The Tony Awards (June 7) spurred sales for best musical nominee Something Rotten. It bows at No. 1 on the Cast Albums chart with 6,000 units sold in the week ending June 7, according to Nielsen Music. It’s the best week for a cast set since If/Then moved 15,000 on June 21, 2014.
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Overall Broadway cast album sales rose by 78 percent (to 32,000) for the week. Expect another gain in the week ending June 14, the first full week of post-show impact.
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Kelli O’Hara claimed her first Tony Award win — with her sixth nomination in 11 years — for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical for The King and I. Its cast recording debuts at No. 4 on Cast Albums (1,000 sold).
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The companion album for best musical winner Fun Home charges with a 107 percent sales gain to 2,000 sold (though it is pushed down 1-3 on Cast Albums by two new titles).