Broadway Box Office: Nicole Scherzinger and ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Makes a Big Entrance

There was a new prime ticket on Broadway final week, as Sundown Boulevard, starring Nicole Scherzinger, started previews. 

The musical revival, which has been reimagined by director Jamie Lloyd, solely performed one efficiency on the St. James Theatre final week, on Sept. 28, however introduced in $304,934 and performed to capability. The present commanded a median ticket worth of $187.42, the best within the business for the week.

The manufacturing, which has drawn buzz for the blood-soaked picture of the Pussycat Dolls star onstage and a dwell efficiency shot outdoors the theater through the course of the present, transferred to Broadway after a run in London. The musical is ready to open Oct. 23. 

Romeo & Juliet, starring Rachel Zegler and Equipment Connor, additionally started performances final week with the second-highest common ticket worth for the week at $178.94. The play, which can be a reimagining of the traditional Shakespeare story, directed by Sam Gold and with music by Jack Antonoff, introduced in $441,258 throughout three performances and performed to greater than 100% capability on the Circle within the Sq. Theatre. Opening night time is scheduled for Oct. 24. 

As the autumn season kicks off, different new entrants on Broadway included Left on Tenth, a play by Delia Ephron, starring Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher, which introduced in $361,709 throughout 4 performances on the James Earl Jones Theatre and performed to a capability of 79 p.c, with a median ticket worth of $107.78. 

McNeal, starring Robert Downey Jr. opened on the Lincoln Heart’s Vivian Beaumont Theater on Sept. 30, with grosses previously week possible impacted by comped tickets for reviewers and members of the press. The play nonetheless introduced in a robust $1.15 million throughout seven performances and a median ticket worth of $150.22. 

And whereas Depraved, The Lion King and Hamilton nonetheless led the business when it comes to grosses, The Outsiders and MJ The Musical rounded out the highest 5. 

Cole Escola’s Oh Mary! can be persevering with its field workplace reign, with the play breaking its personal document for the seventh time final week, bringing in $1,163,957.00 for the week ending Sept. 29, a little over $2,000 over the prior week’s complete. The play had the third-highest common ticket worth within the business with $162.56.