Dreamgirls (Broadway, Ambassador Theatre, 1987) | Playbill

Dreamgirls

Broadway
Musical
Revival


SYNOPSIS:

An opportunistic show business promoter sets the career of a female trio of black singers soaring as 1960s Motown music becomes popular with both white and black audiences, necessitating the overweight lead singer's demotion in favor of a more glamorous singer who had previously sung backup.

People (63)

Awards

Drama Desk Award
1988 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Nominee
1988 Outstanding Revival Nominee
Tony Award
1988 Revival (Play or Musical) Nominee

QUICK STATS

(as of Nov 22, 1987) Total Current Gross: $1,672,597.00 Highest Weekly Gross: $271,732.00 (Week Ending Aug 2, 1987)   Average Ticket Price: $30.37 Average % Capacity: 70.25%

Grosses

Week Ending Week Number This Week Gross Potential Gross Diff $ Avg Ticket Top Ticket Seats Sold Seats in Theatre Perfs Previews % Cap This Week Diff % cap
Nov 22, 1987 25 $174,751.00 $0.00 $2,920.00 $29.87 $0.00 5,851 1,085 8 0 67.41% 3.14%
Nov 15, 1987 24 $171,831.00 $0.00 $7,181.00 $30.80 $0.00 5,579 1,085 8 0 64.27% 3.98%
Nov 8, 1987 23 $164,650.00 $0.00 $38,180.00 $31.46 $0.00 5,233 1,085 8 0 60.29% 9.86%
Nov 1, 1987 22 $126,470.00 $0.00 -$49,210.00 $28.89 $0.00 4,377 1,085 8 0 50.43% -21.10%
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