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Other Desert Cities Sells Out Broadway Preview Week
Other Desert Cities began preview performances on Broadway and sold every seat for all seven shows that week.
It earned nearly $1.9 million, more than all but Hamilton.
Its average ticket cost was higher than that of any other show reported.
Across Broadway, 28 shows earned about $27.7 million during the week ending October 4.
That was more than the week before, but less than during the same week last year.
Attendance also rose compared with the previous week, but was lower than last year.
Two other productions, 860 and The Imaginary Invalid, joined the weekly Broadway roster.
Overall, the report shows a busy week, while season-to-date revenue and attendance remained below last year’s levels.
Other Desert Cities sold out all seven preview performances at the Hudson for the week ending October 4.
The revival grossed $1,879,441, ranking second among Broadway shows behind Hamilton.
Its average ticket price was $275.66, the highest of the 28 productions reported.
Broadway’s 28 productions grossed $27,735,569, up 15% from the previous week but down 12% from the same time last year.
Total attendance was 226,390, up 8% week over week and down 3% year over year.
- Who
- The Broadway revival of Other Desert Cities, featuring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery and Lily Rabe.
- What
- The production sold out all seven preview performances and grossed $1,879,441.
- Where
- The Hudson theatre on Broadway in New York.
- When
- For the week ending October 4, during the 19th week of the 2026–27 season.
- Why
- The articles do not state why the performances sold out.
Key facts
- Other Desert Cities gross
- $1,879,441
- Other Desert Cities performances
- Seven previews; all sold out
- Average ticket price
- $275.66 for Other Desert Cities; highest among the 28 shows
- Total Broadway gross
- $27,735,569 across 28 productions
- Week-over-week gross change
- Up 15%
- Year-over-year gross change
- Down 12%
- Total attendance
- 226,390, up 8% week over week and down 3% year over year
- Season-to-date gross
- $593,216,158, about 7% below the same point last season
Sources
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