Tony Awards wins boost shows at Broadway box office
"A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" had its best week ever at the box office after winning the coveted Tony Award for best musical, but even one of the shows it beat had a record week since the trophies were handed out.
"Gentleman's Guide," in which a poor man comically eliminates the eight heirs ahead of him for a title, took in $851,262 in the week ending Sunday, its highest take so far. Its rival "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" grossed $1,170,050 over eight shows, shattering the house record at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
The best play winner on Sunday, "All the Way" with Bryan Cranston (who also won for leading actor in a play), took in $288,909 more than the previous week to end with $1,229,459. Another winner was "Rocky," which saw its gross and attendance rise after snagging a spot on the Tony telecast. It grossed $761,451, or $143,461 more than the week before. Plus, some 1,170 more people came to see it, pushing attendance to 8,629.
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"Aladdin," which had featured actor in a musical winner James Monroe Iglehart as the Genie turn in a spirited performance of "Friend Like Me" during the show, earned $1,332,137, its biggest weekly take so far. Top premium tickets now go for $252.50.
Not all the shows featured on the telecast did better, including "Cabaret," which dipped $30,940 to $731,192, and "Violet," which lost $33,969 from the previous week to earn just $342,638.