Oh Mary! broke the Lyceum Theatre box office record for the sixth time last week, grossing $1.16 million.
The show, written by and starring Cole Escola as a reimagined Mary Todd Lincoln, has been playing at 100 percent capacity nearly every week of its run, which began in late June. The play also had the highest average paid admissions in the industry last week, with an average ticket price of $162.25, beating out shows like Hamilton, Winner of Best Musical Award The Outsiders and the new comedy McNeal, with Robert Downey Jr.
McNeal, which is still in previews at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater, stands out among the crop of new shows coming this fall, having grossed $1.2 million in seven performances last week (the theater has a seating capacity larger than (Oh Mary!). The play, which depicts Downey as a writer obsessed with artificial intelligence, will debut on September 30.
The rebirth of Our citystarring Jim Parsons, Katie Holmes, and Zoey Deutch, began previews at the Barrymore Theatre on September 17, grossing just under $600,000 in its first seven previews and reaching an 85 percent capacity. The play is scheduled to open on October 10.
by Jez Butterworth The hills of California, a West End transfer that began previews at the Broadhurst Theatre on September 11, grossed $535,527 in its first week of eight performances and reached 75 percent capacity. The play is scheduled to open on September 29.
The top five highest-grossing shows continued to be populated by The Lion King, Wicked and Hamilton, with The Outsiders AND Hell's Kitchen by Alicia Keys occupying fourth and fifth place.
Cabaret, which has been in the industry's top five in previous weeks, saw Adam Lambert and Auli'i Cravalho take over the lead roles on September 16 from Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin. The show grossed just over $1 million last week, but also gave away free tickets to press.