Doubt Once Again Breaks Walter Kerr House Record

Doubt, the intense drama that is also Broadway's hottest straight play ticket, has for the sixth time shattered the Walter Kerr Theatre house record, bringing in $544,155 for the week of June 13-19.  The production previously set the record at $539,123 for the week of June 6-12.

Doubt, written by John Patrick Shanley, recently won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, as well as the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play.  Cherry Jones received a Tony for Best Actress in a Play, as did Adriane Lenox for Best Featured Actress in a Play; director Doug Hughes was also honored with an award.  Doubt was also nominated for four other Tonys, and also received the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play of the Year, the Drama League Award for Distinguished Play, and four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Play and four Lucille Lortel Awards, including Best Play.