent and a tally of $371,635 at the Booth Theatre. The play, which stars Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock, is set to open Oct. 30.
Beetlejuice returned to Broadway last week and brought in a strong $1.16 million across its first seven performances at the Palace Theatre. The musical comes to Broadway as part of a tour, marking its third run here in recent years, and, as such, it’s eschewing the traditional preview process. The show began performances and opened Oct. 8.
Queen of Versailles, starring Kristin Chenoweth as the reality star who hopes to build her dream home, brought in a strong $775,752 across its first four previews at the Palace Theatre, with an average ticket price of $131.59 and playing to 100 percent capacity.
After Hamilton, the highest grossing shows were Wicked with $2.5 million, The Lion King with $2.3 million, Waiting For Godot, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, with $1.8 million and Art, starring James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and Bobby Cannavale for $1.76 million.
