Industry NewsGrosses Analysis: Ain't Too Proud, Beetlejuice, More Take in Tony Awards BoostThe Temptations musical celebrated its highest gross to date the week after Broadway's biggest night.
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Ryan McPhee
June 17, 2019
Derrick Baskin, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope, Saint Aubyn, and E. Clayton Corneilous
Matthew Murphy
After a Tony Awards performance and win for Best Choreography, Ain't Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations has no reason to beg. The jukebox musical grossed $1,604,639 in the week following Broadway's biggest night, marking its highest gross to date at the Imperial Theatre.
The show also officially reached 100 percent capacity the week ending June 16. Though the show had flirted with the Standing Room Status, it had been decimal points shy until now.
Another Best Musical contender—Beetlejuice—also reaped the rewards of Tonys exposure despite not taking home the top prize. The musical grossed $923,837, up over $140,000 from the week prior and surpassing its previous May record of $856,787.
Hamilton held onto the top spot with $3,184,710, with The Lion King, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Wicked trailing behind.
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Photos: The 2018-2019 Broadway Marquees
Photos: The 2018-2019 Broadway Marquees
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The Boys In The Band at the Booth Theatre
Marc J. Franklin
The Boys In The Band at the Booth Theatre
Marc J. Franklin
The Boys In The Band at the Booth Theatre
Marc J. Franklin
Straight White Men at the Hayes Theatre
Head Over Heels at the Hudson Theatre
Head Over Heels at the Hudson Theatre
Getting the Band Back Together at the Belasco Theatre
Getting the Band Back Together at the Belasco Theatre
Pretty Woman at the Nederlander Theatre
Marc J. Franklin
Pretty Woman at the Nederlander Theatre
Bernhardt/Hamlet at the American Airlines Theatre
Bernhardt/Hamlet at the American Airlines Theatre
The Nap at the Samuel J. Friedman
The Nap at the Samuel J. Friedman
The Lifespan of a Fact at Studio 54
The Lifespan of a Fact at Studio 54
The Ferryman at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
Marc J. Franklin
The Ferryman at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
The Waverly Gallery at the John Golden Theatre
Marc J. Franklin
The Waverly Gallery at the John Golden Theatre
Torch Song at the Hayes Theatre
American Son at the Booth Theatre
American Son at the Booth Theatre
King Kong at the Broadway Theatre
Marc J. Franklin
King Kong at the Broadway Theatre
The New One at the Cort Theatre
Roberto Araujo
The New One at the Cort Theatre
The Prom at the Longacre Theatre
The Prom at the Longacre Theatre
The Illusionists at the Marquis Theatre
The Cher Show at the Neil Simon Theatre
The Cher Show at the Neil Simon Theatre
Marc J. Franklin
Network at the Belasco Theatre
Roberto Araujo
Ruben & Clay’s First Annual Christmas Carol Family Fun Pageant Spectacular Reunion Show at the Imperial Theatre
A new scholarship will send three young writers to the 2026 International Thespian Festival to work directly with Playbill on coverage of the week-long event.
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