NEW YORK -- Road grosses increased in Week 44 (March 27-April 2), as the 13-show slate rose 4.17% to total $11,676,477.
"Chicago" returned from a weeklong hiatus, while "Peter Pan" went on hiatus for the week.
For the second consecutive week, the first company of "Wicked" in Philadelphia was the highest -grossing show with $1,583,731, a house record.
Estimates for last week:
BOSTON
Monty Python's Spamalot (M) Colonial ($87; 1,640; $1,075,600) (3/6/06-4/15/06).
PW, $1,052,050.
Last (4th) wk,
$1,043,380.
BUFFALO, N.Y.
Little Shop of Horrors (M) Shea's PAC ($52; 3,094; $1,073,048) (3/27/06-4/2/06).
PW, $348,757 in Fort Myers, Fla.
Last (1st) wk,
$584,713.
CHICAGO
Wicked (M-2nd Co.) Ford Center ($82; 2,243; $1,224,272) (6/20/05-OE).
PW, $1,188,837.
Last (41st) wk,
$1,184,524.
DALLAS
The Phantom of the Opera (M) Music Hall ($67; 3,372; $1,150,067) (3/21/06-4/17/06).
PW, $980,268.
Last (2nd) wk,
$1,047,867.
DAYTON, OHIO
Movin' Out (M) Schuster PAC ($69; 2,278; $2,060,256) (3/28/06-4/9/06).
PW, $599,809 in Richmond, Va.
Last (1st) wk,
$630,871.
DES MOINES, IOWA
The Lion King (M-1st Co.) Civic Center of Greater Des Moines ($67; 2,571; $1,213,344) (3/3/06-4/9/06).
PW, $1,076,806.
Last (5th) wk,
$1,078,911.
DETROIT
Les Miserables (M-1st Co.) Fisher ($66; 2,089; $722,038) (3/28/06-4/13/06).
PW, $658,506 in Waterbury, Conn.
Last (1st) wk,
$548,424.
LOS ANGELES
Dame Edna: Back With a Vengeance (P) Ahmanson ($85; 2,109; $979,580) (3/27/06-4/9/06).
PW, $235,642 in Seattle.
Last (1st) wk,
$549,132.
NEWARK, N.J.
Chicago (M) New Jersey PAC ($64; 2,868; $1,042,408) (3/28/06-4/2/06).
Last (1st) wk,
$568,981.
OKLAHOMA CITY
Hairspray (M) Civic Center Music Hall ($65; 2,404; $1,075,295) (3/28/06-4/2/06).
PW, $776,839 in Tulsa, Okla.
Last (1st) wk,
$888,231.
OMAHA, NEB.
Mamma Mia! (M) Orpheum Theater ($62; 2,598; $1,131,978) (3/28/06-4/2/06).
PW, $1,099,780 in Denver.
Last (1st) wk,
$860,134.
PHILADELPHIA
Wicked (M-1st Co.) Academy of Music ($93; 2,650; $1,616,832) (3/22/06-4/9/06).
PW, $1,543,127.
Last (2nd) wk,
$1,583,731.
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
The Lion King (M-2nd Co.) Auditorium Center ($62; 2,473; $1,141,728) (3/9/06-4/16/06).
PW, $1,081,737.
Last (4th) wk,
$1,107,578.
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