Broadway Box Office: Idina Menzel in ‘Redwood’ Sees Strong Start

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Last week, the newly-staged musical “Redwood,” featuring Idina Menzel, kicked off with a robust debut, earning nearly $400,000 during its initial two previews.

The musical, marking Idina Menzel’s comeback to Broadway since her role in the 2014-2015 production “If/Then“, is fully booked with an average ticket price of $172.21. In this production, Menzel portrays a mourning mother who finds comfort in the forests of Northern California. The show is set to premiere at the Nederlander Theatre on February 13th.

Announcement Over the Weekend: ‘A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical’ will hold its final performance on Feb 23rd. This decision comes after the musical’s lowest box office earnings last week, totaling $479,348, and with only 65% of seats filled at Studio 54.”

Or, in a more conversational tone: “Last weekend, it was announced that ‘A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical’ will play its last show on Feb 23rd. This is because the musical saw its lowest earnings at the box office last week, earning only $479,348, and only managed to fill 65% of seats at Studio 54.

Once again, “Wicked” claimed the highest box office earnings for the week, raking in approximately $2.4 million. Following closely behind was “Gypsy,” featuring Audra McDonald, which earned $1.8 million. “The Lion King” and “Hamilton” followed with grosses of $1.7 million and $1.6 million respectively, while “Sunset Blvd.” took in $1.4 million.

Last week, The Outsiders had to cancel a performance due to a power failure at the Jacobs Theatre. Despite this, the musical managed to fill over 100% of its capacity and earned $1.1 million across seven shows. However, it made roughly $416,000 less than the previous week’s earnings.

Betty Gilpin made her debut as the main character in “Oh, Mary!“, replacing Cole Escola. Despite this change, the production managed to earn a solid $926,000 and was almost fully booked, with only a 2% vacancy. However, it saw a decline of approximately $327,000 compared to the previous week’s earnings.

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2025-01-28 21:54