Broadway Box Office: Thumped by the Pope, the U.N. and the End of 2-for-1 Tickets
A perfect storm of factors, from the pope to the United Nations to the end of Broadway week, combined to hold back Broadway box office, pushing down both sales and attendance. The vast majority of shows now running, from “Aladdin” ($1,347,833) to “Wicked” ($1,426,156), saw declines, and there were a host of reasons for it. First of... Read more »