Broadway Grosses: The Color Purple & School of Rock Push Da Box Office Button in First Weeks
While usual suspects like Wicked, The Lion King and Hamilton secured the top spots at the box office, two new productions made sizable, if not placing, debuts on the boards. The revival of The Color Purple, led by Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Hudson and Danielle Brooks, played its first six preview performances at 98.10% capacity and grossed 89% of its potential at $690,820. School of Rock, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glenn Slat…