Broadway Grosses: Ballet Superstar Misty Copeland Brings Box Office Bump to On the Town
A new Miss Turnstiles has crowds turning to On the Town. American Ballet Theatre prima ballerina Misty Copeland began performances as Ivy Smith in the Broadway revival on August 25, and in her first week at the Lyric Theatre, the show rose to 79.7% capacity in the colossal Lyric Theatre and grossed $914,434—more than $500,000 more than the previous week. These numbers will allow the dance tuner to end on a high…