Box Office: ‘Kinky Boots’ Marches Closer to ‘Mormon’ Top

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Theatergoers took time away from the beach and U.S. Open tennis in the seven days before Labor Day to help Broadway set sales records.

“Kinky Boots” sold the fewest tickets in nearly three months, yet hit its highest-ever gross, $1.7 million. That’s thanks to the average ticket price jumping $3 from its previous record, to $147, according to figures released from the Broadway League, a trade association.