Topdog / Underdog (Broadway, Ambassador Theatre, 2002) | Playbill

Topdog/Underdog

Broadway
Play
Drama
Original


SYNOPSIS:

Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog, a darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity, tells the story of two brothers, Lincoln and Booth, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game, three-card monte, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history.

People (47)

Awards

Drama Desk Award
2002 Outstanding Actor in a Play Nominee
2002 Outstanding Play Nominee
Drama League
2002 Distinguished Production of a Play Nominee
Outer Critics Circle
2002 John Gassner Award Winner
2002 Outstanding New Broadway Play Nominee
2002 Special Award Winner
2002 Outstanding Director of a Play Nominee
Pulitzer Prize
2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Winner
Theatre World Awards
2002 Theatre World Award Winner
Tony Award
2002 Best Actor in a Play Nominee
2002 Play Nominee

QUICK STATS

(as of Aug 11, 2002) Total Current Gross: $5,405,007.00 Highest Weekly Gross: $404,277.00 (Week Ending Aug 11, 2002)   Average Ticket Price: $43.42 Average % Capacity: 62.66%

Grosses

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
Aug 11, 2002 11 $404,277.00 $517,766.00 $145,417.00 $45.66 $76.25 8,855 1,109 8 0 99.81% 28.83%
Aug 4, 2002 10 $258,860.00 $517,766.00 -$24,403.00 $41.11 $76.25 6,297 1,109 8 0 70.98% 0.94%
Jul 28, 2002 9 $283,263.00 $517,766.00 $34,072.00 $45.58 $76.25 6,214 1,109 8 0 70.04% 8.88%
Jul 21, 2002 8 $249,191.00 $517,766.00 -$3,289.00 $45.93 $76.25 5,426 1,109 8 0 61.16% 0.06%
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