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95% Full, $3M Short: Broadway's Capacity Paradox Opens 2026–27
By Stage Door Society8 min readPatron
For the week ending September 20, 2026, Broadway's 26 shows averaged 95.39% capacity, yet the season is running $42.5 million behind last year's pace at the same point. The gap between packed houses and shrinking dollars is the defining tension of the 2026–27 season's opening stretch, and the average ticket price tells the story: $114.74 this week versus $131 a year ago.
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