Ragtime opened at Broadway ‘s Vivian Beaumont last week to strong reviews and solid box office, supporting new Lincoln Center theater artistic director Lear deBessonet’s judgement in opening her inaugural season with this soul-stirring revival . The weekly gross for the non-profit production was no less than $1,052,045 . Needless to say, it was sell-out.

Some other new fall arrivals stood up for themselves as well. The Queen of Versailles , starring Broadway favorite Kristin Chenoweth is in previews at the St. James, filling 91% of seats for its first six previews in that venue for a gross of $898,774 . I’m guessing reviews will be key here, one way or the other. Opening night is November 9.

Speaking of reviews, same goes for Liberation at the James Earl Jones and Lit

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