People walk in the Theater District during snowfall after the Broadway League announced that most shows have been cancelled for the evening on February 22, 2026 in New York City. Ryan Murphy/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Broadway grosses dropped 6 percent last week as eight productions canceled Sunday evening performances due to the blizzard in New York City. Wicked, one of the highest earners on Broadway, saw the biggest drop due to the storm, as the musical fell $408,223 from the prior week. It was still one of the highest grossing shows of the week with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as the top grossing show ($2.6 million), followed by The Lion King ($1.9 million), then Wicked ($1.6 million) and Just In Time ($1.5 million). & Juliet (down $195,292 from the prior week), All Out: Comedy About Ambition (down $77,149), Chicago (down $169,110) and Oh, Mary! (down $216,345) also lost their Sunday evening performances. Related Stories Business Broadway Cancels a Second Day of Shows Due to Blizzard Business Broadway Cancels Evening Shows Due to Blizzard Though it was not impacted by the snowstorm, Chess had the largest drop of the week, falling $802,675, as lead Lea Michele was out of the show from Wednesday through Sunday due to a scheduled absence. Attendance also fell to 80 percent from 95 percent and the average ticket price dropped to $85 from $144. Operation Mincemeat was meant to have a nine-performance week, with Sunday evening marking the final performance of original cast members David Cumming, Claire-Marie Hall, Natasha Hodgson, Jak Malone and Zoë Roberts. However, the cast members performed the matinee and then held a live-streamed concert in the evening, in lieu of the final performance. The show still saw a $150,000 boost from the prior week, bringing in $1.1 million as the average ticket price jumped up $23 to $175. Hell's Kitchen played its final performance Sunday, after opening on Broadway in April 2024. The musical brought in $1.4 million, and saw its grosses jump up about $200,000 from the prior week. Stranger Things: The First Shadow also had to cancel Sunday night's performance due to the storm, but still brought in close to $1.6 million across seven performances, above its totals at the beginning of February. The production was dark the prior week to allow for filming. Broadway also canceled Monday performances, impacting six productions that were scheduled to go on that night. Those cancellations will be reflected in the upcoming grosses. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up StudioCanal StudioCanal Buys Majority Stake in Leading Italian Producer-Distributor Lucky Red TikTok Amazon Gives Entertainment Giants a New TikTok-Fighting Tool: AI-Powered Vertical Video Tech Podcast News Lil Dicky and Benny Blanco Have a New Podcast - and Some Thoughts About This Headline Jeffrey Epstein Inside Jeffrey Epstein's Spin Machine: How Top Crises PR Experts Defended Him tom pelphrey Tom Pelphrey Takes on Task of Playing the Most Famous Man to Ever Live - Jesus Christ (Exclusive) Warner Bros. Discovery Warner Bros. Discovery Says It's Reviewing Sweetened Paramount Bid StudioCanal StudioCanal Buys Majority Stake in Leading Italian Producer-Distributor Lucky Red TikTok Amazon Gives Entertainment Giants a New TikTok-Fighting Tool: AI-Powered Vertical Video Tech Podcast News Lil Dicky and Benny Blanco Have a New Podcast - and Some Thoughts About This Headline Jeffrey Epstein Inside Jeffrey Epstein's Spin Machine: How Top Crises PR Experts Defended Him tom pelphrey Tom Pelphrey Takes on Task of Playing the Most Famous Man to Ever Live - Jesus Christ (Exclusive) Warner Bros. Discovery Warner Bros. Discovery Says It's Reviewing Sweetened Paramount Bid