Car Bomb a Possible Factor in Broadway Declines
By PATRICK HEALY; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
Published: May 3, 2010
Almost all Broadway plays and musicals lost money at the box office last week, with some of the biggest declines occurring at theaters near a car that was found to contain a bomb on Saturday evening. The ensuing evacuation of Times Square could have been a factor in some of the declines, theater industry executives acknowledged, but they said they had no data to confirm such a correlation. The car with the bomb was found on West 45th Street, just west of Seventh Avenue and right outside the Minskoff Theater, where “The Lion King” is playing. Last week “The Lion King” had one of the biggest declines, of $113,440, although the hit show still grossed $1.3 million, third behind “Wicked” and “The Addams Family.” The largest week-to-week decline was for “Mary Poppins” at the New Amsterdam Theater on West 42nd Street, close to Seventh Avenue and some of the most heavily trafficked subway stops in Times Square; some theatergoers said they did not reach their shows on Saturday night because of subway delays and were exchanging their tickets. “Mary Poppins” was down $180,251 from the previous week, to a total of $704,541. No Broadway shows canceled performances because of the bomb scare and evacuation. Over all, Broadway box offices grossed $20.7 million, down from $22.1 million the previous week — but up from the $19.9 million for the same week last season.
Car Bomb a Possible Factor in Broadway Declines
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