Broadway climbs back up
Sales pick up a bit after Labor Day slump
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Most shows saw sales pick up, with "The Color Purple" ($773,770) up $90,000 for the biggest bump of the week. "Chicago" ($417,237) kicked up by around $80,000 and "Mary Poppins" ($825,586) by $75,000.
"Mamma Mia!" ($832,533), "Hairspray" ($630,581), "The Phantom of the Opera" ($578,800), "Monty Python's Spamalot" ($560,394) and "Avenue Q" ($295,262) were all up by $60,000 or more.
"Curtains" ($686,394), the tuner that surprised many industry watchers after Labor Day when it managed to stay as strong as it did, was up by just over $50,000.
"The Drowsy Chaperone" ($487,005) also rose by more than $50,000, but "Drowsy" remains, like "Legally Blonde" ($573,963), a relatively new tuner whose receipts have sunk lower than expected in recent weeks. (Legiters will be watching to see if "Blonde" gets a boost from the airing on MTV set for the end of the month.)
"Rent" ($262,953) had a particularly tough week, sinking by more than $115,000. Among the other shows to see a decline were "Spring Awakening" (down $44,000 to $612,591) and "Grease" (down $30,000 to $756,849).
Meanwhile: After a few weeks of no straight plays on the Rialto, two new non-tuners -- Manhattan Theater Club's production of Theresa Rebeck's "Mauritius" ($113,423 for five perfs) and the Roundabout's revival of "The Ritz" ($93,124 for three perfs) joined the fray last week.
