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The Broadway musicals and plays seeing a revival after the Tonys

A look at musicals, plays that saw bumps at their box offices after the awards telecast

Published: June 21, 2023 13:53 Compiled by Rajagopalan Venkataraman, Assistant Editor-Features and AP

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Gallery - Kimberly Akimbo-1687341341789 — New Broadway musicals ‘Kimberly Akimbo’, ‘Shucked', 'Some Like It Hot' and '& Juliet' — as well as the play 'Leopoldstadt' — all saw nice bumps at their box offices after the Tony Award telecast. Data from The Broadway League released shows many of the musicals and plays featured on the June 11 awards show benefited financially from getting valuable exposure in front of millions. Image Credit: AP

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Gallery - Kimberly Akimbo1-1687341343956 — The top Tony winner, 'Kimberly Akimbo', about a teen who ages four times faster than the average human, won five awards including best new musical and grossed $695,405 (Dh2,554,271.45) over eight performances following the telecast, an increase of $169,229 (Dh621,590) over the previous week. Image Credit: AP

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Gallery - Leopoldstadt-1687341345882 — Tom Stoppard’s ‘Leopoldstadt’, which explores Jewish identity with an intergenerational story, won the best new play Tony and did even better: It earned $273,804 (Dh1,005,701.34) more than the week previously, ending up with $924,033 (Dh3,394,038) in the week after the Tonys. Image Credit: AP

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Hollywood writers' strike-1684402066999 — The Hollywood writers’ strike left the storied awards show without a script but the Writers Guild of America allowed the show to go on without a picket line. Image Credit: Getty Images via AFP

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Gallery - &Juliet-1687341339199 — '& Juliet', which reimagines 'Romeo and Juliet' and adds some of the biggest pop hits of the past few decades, took in $205,694 (Dh755,528.52) more over the previous week, ending with a very healthy $1,339,854 (Dh4,921,377.93) after a rousing telecast performance and zero Tonys. Image Credit: Handout

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Gallery - Shucked-1687341349976 — 'Shucked', a surprise lightweight musical comedy celebrating corn and featuring newly minted Tony winner Alex Newell, earned $162,233 (Dh595,893.21) more than the previous week, finishing with a respectable $862,188 (Dh3,166,877.13). Image Credit: AP

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Gallery - Some Like It Hot-1687341351964 — 'Some Like It Hot', a musical adaptation of a comedy film, only saw a modest $103,039 (Dh378,469.49) increase despite J Harrison Ghee’s historic win. Image Credit: AP

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Gallery - Prima Facie, Jodie Comer-1687341347773 — 'Prima Facie', which stars best actress winner Jodi Comer saw a bump of $161,576 (Dh593,480) to help it cross the $1 million (Dh3.67 million) threshold. Producers announced on June 20 that the show had recouped its $4.1 million (Dh 15.06 miliion) capitalisation costs after 10 weeks and the show had set an eight-performance per week house record for the Golden Theatre with $1,107,829 (Dh4,069,133.79). Image Credit: AP

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