December 27, 2005
Broadway on track for record box office totals
Broadway box office receipts for 2005 will come in at the higest level ever, USA Today reports based on a preliminary examination of data accumulated through December 18 by the League of American Theatres and Producers.
Broadway has already taken in $809 million this year, an increase of 8 percent over 2004, according to the USA Today analysis. Seats were filled at 81 percent of capacity for the year.
One reason for the success is that all of the Tony nominees for best musical are still running –- "Spamalot," "The Light in the Piazza," "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" -- along with two hits from 2004, "Avenue Q" and "Wicked."
Earlier: Broadway rising: $110 for regular orchestra seats
Brantley on Broadway: tourists want a 'theme park'
Summertime remains busy for Broadway
'Odd Couple' entirely sold out for general public
'Doubt' and 'Spamalot' among big Tony winners
'Spamalot,' 'Scoundrels,' lead Tony nominations
Children filling up 11 percent of Broadway seats
Bills over Broadway: 4 out of 5 shows are flops
Musical-loving tourists are Broadway's big spenders
Broadway money totals for 2004: good; end of 2004: eh
December 27, 2005 12:22 PM in Broadway
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