As pop-u-lar as ever, Wicked musical breaks Broadway record
Once again, defying gravity and expectations, the Wicked stage musical continues to be pop-u-lar.
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Based on the book by Gregory Maguire, the Wizard Of Oz prequel, Wicked, has been breaking box office records for about a month now. But what most people outside the New York tri-state area don’t know is that Wicked is also a stage play. Thanks to all the hoopla surrounding the movie, that little adaptation at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City recently enjoyed the most lucrative week in Broadway history. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the Wicked stage musical brought in $5 million last week from nine performances, $2 million more than the week prior. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that the average ticket price is nearly $300. For comparison, other shows did quite well, too, including The Lion King ($4.2 million), Aladdin ($2.81 million), and Hamilton, which only did eight shows but still grossed $2.93 million.