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Posted: Fri., Jan. 30, 2009, 2:34pm PT

Chicago's 'Wicked' helps lift totals

Road Grosses

NEW YORK -- The road got a 0.5% boost in Week 35 (Jan. 19-25), bringing the total gross for the 12-show slate to $11,750,007.

The Chicago production of "Wicked" broke the house record in its last week, pulling in the frame's highest gross with $1,551,191. The Louisville, Ky., prod did the same at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts for the third week running.

CHICAGO

Jersey Boys (M-3rd Co.) Bank of America Theater ($105; 1,848; $1,243,600) (10/06/07-OE). 

PW, $735,333.

Last (69th) wk, $649,432.

Monty Python's Spamalot (M-1st Co.) Auditorium Theater ($82; 2,558; $749,578) (1/19/08-1/25/09). 

PW, $431,753 in Peoria, Ill.

Last (1st) wk, $749,578.

Wicked (M-2nd Co.) Ford Center ($102; 2,243, $1,485,984) (6/24/05-1/25/09).

PW, $1,391,393.

Last (188th) wk, $1,551,191.

DETROIT

A Chorus Line (M-3rd Co.) Energy Solutions Arena ($81.50; 2,365; $865,920) (1/13/09-2/1/09). 

PW, $393,640.

Last (3rd) wk, $420,899.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.

Mamma Mia! (M) Broward Center ($69; 2,652; $1,203,028) (1/20/09-1/25/09).

PW, $837,247 in Naples, Fla.

Last (1st) wk, $846,897.

LOS ANGELES

The Phantom of the Opera (M-1st Co.) Pantages Theater ($123; 2,677, $1,272,117) (1/20-2/15/09).

Last (1st) wk, $1,210,532.

LOUISVILLE, KY.

Wicked (M-1st Co.) Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts ($75; 2,442, $1,293,760) (1/7-2/1/09).

PW, $1,282,519.

Last (3rd) wk, $1,304,400.

PITTSBURGH

Jersey Boys (M-1st Co.) Benedum ($125; 2,829; $1,440,442) (1/5/09-2/1/09). 

PW, $1,448,438.

Last (3rd) wk, $1,544,264.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.

Avenue Q (M) Proctor's Theater ($57; 2,590; $1,019,740) (1/20/09-1/25/09). 

PW, $648,511 in Hartford, Conn.

Last (1st) wk, $589,445.

ST. LOUIS

Legally Blonde (M-1st Co.) The Fabulous Fox ($68; 4,074, $1,794,336) (1/20/09-1/25/09).

PW, $765,387 in East Lansing, Mich.

Last (1st) wk, $951,200.

TEMPE, ARIZ.

The Lion King (M-1st co.) Gammage Auditorium ($78; 2,686; $775,633) (12/29/08 - 1/4/08). 

PW, $1,141,838.

Last (4th) wk, $1,128,641.

TULSA, OKLA.

The Color Purple (M) Tulsa PAC ($65; 2,365; $1,062,980) (1/20/08-1/25/09). 

PW, $925,375 in Denver.

Last (1st) wk, $803,528.

Contact Sam Thielman at sam.thielman@variety.com

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