Ms. Billy Porter joins CABARET and box office drops

[Ali Gator]

Ms. Billy Porter began his three month run as the 'Emcee' in the current revival of CABARET last week, and the box office dropped nearly in half. The musical, which has a weekly cost of just over $500K, saw the box office drop from $1,166,265 the week prior - the last week country crooner Orville Peck was in the role  - to $648,886 for Porter's first week. (Marsha Wallace also joined the show as Sally, but Porter's name was supposed to be the big draw.) This was the lowest grossing week for the current revival since opening on April 21, 2024, with actor Eddie Redmayne as the 'Emcee'.  ( Adam Lambert and Peck succeeded him in that order.)

The show is scheduled to close on October 19, but many speculate if ticket sales don't improve with Porter in the role, it my be 'au revoir' to CABARET long before the announced closing date.