Wishful Drinking

Solo - Original

Studio 54

  • First Preview: September 22, 2009
  • Opening Date: October 4, 2009
  • Closing Date: January 17, 2010
  • Previews: 15
  • Performances: 133

Playwright: Carrie Fisher

Opening Night Credits Photo Galleries Awards Grosses
 

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  • Inside the Playbill (8)

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Synopsis

Carrie Fisher takes audiences on a rollercoaster ride through her life in Hollywood, two celebrity parents, her iconic role in Star Wars, a marriage to Paul Simon, addiction, recovery, and motherhood.

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Opening Night Cast

Carrie Fisher in Wishful Drinking Carrie Fisher
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Opening Night Production Credits

Carrie Fisher Carrie Fisher Creator
Tony Taccone Tony Taccone Director
Alexander V. Nichols Alexander V. Nichols Scenic Design
Alexander V. Nichols Alexander V. Nichols Lighting Design
Alexander V. Nichols Alexander V. Nichols Projection Design
  Sydney Beers Roundabout General Manager
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Inside the Playbill (8)

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Wishful Drinking - Opening Night
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Galleries (2)

Production Photos

  • Wishful Drinking, Starring Carrie Fisher, Hits Broadway
 

On the Scene

  • Wishful Drinking Opens on Broadway
 
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Shows That Opened That Season: 2009 - 2010

 
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Awards


Drama Desk Award

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
2010 Outstanding Solo Performance Carrie Fisher Nominee

Outer Critics Circle

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
2010 Outstanding Solo Performance Carrie Fisher Winner

Grosses

Week Ending Week # This Week Gross
Potential Gross		 Diff $ Avg Ticket
Top Ticket		 Seats Sold
Seats in Theatre		 Perfs
(Prev)		 % Cap
This Week 		Diff %
Cap
Jan. 17, 2010 34 $395,600
$655,375		 $74,891 $60.08
-		 6585
1004		 7
0		 93.70% 16.55%
Jan. 10, 2010 33 $320,709
$655,375		 $6,287 $59.15
-		 5422
1004		 7
0		 77.15% 2.49%
Jan. 3, 2010 32 $314,422
$762,545		 $105,813 $59.92
-		 5247
1004		 7
0		 74.66% 18.31%
Dec. 27, 2009 31 $208,609
$831,240		 - $46.09
-		 4526
1004		 8
0		 56.35% -
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Totals
Last 4 Weeks
   $1,239,340
$2,904,535		   $56.31 21780
29116		 29
0		 74.80 %  
Cumulative
   $5,649,906
$12,638,895		   $55.59
$0.00		 102216
133532		 118
15		 76.55 %  
 
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