Broadway's Capacity Gap: 3 Shows Sell Out While 3 Others Sit at 65%

For the week ending August 30, 2026, Broadway's 26 active musicals averaged 88.39% capacity, but that average masks a 37-percentage-point chasm between the week's sellouts and its stragglers. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child surged 81.26% in gross week-over-week, while Stranger Things: The First Shadow, SIX: The Musical, and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) each sat below 65% capacity. Total gross across all 26 shows reached $25,753,181.53, down $2.88 million from the same week in 2025.