Hillary Clinton's Broadway musical 'Suffs' struggles to fill seats

A Broadway musical called "Suffs" produced by Hillary Clinton is having trouble filling seats during its important season. The musical is about the suffragettes in 1913 before the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. The show reported an attendance of 81% by the week ending on May 5, with gross revenue staying around $630,000 each week. This puts "Suffs" in the bottom quarter of all Broadway shows for the week. Other shows with longer runs are filling more seats compared to "Suffs" which started in 2022. The musical was sold out at the smaller Public Theater before its Broadway debut. The cast includes Tony-winner Nikki M. James and has six Tony nominations. The show aims to inspire by portraying brilliant women overcoming challenges. Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai are among the producers. Clinton and her daughter have a production company called HiddenLight Productions. Their documentary "In Her Hands" won an Emmy and tells the story of Zarifa Ghafari, the first female mayor in Afghanistan. The Broadway box office numbers for the week of May 5 showed that "Suffs" is struggling to fill seats compared to other shows. The play only reached 81% capacity across eight performances, placing it among the bottom eight productions. The three-hour-long play brings the women's suffrage movement to the stage with an all-female and non-binary cast. Clinton relates to the characters in the play and sees its relevance today. The show's numbers have been declining, with only 78% of seats filled in the latest week. Clinton and Shaina Taub produced the musical to highlight the real-life women of the suffragist movement. The play emphasizes women's rights and the importance of fighting for the future. Malala Yousafzai also participated as a producer, emphasizing the ongoing fight for women's rights.