Broadway Grosses: Kathy Griffin's Tony and Anything Goes Off to Strong Starts

The spring season continues to blossom on Broadway as several new plays and musicals began performances this week. Comedian Kathy Griffin filled the Belasco Theatre a healthy 98% for the first shows of her limited engagement, Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony. Previews also began for the Roundabout Theater's revival of Anything Goes (which played to 98% capacity) and the Robin Williams-lead play Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (83%), as well as new musical Catch Me If You Can (89%.) Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending March 13: 

FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. Wicked ($1,545,232)
2. The Lion King ($1,498,910)
3. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark ($1,360,683)*
4. Jersey Boys ($962,541)
5. Billy Elliot ($874,497)

UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Driving Miss Daisy ($337,753)**
4. La Cage aux Folles ($325,044)
3. Ghetto Klown ($322,961)***
2. Catch Me If You Can ($284,359)****
1. Lombardi ($260,959)

FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (101.15%)*
2. Wicked (100%)
3. Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony (98.90%)*****
4. Anything Goes (98.44%)******
5. Good People (98.42%)

UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Rain: A Tribute to The Beatles (70.49%)
4. Lombardi (67.37%)
3. American Idiot (61.21%)
2. Million Dollar Quartet (56.23%)
1. La Cage aux Folles (53.17%)

*Number based on eight preview performances.
**Number based on seven regular performances.
***Number based on six prevew performances.
****Number based on three preview performances.
*****Number based on three regular performances.
******Number based on five preview performances.
Data provided by the Broadway League.