This week is seems that most shows have seen a small decline in business after the Easter holidays. The influx of touriss though has, I'm sure, meant that the drops are a lot smaller than what usually occur after other holidays periods throughout the year. There are some exceptions though - Avenue Q sees a near 18% drop in business and Shrek the musical is off nearly 15%. Some plays have also seen a big drop with The 39 Steps (-23%), Impressionism (-16%) and Reasons to be Pretty (-18%) being the worst affected. August: Osage County will have to consider closing soon if it continues to sell at less than 40% capacity. Some plays did much better this week though than the last week. Most notably are Mary Stuart (+13.6), Joe Turners Come and Gone (+16%) and The Norman Conquests (+11.5)The bigger shows generally didn't see as much of a change - Wicked (-1%), West Side Story (-1%) and The Lion King (-3%).
http://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses.cfm
Next week I will try and compare the total audience members going to watch shows with last year and see if the Credit Crunch has had a direct affect on theatre visitor numbers.
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