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KPOP , the history-making Broadway musical depicting and celebrating the Korean pop genre phenomenon of the title, will play its final performance this Sunday after a struggle at the box office. The final performance of the musical, which features a cast of young actors and actual K-pop stars including Luna, BoHyung and others, will close after its performance on Sunday, December 11, at Circle in the Square Theatre. It will have played only 17 regular performances after 44 previews. Despite generating considerable excitement among K-pop fans, the musical has not drawn big audiences – or at least audiences paying top dollar for tickets. Last week, the show, which received mixed reviews from critics, grossed just $126,493, and although 72% of the venue’s seats were filled, the average ticket price was a tiny $32. The show began previews on Oct. 13, and officially opened Nov. 27. For the final show, producers are offering 200 complimentary tickets to AAPI community … [Read more...] about Broadway’s ‘KPOP’ Sets Closing Notice After Only 17 Performances & 44 Previews

A Beautiful Noise , The Neil Diamond Musical took in more than $1 million at the box office in the week leading up to, and including, its opening night on Sunday. Filling 91% of seats at the Broadhurst, the jukebox bio-musical joins & Juliet, Leopoldstadt and The Piano Lesson as one of the strongest newcomers of the fall season. Though critics were mixed on the show, Beautiful Noise grossed $1,011,961 for the week ending Dec. 4. A viral video of Diamond himself attending the opening night performance and surprising the audience with a post-show rendition of “Sweet Caroline” might go a long way in balancing out those reviews, or overshadowing them altogether. Glowing reviews for Ain’t No Mo’ , the Lee Daniels presentation of Jordan E. Cooper’s razor-sharp comedy, which also opened last week, might help the play’s box office in the coming weeks, but the show got off to a fairly slow start, grossing only $120,001 and filling 69% of seats with a small … [Read more...] about Neil Diamond Musical ‘A Beautiful Noise’ Scores $1M For Opening Week – Broadway Box Office

Carolines on Broadway, one of the country’s most famous and influential comedy clubs, will host the final performances at its Times Square home on New Year’s Eve, ending a 30-year run at the location just as the nearby ball drops on 2022. “After 30 wonderful years at our location in Times Square, we have decided not to renew our lease. Our final shows here will be on December 31,” the club posted on Instagram. Although the closing announcement doesn’t provide a reason, club owner Caroline Hirsch told The New York Post that the venue’s 10-year lease was due for a rent “reset” and building landlord “felt they can get a lot more for the space.” The Post identified the building owner as a “Kuwaiti wealth fund.” Located at 750 Seventh Avenue in the heart of the Broadway theater district, Caroline’s has played host to such comedy superstars as Jerry Seinfeld, Gilbert Gottfried, Lewis Black, Billy Crystal, Jon Stewart, Larry David, Joy Behar, Jimmy Fallon, Michael Che, Robin … [Read more...] about Famed Carolines Comedy Club To Close Times Square Location After 30 Years

Leopoldstadt , the critically acclaimed hit Broadway play, will run nearly four months longer than initially planned: Producers announced today the the show will run through July 2, 2023, at the Longacre Theatre; Leopoldstadt had previously been selling tickets only until March. In a Broadway fall season that has seen a clear and wide divide between new productions that find their audiences and those that don’t, Leopoldstadt i s firmly in the former category, along with & Juliet , A Beautiful Noise and The Piano Lesson , while Gabriel Byrne’s Walking With Ghosts and, most recently, KPOP are among the recent Broadway productions that posted closing notices shortly after opening. Leopoldstadt lead producers Sonia Friedman Productions and Roy Furman announced the extension today, ascribing the lengthier run to “popular demand.” At the box office last week, Leopoldstadt grossed $1,087,164, filling 81% of seats at the Longacre with a healthy $155 … [Read more...] about Tom Stoppard Hit ‘Leopoldstadt’ Gets Four-Month Broadway Extension

