The 2022 Tony Awards could be a boon for Broadway’s box office

Broadway News: According to data provided by The Broadway League, as of May 15, 2022, the 2021-2022 Broadway season had grossed $812,064,730. At that time, during Broadway’s last uninterrupted season (the 51st week of 2018-2019), the season had grossed $1,793,406,470. That’s a deficit of $981,341,740, or 112.5% (although this current Tony-eligible season began in August 2021 rather than May). A different look: The week after this year’s Tony nominations grossed $30,349,653; that same week in 2019 took in $35,092,351 — a difference of $4,742,698, or 15.6%.