NEW YORK -- The road grosses jumped 4.9% in Week 45 (March 30-April 5), bringing the total gross for the 16-show slate to $13,494,238.
The Portland production of "Wicked" was the week's biggest earner with $1,526,953 at the Keller, where it broke the house record again.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Wicked (M-2nd Co.) BJCC Concert Hall ($78, 2,768, $857,296) (4/3-4/19/09).
PW, $1,194,477 in Fort Myers, Fla.
Last (1st) wk, (5 perf)
$842,156.
BOSTON
Dirty Dancing (M-1st Co.) Opera House ($88; 2,576; $1,589,552) (3/3/09-3/8/09).
PW, $985,334.
Last (8th) wk,
$1,004,588.
CHICAGO
Jersey Boys (M-3rd Co.) Bank of America Theater ($110; 1,848; $1,144,310) (10/06/07-OE).
PW, $661,629.
Last (79th) wk,
$548,448.
Mary Poppins (M-1st Co.) Cadillac Palace Theater ($85; 2,354; $1,330,052) (3/15/09-7/12/09).
PW, $1,125,081.
Last (4th) wk,
$1,126,658.
Rent (M-1st Co.) Oriental Theater ($147.50; 2,243; $1,104,174) (3/29/09-4/05/).
PW, $779,028 in Minneapolis.
Last (1st) wk,
$803,541.
CLEVELAND
Monty Python's Spamalot (M-1st Co.) Palace Theater ($80; 2,658; $1,347,760) (3/29/08-4/5/09).
PW, $497,907 in Albuquerque, N.M.
Last (1st) wk,
$548,294.
COSTA MESA, CALIF.
Avenue Q (M-1st Co.) Orange County PAC ($66; 3,034, $805,564) (3/29/09-4/5).
PW, $742,026 in Omaha, Neb.
Last (1st) wk,
$805,564.
EAST LANSING, MICH.
The Lion King (M-1st Co.) Wharton Center ($69; 2,286; $880,017) (3/19/08 - 4/19/08).
PW, $752,096.
Last (3rd) wk,
$797,137.
KANSAS CITY
The Phantom of the Opera (M-1st Co.) Music Hall ($75; 2,307, $956,957) (3/24-4/19/09).
PW, $775,265.
Last (1st) wk
, $721,914.
MEMPHIS, TENN.
The Color Purple (M-1st Co.) Orpheum Theater ($85; 2,424; $1,166,404) (3/29/08 - 4/05/08).
PW, $520,649 in St. Paul, Minn.
Last (1st) wk,
$901,155.
NAPLES, FLA.
Legally Blonde (M-1st Co.) Philharmonic Center ($82; 1,386, $909,216) (3/29/09-4/5/09).
PW, $599,009 in Greenville, S.C.
Last (1st) wk,
$550,217.
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Jersey Boys (M-1st Co.) TPAC ($75; 14,328; $1,185,910) (3/16/09-3/22/09).
PW, $1,007,015.
Last (3rd) wk,
$839,883.
PORTLAND, ORE.
Wicked (M-1st Co.) Keller Auditorium ($80, 2,967, $1,522,544) (3/4-4/2/09).
PW, $1,518,535.
Last (5th) wk,
$1,526,953.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.
A Chorus Line (M-3rd Co.) Providence PAC ($62; 3,083; $1,051,312) (3/30/09-4/05/09).
PW, $632,209 in Hartford, Conn.
Last (1st) wk,
$747,073.
SAN FRANCISCO
Wicked (M-3rd Co.) Orpheum Theater ($96; 2,163, $1,338,456) (1/27/09-OE).
PW, $1,438,224.
Last (10th) wk,
$1,321,053.
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF.
Mamma Mia! (M-2nd Co.) Granada ($78; 1,509, $874,720) (3/31/09-4/5/09).
Last (1st),
$409,604.
Contact Sam Thielman at
sam.thielman@variety.com