The holiday spirit – at least the kind measured at the box office – seemed to arrive on Broadway last week, for some shows anyway. Obvious case in point: A Christmas Carol , starring Jefferson Mays in his tour de force as every last ghost, miser and Cratchit in the story, was up a bountiful 34% in receipts, taking in $742,010 and filling 83% of seats at the Nederlander. In total, the 35 Broadway shows grossed $37,217,001 for the week ending Dec. 11, a 10% bump over the previous week. Attendance of 283,548 showed a 7% increase. Average ticket price for the week was $131.25. Some Like It Hot opened to excellent reviews, jumping by nearly $125,000 over the previous week for a total take of $747,142. Expect a similar trajectory in the coming weeks. Other strong performers in this countdown to Christmas include & Juliet at the Sondheim, grossing $1,152,409 with 95% of the house filled. A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical seems to have settled into a … [Read more...] about Broadway Box Office Starting To Look Like Christmas: Grosses Up 10% To $37M

Talent agent Brian Wittenstein is launching a new company, Prototype Talent Agency , which he is starting with many of his existing clients, including Italia Ricci ( Designated Survivor, The Imperfects ), WWE’s “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes ( Arrow, Go-Big Show ) and Piper Curda ( Legacies, American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules ). The move comes a month and a half after Wittenstein exited Hyperion Talent Agency following misconduct allegations. Other clients who are following Wittenstein to Prototype include Emery Kelly ( Alexa & Katie, Big Shot) , Ricky Garcia ( Bigger Fatter Liar, Best Friends Whenever ), Major Curda ( KPOP on Broadway, Riverdale ), Brandi Rhodes (Rhodes to The Top, WAGS Atlanta ), Owen Patrick Joyner ( Something Here, Julie & The Phantoms ), Julia Garcia ( Sydney to the Max ), and martial artist/viral sensation Rayna Vallandingham. The agency will also represent professional wrestling talents for their wrestling … [Read more...] about Brian Wittenstein Launches Prototype Talent Agency

Almost Famous , the stage musical adaptation of the 2000 Cameron Crowe film, will play its final performance on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, the latest casualty of a crowded Broadway scene and a New York tourist season still reeling from Covid. The musical, which opened to middling reviews Nov. 3 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, will have played 30 preview performances and 77 performances when it closes. According to the most recent box office figures, Almost Famous was playing to houses about 74% full. “ Almost Famous , like the music it celebrates, will endure,” producers said in a joint statement. “We look forward to the release of the cast recording on March 17, and to the many productions in communities across the country and world, for years to come.” The closing was announced by producers Lia Vollack and Michael Cassel. Almost Famous features music and co-lyrics by Tom Kitt, direction byJeremy Herrin, and choreography by Sarah O’Gleby. The production stars … [Read more...] about Broadway’s ‘Almost Famous’ Announces Closing

Funny Girl broke a house record with more than $2 million in receipts at the August Wilson Theatre, A Beautiful Noise continued its $1 million-plus weekly take, and The Piano Lesson topped the list of highest-grossing non-musical productions with $914,752, each contributing to Broadway’s $37M box office tally for the week ending Dec. 18. Heading deeper into the holiday season, Broadway held even with the previous week’s box office, even with one fewer show on the roster ( KPOP was gone ). In all, the 34 shows grossed $37,287,623, with attendance of 275,724 at 86% of capacity. At the Wilson, Funny Girl, starring (of course) Lea Michele , grossed $2,005,696, handily breaking the house record of $1,994,386 set by Mean Girls back in 2018. With attendance at 96% of capacity, Funny Girl had an average ticket price of $213.28, second only to The Music Man ‘s $267.99 (for a gross of $3,249,366 at the Winter Garden). Some other notable figures: Almost Famous, … [Read more...] about ‘Funny Girl’ Breaks House Record With $2M Take; ‘The Piano Lesson’ Tops Among Non-Musical Plays – Broadway Box Office