Broadway’s Spring Awakening: First Non-Holiday $50 Million Week

For the first time outside the traditional holiday months, Broadway has crossed the $50 million mark in a single week, a major box office milestone powered by spring break tourism and Tony Awards momentum.

With the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut) out of school from April 14–18, local families and tourists flooded theaters. Historically, about one-third of Broadway’s audience comes from this region and last week, it showed.

🎟️ Family-friendly hits like Wicked, The Lion King, Aladdin, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child saw some of the largest week-over-week jumps, with Wicked, Lion King, and Aladdin each playing 9 performances to meet demand. In total, 273 performances were staged across Broadway.

🌟 The “Big 3” star-driven plays of Good Night, and Good Luck (George Clooney), Othello (Jake Gyllenhaal / Denzel Washington), and Glengarry Glen Ross (Kieran Culkin / Bob Odenkirk / Bill Burr) continue to dominate in gross and average ticket price. Together, they accounted for 18% of Broadway’s total weekly gross, a clear signal that prestige, casting, and box office can go hand-in-hand.

📈 Top 5 Shows by Gross

Good Night, and Good Luck – $3.88M

Wicked – $3.33M

Othello – $3.13M

The Lion King – $2.94M

Glengarry Glen Ross – $2.36M

🎭 Top 5 by Capacity Filled

Just In Time – 103.4%

The Outsiders – 102.2%

Good Night, and Good Luck – 101.9%

Hamilton – 101.3%

John Proctor Is the Villain – 101.3%

💵 Top 5 by Average Ticket Price

Othello – $376.03

Good Night, and Good Luck – $309.77

Glengarry Glen Ross – $226.66

Hamilton – $201.78

The Lion King – $194.62

This spring surge is more than just seasonal...it’s a sign of growing demand, consumer confidence, and Broadway’s full-spectrum appeal, from family fare to star-powered drama!