NEW YORK -- Road grosses dipped in Week 36 (Jan. 9-15), falling 4.68% to $9,926,998.
Whilst it was business as usual for road titans "Wicked," who broke through their gross potential in Chicago with $1,145,680, two shows - "Dame Edna" and "Chicago" - ran under the normal 8 performance week, with four and six respectively, bringing down the net potential for all 13 productions.
Estimates for last week:
Bloomington, IN.Chicago (M) Indiana Universtiy Aud. ($55; 3,200; $270,488) (1/31/06-2/106).
PW, $696,543 in Raleigh, NC.
Last (1st) wk,
$188,331 (2 perfs).
Chicago
Wicked (M-2nd Co.) Ford Center ($82; 2,243; $1,124,272) (6/20/05-7/30/06).
PW, $1,177,667.
Last (33rd) wk,
$1,145,680.
Dayton, OH.
Hairspray (M) Schuster PAC ($69; 2,159; $1,,030,328) (1/30/06-2/5/06).
PW, $623,842.
Last (1st) wk,
$556,768.
East Lansing, Mich.
The Lion King (M-2nd Co.) Wharton Center ($72; 2,280; $1,169,788) (1/19/06-3/5/06).
PW, $1,039,907.
Last (3rd) wk,
$1,125,624.
Fort Meyers, Fla.
Peter Pan (M) Barbara Mann Theater ($59; 1,849; $ 804,808) (1/30/06-2/5/06).
PW, $350,673 (7 perf) in Tallahassee.
Last (1st) wk,
$521,038.
Naples, Fla.
Movin' Out (M) Philharmonic PAC ($84; 1,461; $981,792) (1/31/06-2/5/06).
PW, $656,248 in Miami.
Last (1st) wk, ,B>$853,089.
Palm Desert, CA
Dame Edna: Back With a Vengeance (P) McCallum PAC ($85; 1,127; $312,670) (1/30/06-2/5/06).
PW, $537,120 in Denver.
Last (1st) wk,
$252,462 (4 perfs).
Sacramento
Little Shop of Horrors (M) Sacramento Community Center ($65; 2,452; $1,046,560) (1/123/06-1/29/06).
PW, $630,976.
Last (2nd) wk,
$635,629.
San Jose
The Lion King (M-1st Co.) San Jose PAC ($78; 2,415; $1,182,780) (1/20/05-2/26/06).
PW, $1,022,873.
Last (3rd) wk,
Schenectady, NY.
The Phantom of the Opera (M) Proctors Theater ($68; 2,824; $966,329) (1/30/06-2/5/06).
PW, $1,104,833 in Pittsburgh.
Last (1st) wk, $751,088.
St. Paul, MN.
Les Miserables (M-1st Co.) Ordway ($65; 1,890; $787,940) (1/24/06-2/13/06).
PW, $627,637.
Last (2nd) wk, ,B>$691,355.
Tampa, Fla.
Wicked (M-1st Co.) Tampa Bay PAC ($77; 2,467; $1,321,326) (1/18/06-2/5/06).
PW, $1,321,992.
Last (3rd) wk, $1,320,515.
Thousand Oaks, CA
Mamma Mia! (M) Fred Kavli ($60; 1,728; $761,430) (1/24/06-2/5/06).
PW, $624,601.
Last (2nd) wk, $634,585.
Wilmington, DE.
Chicago (M) Playhouse/Du Pont Theater ($68; 1,251; $308,224) (2/3/06-2/5/06).
PW, $696,543 in Raleigh, NC.
Last (1st) wk, ,B>$244,412 (4 perfs).
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