Broadway box office for the 2022-23 season – the first full season since the industry’s return from the Covid closure – reached $1,577,586,897, a big increase over the last two hard-hit seasons but still about 14% lower than the pre-pandemic high of $1.8 billion.
Figures released today by the Broadway League indicate that total attendance for the season that ended just two days ago was 12,283,399, about 17% off from the pre-pandemic 2018-19 season, the highest grossing and best attended season in Broadway recorded history.
The box office numbers indicate a slow if steady return from the gloomiest days of the Covid pandemic. The 2019-20 season, cut short a couple months by the Covid shutdown in March 2020, recorded total grosses of $1.4 billion and an attendance of 11 million.
The 2021-22 season, which saw Broadway reopen after the dark 2020-21 season, took in just $845 million (6.7 million in attendance), a reflection of the 10-week start-up delay and numerous cancelations. “Broadway is making a strong rebound as audiences are returning to New York City to experience extraordinary live theatre,” said Charlotte St.
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