THEATRE PRODUCER'S INTERNET EXPLORATION

EXERCISE
This assignment requires that you search for information what would typically be used by play producers:
1. Gross ticket sales
2. Long production performance runs
You can find the information at the following two web sites:
1. playbill.com
2. broadwayleague.com
Once there, you should search under “grosses” and “long running shows”
Each answer is worth 2 pts.

PART ONE: Weekly Gross Ticket Sales for Broadway productions

The week ending 05-01-2022

Total weekly gross:

Total number of shows playing on Broadway:
Production that played to highest capacity & percentage:
Production that played to the lowest capacity & percentage (8 performances):
Highest grossing production with amount:
Lowest grossing production with amount:

The week ending 06-13-2004

Total weekly gross:

Total number of shows playing on Broadway:
Production that played to highest capacity & percentage:
Production that played to the lowest capacity & percentage (8 performances):
Highest grossing production with amount:
Lowest grossing production with amount:
The week ending 06-09-1985
Total weekly gross:
Total number of shows playing on Broadway:
Production that played to highest capacity & percentage:
Production that played to the lowest capacity & percentage (8 performances):
Highest grossing production with amount:
Lowest grossing production with amount:

Total attendance during the 2018/2019 (the last full season before Covid) production season:

Total gross ticket sales for the 2018/2019 (the last full season before Covid) production season:

PART TWO: Longest running Broadway productions

Top-ten longest running productions in Broadway history
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What Broadway production has played the most performances & how many performances:

How many productions are still playing performances?

Name them:
Show with the oldest opening date: Date it opened:

How many productions have played more than 10,000 performances?

How many productions have played more than 5,000 performances?

How many productions have played more than 2,000 performances?