The production had a comparable week at the box office - an inconsequential drop of $61,000 but still well over $1.1M with Benko playing all 8 performances. This suggests that the revival itself, the show’s return after decades, may be the event. It bodes well for recasts of any of the four over the title stars, the show pulling audience and equivalent b.o. with the major two romantic leads both felled by Covid. If the show finds interesting replacements, it may have a review-proof life on Broadway.
