Maya Rudolph Boosts Broadway's 'Oh, Mary!' To Box Office High

Key Points:

• Maya Rudolph's Broadway debut in Oh, Mary! significantly boosted the show's weekly gross to a record $1,540,980, setting new records for both the production and the Lyceum Theatre, including a single-performance record of $199,935 on May 1.
• Six Broadway productions sold out the week ending May 3, including Chicago, Every Brilliant Thing, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Ragtime, The Rocky Horror Show, and Oh, Mary!, with Harry Potter leading the week's earnings at $2,290,728.
• Among new musicals, The Lost Boys was the top earner with $1,003,881 despite some heavily comped performances, while other recent arrivals like Cats: The Jellicle Ball and Death of a Salesman reported strong attendance and grosses.
• Some shows experienced declines in attendance and grosses, such as The Fear of 13, which dropped $65,569 and received a Tony snub, and Beaches, which was also snubbed and had only 48% seat occupancy.
• Overall, Broadway grossed $39.3 million for the week ending May 3, a 3% decrease from the previous week and 16% lower than last year, with total attendance down 4% week-to-week and 7% year-to-year, though the season-to-date gross and attendance remain up 5% and 2%, respectively.