Ken Davenport

With two fewer shows on the board this week, Broadway grosses remained steady thanks to the traction that many of this season’s big musicals are gaining. Hadestown, which opens tomorrow, was SRO at 81% of gross potential at the Kerr. Beetlejuice and Tootsie took in decent numbers for their early previews, selling 59% and 55% of gross potential, respectively. Today’s blog was guest-written by Ryan Conway, General Manager for DTE Management.

I’ve been following Julia Jordan’s career since she was living on a boat. That’s right, early on in her life in NYC, she lived on a boat . . . The Mice, Sarah Plain and Tall, many others, and eventually, that cool, suspenseful, Murder Ballad. Her writing has always gotten her a lot of attention, but over the last several years she’s held the microphone for one of the most important conversations in the theater . . .

I’ve been following Julia Jordan’s career since she was living on a boat. That’s right, early on in her life in NYC, she lived on a boat . . . The Mice, Sarah Plain and Tall, many others, and eventually, that cool, suspenseful, Murder Ballad. Her writing has always gotten her a lot of attention, but over the last several years she’s held the microphone for one of the most important conversations in the theater . . .

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