Broadway Box Office Dips; 'Hamilton' & 'Aladdin' Among Trend-Buckers
Broadway box office for Week 11 (ending August 7) was down 5.6% from the previous week to $24.1M, a drop in keeping with a trimmer roster (two productions – Fully Committed and Motown the Musical – had exited by the previous week). In all, attendance for the 25 shows was 225,907, a 6% fall of about 15,000 from the previous week. Tourists were a boon to some shows, with both Aladdin (at the New Amsterdam) …