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NEW YORK -- The road saw a 17.8% bump in Week 27 (Nov. 24-30), bringing the total gross for the 14-show slate to $13,063,118.

The Los Angeles production of "Wicked" brought in the week's highest gross, edging out the show's Minneapolis edition with $1,530,618.

CHICAGO
Dirty Dancing (M-1st Co.) Cadillac Palace Theater ($93; 2,312; $1,364,180) (9/28/08-10/05/08).�
PW, $1,001,971.
Last (10th) wk $1,130,694.

Jersey Boys (M-3rd Co.) Bank of America Theater ($105; 1,848; $1,243,600) (10/06/07-OE).
PW, $701,451.
Last (61st) wk, $946,975.

Wicked (M-2nd Co.) Ford Center ($82; 2,243; $1,224,272) (6/24/05-OE).
PW, $1,021,199.
Last (180th) wk, $1,345,203.

COSTA MESA, CALIF.
The Color Purple (M) Orange County PAC ($85; 3,064; $1,489,820) (11/18/08-11/23/08).�
PW $818,843.
Last (2nd) wk, $659,954.

INDIANAPOLIS
The Lion King (M-1st Co.) The Murat Center ($77; 2,554; $1,167,619) (11/19/08 - 12/28/08).�
PW, $1,009,197.
Last (2nd) wk, $1,103,366.

KITCHENER, ONTARIO
Mamma Mia! (M-2nd Co.) Center in the Square ($109; 1,935; $1,106,733) (11/24/08 - 11/30/08).�
PW, $487,228 in Memphis, Tenn.
Last (1st) wk, C$976,557/$778,194.

LOS ANGELES
Wicked (M-3rd Co.) Pantages Theater ($85; 2,703; $1,633,691) (2/10/07-OE).
PW, $1,282,413.
Last (95th) wk, $1,530,618.

MINNEAPOLIS
Wicked (M-1st Co.) Orpheum Theater ($80; 2,528; $1,391,844) (11/5-11/30/08).
PW, $1,476,712.
Last (4th) wk, $1,503,023.

PITTSBURGH
Monty Python's Spamalot (M-1st Co.) Benedum ($70.50; 2,824; $1,456,104) (11/24/08-11/30/08).
PW, $567,568 in Boston.
Last (1st) wk, $685,165.

SAN FRANCISCO
The Phantom of the Opera (M) Orpheum ($68; 2,129; $951,863) (11/24/08-1/4/08).�
PW, $841,080 in Tampa, Fla.
Last (1st) wk, $896,012.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.
Legally Blonde (M-1st Co.) Proctor's Theater ($65; 2,590; $1,205,400) (11/24/08-11/30/08).
PW, $764,657 in Cleveland.
Last (1st) wk, $541,311.

TORONTO
A Chorus Line (M-3rd Co.) Palace Theater ($62; 2,666; $720,408) (10/13/08-10/19/08).�
PW, C$747,597/$608 050.
Last (4th) wk, C$860,491/$685,704.

Jersey Boys (M-1st Co.) Toronto Center for the Performing Arts ($200; 7,766; $715,235/C$747,420) (8/18/08-11/2/08).�
PW, C$910,636/$740,656.
Last (15th) wk, C$864,494/$691,871.

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.
Avenue Q (M) Kravis Center for the Performing Arts ($79; 2,115; $994,740) (11/24/08-11/30/08).�
PW, $376,899 in Detroit.
Last (1st) wk, $565,028.