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King Lear
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Nassau Street TheatreVan Dam Theatre (1750)New Theatre (1732–1750)Play
The story
The Tragedy of King Lear, often shortened to King Lear, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in late 1605 or early 1606. Set in pre-Roman Britain, the play depicts the consequences of King Lear's love-test, in which he divides his power and land according to the praise of his daughters. The play is known for its dark tone, complex poetry, and prominent motifs concerning blindness, madness and human nature.
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Strength score
46/100
Houses are 68.1% full lately, selling about $451,430 a week, with sales trending down (-9%/week). Built from real ticket sales — not a profit guess.
Next week, we expect
$334,185
Likely somewhere between $166,407 and $501,962, based on the last 25 weeks.
Closing-risk signal
24/100 · moderate
Current capacity: 71% · Recent trend: -1.4 pts/wk. A warning sign from empty-and-falling seats — not a prediction that it will close.
Box office (weekly grosses)
Weekly sales & how full
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Gold area = weekly ticket sales (left axis); the blue line = how full the house was (right axis, %). Dashed lines mark Tony Awards night.
Average ticket paid (box office)
Recent weeks
| Week ending | Sales | vs last wk | How full | Avg ticket | That week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2019 | $395,762 | up ▲ $110,655 | 71% | $66 | — |
| Jun 2, 2019 | $285,108 | down ▼ $73,366 | 60% | $57 | 🎉 Memorial Day |
| May 26, 2019 | $358,474 | down ▼ $68,601 | 65% | $66 | — |
| May 19, 2019 | $427,075 | down ▼ $33,410 | 64% | $80 | — |
TKTS discounts
Not spotted on TKTS yet
This show has been full price on our watch — we'll log it the moment it hits the TKTS discount board, and start tracking how deep the cut goes.
At a glance
TheatreNassau Street TheatreVan Dam Theatre (1750)New Theatre (1732–1750)
Opening date—
CategoryBroadway
StatusClosed
Production details, synopsis, poster, and cast come from this show's Playbill page; weekly sales from the Broadway League report via Playbill; discount data from the public TKTS Live board. BoothHistory is an independent tracker, not affiliated with this production, the Broadway League, or TDF.