NEW YORK (AP) β Theater-goers were very generous to Broadway producers this holiday season, with 19 of the current 36 shows breaking the $1 million mark and almost 30,000 more people in the seats than last Christmas.
The Broadway League said Monday that Broadway shows pulled in more than $40 million for the week ending Sunday, better than the same week last year when 30 shows attracted nearly $39 million. Attendance also went from more than 290,000 in 2013 to nearly 318,000 this year.
But despite having Hugh Jackman, Bradley Cooper and Sting all onstage toward the end of the year β and “The Book of Mormon” hardly slowing down this year β an old favorite was once again the best bet. Disney’s “The Lion King” remained Broadway’s highest grossing show of the year for the second time in a row.
