Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Playbill - Opening Night
Legendary blues musician "Ma" Rainey, an ambitious trumpeter who hopes she will perform his arrangement of her signature tune, and the rest of her band and hangers-on make their music and deal with the harsh reality of their business and lives in 1927 Chicago.
| Theatre World Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Theatre World Award | Winner |
| Tony Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Nominee |
| Week Ending | Week Number | This Week Gross Potential Gross | Diff $ | Avg Ticket Top Ticket | Seats Sold Seats in Theatre | Perfs Previews | % Cap This Week | Diff % cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2003 | 45 | $213,809.00 $584,169.00 | $20,734.00 | $48.19 $81.25 | 4,437 1,074 | 8 0 | 51.64% | 4.58% |
| Mar 30, 2003 | 44 | $193,075.00 $584,169.00 | $1,753.00 | $47.76 $81.25 | 4,043 1,074 | 8 0 | 47.06% | 2.50% |
| Mar 23, 2003 | 43 | $191,322.00 $584,169.00 | -$15,383.00 | $49.97 $81.25 | 3,829 1,074 | 8 0 | 44.56% | -2.96% |
| Mar 16, 2003 | 42 | $206,705.00 $584,169.00 | -$12,581.00 | $50.63 $81.25 | 4,083 1,074 | 8 0 | 47.52% | 1.28% |
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