Industry grosses are rising as Proof, Schmigadoon and more began previews last week, and Harry Potter extended Tom Felton into the fall.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been at the top of the grosses chart for weeks, thanks to the casting of Tom Felton, who starred in the film series, and appears poised to continue, as the production announced Tuesday that Felton will continue in the role through Nov. 1.
The Lion King took the top grossing spot last week, hitting $2.82 million but across nine shows, followed by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child with $2.8 million, which played the typical eight, Hamilton with $2.6 million, Wicked with $2.1 million and Aladdin with $1.8 million.
Several other shows saw the impact of star power last week, as Chess saw its grosses halved, falling to $585,803 from $1.1 million, as Lea Michele missed seven of the week’s…