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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 CITYThe 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.
