“Forty shows opened (14 musicals, 23 plays and 3 special events) to a total gross of $1.14 billion and an audience of 12.33 million. Actual attendance was down by 200,000 people, but then last season was kind of a leap season: there were 53 playing weeks. Despite that dip in the behinds-in-seats tally, total box-office receipts leapt by about $600,000 this season.”