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\n\tForget Tony season for a minute. Last week\u2019s most impressive Broadway box office number was scored by none other than the two-year-old Oh, Mary!,<\/em> freshened up for the spring with the arrival of new star Maya Rudolph. <\/p>\n \n\tIn her Broadway debut, Rudolph, as the title character, boosted the weekly gross of Oh, Mary!<\/strong><\/em> to $1,540,980<\/strong>, a record for both the production and the Lyceum Theatre. The single-performance take for Friday, May 1, was $199,935,<\/strong> another house record. <\/p>\n \n\tThe Cole Escola comedy was one of six productions (out of 40) to sell out the week ending May 3. Others included Chicago<\/strong><\/em>, with Mormon Wives<\/em> star Whitney Leavitt in her final week as the musical\u2019s star pushing the gross to $1,688,129<\/strong>; Every Brilliant Thing<\/strong><\/em>, with newly Tony-nominated star Daniel Radcliffe counting down to his May 24 exit ($1,718,476<\/strong>); Harry Potter and the Cursed Child<\/strong><\/em>, still soaring with big draw Tom Felton and the roster\u2019s top earner at $2,290,728<\/strong>; Ragtime<\/strong><\/em>, another new Tony nominee ($1,118,485<\/strong>); and Tony nominee The Rocky Horror Show<\/em><\/strong> ($830,253<\/strong>).<\/p>\n \n\tAmong the spring\u2019s new musicals, The Lost Boys<\/strong><\/em> was the top earner at $1,003,881<\/strong> (with four heavily comped performances and attendance at 85% of the Palace\u2019s capacity). <\/p>\n \n\tOther recent arrivals reporting strong or promising numbers were Cats: The Jellicle Ball <\/em><\/strong>($935,627<\/strong>, 94%); Joe Turner\u2019s Come and Gone<\/strong><\/em> ($942,474<\/strong>, 90%); Death of a Salesman<\/em><\/strong> ($1,463,786,<\/strong> 88%); Fallen Angels <\/em><\/strong>($644,611<\/strong>, 97%); Becky Shaw<\/em><\/strong> ($462,643<\/strong>, 90%); Giant<\/em><\/strong> ($1,149,162<\/strong> for 7 performances, 96%); and Proof<\/em><\/strong> ($911,572<\/strong>, 96%). <\/p>\n \n\tIn the 70%-80% of capacity range \u2013 some Tony noms might help boost numbers for next week\u2019s chart \u2013 were Schmigadoon!<\/em><\/strong> ($646,129<\/strong>, 75%); Titanique<\/em><\/strong> ($730,431<\/strong>, 79%); The Balusters<\/em><\/strong> ($295,799<\/strong>, 79%); Chess<\/em><\/strong> ($972,106<\/strong>, 75%); and The Fear of 13<\/em><\/strong>, at 80% of capacity and showing a troubling drop of $65,569 from the previous week, landing at $717,935<\/strong>. Today\u2019s major-category Tony snub for the Adrien Brody-starring play could smart.<\/p>\n \n\tOn the other hand, eight nominations, including Best Musical and leading musical actor\/actress, could give a much-needed boost to Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)<\/strong><\/em>, which last week filled just 69% of seats at the Longacre for a gross of $506,589<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \n\tNo such hope for Beaches<\/em><\/strong>, snubbed entirely by Tony nominators this morning. Last week more than half of the seats at the Majestic went unoccupied (48% were filled) for a gross of $520,119<\/strong>. <\/p>\n \n\tSome of the non-newcomers showed some significant declines last week, including Death Becomes Here<\/em><\/strong> (down $221,878); Stranger Things: The First Shadow<\/strong><\/em> (down $225,120) and Wicked<\/strong><\/em> (down $209,069). The latter, as always, was still among the week\u2019s big earners with a gross of $1,202,405<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \n\tIn all, the 40 Broadway productions grossed $39,259,008<\/strong> for the week ending May 3, a drop of 3% from the previous week and down about 16% from last year at this time when ticket prices when ticket prices for Good Night, And Good Luck, Othello, Glengarry Glen Ross <\/em>and The Picture of Dorian Gray<\/em> soared. <\/p>\n \n\tTotal attendance last week was 321,960<\/strong>, down 4% from the previous week and 7% year-to-year.<\/p>\n \n\tIn the 49th week of the 2025-26 season, Broadway had grossed\u00a0$1,793,556,665<\/strong>, up about 5% over last year at this time, with total attendance of\u00a013,603,156<\/strong> up 2%.<\/p>\n \n\tAll figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For more box office information visit\u00a0the League\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n