CSB: I track weekly grosses for Broadway - it's a hobby that I'm hoping to turn into a side hustle.

It's definitely true that grosses are down across the board, but they're returning toward pre-covid amounts pretty quickly. The way I'm interpreting it (and I'm not actually an expert - more a well-informed amateur) is that covid fear is keeping people away but slightly less so every month/week.

I'm also noticing that ticket prices are down more than ticket sales, which makes sense for Broadway specifically because many/most shows use dynamic pricing (similar to airlines), where prices go down to compensate for less demand. So there's likely also people who are noticing good deals who wouldn't go to see shows otherwise.

The big blockbusters like Lion King, Wicked, Hamilton, etc., which drive the lion's share of ticket sales are largely back to normal. Interestingly, Phantom of the Opera is struggling hardcore. My understanding is that while all of these shows have relied on tourists forever, Phantom relied specifically on international tourists, and international tourism is lagging well behind domestic tourism. There were lots of rumors in 2020/21 that Phantom wasn't even going to try to reopen.