Ryan Vasquez’s “The Notebook Musical” Nearly Sells Out First Three Preview Performances on Broadway

It’s a Note(book)-worthy box office performance for Ryan Vasquez and his cast mates.

Despite the winter weather, the Latino actor’s The Notebook Musical is making money moves in its first shows.

Ryan Vasquez, The Notebook MusicalWhile most shows reporting at least some downturn at the box office last week, with overall receipts dropping nearly 10% from the previous week, the Broadway musical adaptation of Nicholas Spark’s novel was  just a few seats shy of selling out all of its first three previews at the Schoenfeld Theatre.

The production, with music by Ingrid Michaelson and a book by Bekah Brunstetter, grossed $364,678 for the three performances, with a healthy average ticket price of $122.17.

Ryan Vasquez stars as Middle Noah.

to date, Broadway has grossed $1,090,523,665, with total attendance at 8,682,619.

All figures courtesy of The Broadway League.

For complete box office listings, visit The Broadway League’s website.

Rapace’s “Passion” Project with Rachel McAdams…

She’s just launched her Hollywood career in Sherlock Homes: A Game of Shadows, which opened nationwide today… But Noomi Rapace isn’t slowing down her oh-so-hot career.

The 31-year-old half-Spanish actress—who starred as Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish/Danish film adaptations of late author Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium series” books—has signed on to appear in Passion opposite The Notebook star Rachel McAdams.

Noomi Rapace

The psychological suspense thriller is an English-language adaptation from writer-director Brian De Palma of the French psychodrama Crime
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The original starred Kristin Scott-Thomas and Ludivine Sagnier as a conniving boss and her ambitious protégé, respectively.

No word yet on which roles Rapace and McAdams will play in De Palma’s version, which will begin filming in March.

In the meantime, Rapace contnues promoting the just-released Sherlock Holmes sequel throughout the world and will appear in Ridley Scott’s sci-fi mystery project Prometheus.