The 2011-12 Broadway season is officially over! Long-running hits The Lion King, Wicked and The Book of Mormon held the top spots during the season's final week. Newcomers like Evita and Death of a Salesman also continued to do big business, with Salesman breaking the house record at the Barrymore Theatre yet again. Another starry revival is also playing to full houses as The Best Man's capacity hit 98.47%.
Here's a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending April 29.
FRONTRUNNERS (By Gross)
1. The Lion King ($1,761,855)
2. Wicked ($1,742,571)
3. The Book of Mormon ($1,603,228)
4. Evita ($1,515,746)
5. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark ($1,371,737)
UNDERDOGS (By Gross)
5. Leap of Faith ($224,539)*
4. Magic/Bird ($211,639)
3. The Lyons ($198,432)
2. Don’t Dress For Dinner ($177,606)*
1. Seminar ($134,207)
FRONTRUNNERS (By Capacity)
1. The Book of Mormon (102.63%)
2. Death of a Salesman (99.39%)**
3. The Lion King (99.13%)
4. The Best Man (98.47%)
5. Newsies (97.97%)
UNDERDOGS (By Capacity)
5. Porgy and Bess (58.40%)
4. Venus in Fur (57.66)
3. Seminar (56.84%)
2. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (52.89%)
1. Magic Bird (52.77%)
*Number based on five preview and three regular performances
**Number based on seven regular performance
Data Provided by the Broadway League.