‘The Outsiders’ Keeps Climbing at Box-Office

‘Chicago’ saw its grosses rise as Vanderpump Rules’ star Ariana Madix returned to star in the musical.

Broadway Box Office: 'The Outsiders' Keeps Breaking Box Office Records — The Broadway production of **The Outsiders**. (Photo by Matthew Murphy) Matthew Murphy

The show, which won the Tony Award for best musical, grossed $1.49 million last week. That’s about $27,000 more than prior week, even though only one more person attended. The average ticket price rose to $177 from $174.

The show was one of the few to earn more money at the box office compared to the prior week. Chicago saw its grosses rise $183,066 from the prior week, to $820,608, as Vanderpump Rules’ star Ariana Madix returned to star in the musical on Aug. 1.

Illinoise, the dance musical featuring songs from Sufjan Stevens, also saw its grosses increase by close to $100,000 to $878,076 as the show nears the end of its run on Aug. 10.

The typical top three, The Lion King ($2.38 million), Wicked ($2.19 million) and Hamilton ($1.95 million) led the pack in terms of industry grosses. Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen continues to bring in high grosses, with $1.6 million for the week, and the fourth highest gross in the industry.

Once Upon A Mattress

The revival of the musical comedy Once Upon A Mattress, starring Sutton Foster, Michael Urie and Ana Gasteyer, joined the fray last week, starting previews at the Hudson Theatre on July 31, after transferring from a run Off-Broadway at City Center. In its first five performances on Broadway, the show brought in $529,882 and played to 100 percent capacity.

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‘The Outsiders’ Keeps Climbing at Box-Office

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