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# ‘A Strange Loop’ sees 45% jump at box office after Tony nominations
- URL: https://www.broadwaynews.com/a-strange-loop-sees-45-jump-at-box-office-after-tony-nominations/
- Published: 2022-05-18T13:13:13.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-05T19:18:20.000Z
- Description: Broadway grosses held above $30 million last week, following Tony nominations and COVID-induced cancellations. For the week ending May 15, Broadway grossed $30,349,653, a mere 2.7% slip from the previous week. Capacity for the 35 shows (down one after “The Little Prince” closed on May 8) was up s...
- Author: Caitlin Hornik
- Tags: Grosses, Mrs. Doubtfire, A Strange Loop, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Mr. Saturday Night, Paradise Square, How I Learned to Drive, News

Broadway grosses held above $30 million last week, following Tony nominations and COVID-induced cancellations.

For the week ending May 15, Broadway grossed $30,349,653, a mere 2.7% slip from the previous week. Capacity for the 35 shows (down one after “The Little Prince” closed on May 8) was up slightly to 79.8% compared to last week’s 76.3%.

Eleven shows broke $1 million in gross, while six productions came in under $300,000.

Two shows, “Moulin Rouge!” and “The Skin of Our Teeth,” were hit by COVID-related cancellations and did not play their full show weeks. “Moulin Rouge!”’s four missed performances brought on a $1 million dip compared to the previous week, while “The Skin of Our Teeth”’s three canceled shows brought the gross down almost $60,000 from the week before.

“A Strange Loop” saw a 44.8% bump in gross, likely in response to the musical’s 11 Tony nominations announced last week. The musical played its highest-grossing week yet, making $690,667 with houses at 89% of capacity.

“Mr. Saturday Night” brought in $858,847 with its theater 78% full in its first full week of performances since opening. (Billy Crystal was ill the prior week, causing the show to cancel two performances.)

“Mrs. Doubtfire,” which announced last week [it will close](https://broadwaynews.com/2022/05/13/mrs-doubtfire-to-end-broadway-run-may-29/?ref=broadwaynews.com) on May 29, grossed just under $400,000 and played to 63% capacity.

The revival of “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf,” which has [extended its shortened run](https://broadwaynews.com/2022/05/12/for-colored-girls-extends-past-broadway-closing-notice/?ref=broadwaynews.com) by two weeks, grossed almost $250,000 and played to 65% capacity, both significant increases from prior weeks. After the show announced an early closing date, a groundswell of online support and a grassroots ticket donation program have brought on increased awareness for the show.

“How I Learned to Drive” also [announced an extension](https://broadwaynews.com/2022/05/12/how-i-learned-to-drive-extends-broadway-run-through-june-12/?ref=broadwaynews.com) last week, while playing to 85% full houses and grossing $364,925\. It has consistently played to more than 80% capacity each week since opening on April 19 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

“Girl From The North Country,” which announced [a one-week extension](https://broadwaynews.com/2022/05/13/girl-from-the-north-country-extends-broadway-run/?ref=broadwaynews.com) to its limited engagement, grossed $289,305 and played to 62% capacity.

All figures are courtesy of the Broadway League.