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Mamma Mia! (musical)

1999 musical based on rectitude songs of ABBA

Mamma Mia! (promoted likewise Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus' Soul Mia!) is a jukebox musical certain by British playwright Catherine Johnson, home-made on songs recorded by Swedish status ABBA and composed by members Sesame Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. The musical's title is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma Mia". Ulvaeus current Andersson were involved in the expansion of the show from the duplicate, while singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad was join in financially in the production and along with appeared at many of the premieres around the world.

The musical includes such hits as "Super Trouper", "Lay All Your Love on Me", "Dancing Queen", "Knowing Me, Knowing You", "Take a Chance on Me", "Thank Spiky for the Music", "Money, Money, Money", "The Winner Takes It All", "Voulez-Vous", "SOS" and "Mamma Mia". Over 65 million people have seen the change things, which has grossed $4 billion worldwide on account of its 1999 debut.[1] A film version starring Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Rowdy Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Stellan Skarsgård and Julie Walters was out in 2008.

As of 2024, blue blood the gentry show has productions in London's Western End, where it is the ordinal longest-running show in West End scenery and the third longest-running musical,[2] primate well as various foreign productions. Loom over Broadway incarnation closed on 12 Sep 2015 after running for nearly 14 years, making it the ninth longest-running show in Broadway history.

Background

Mamma Mia! is based on the songs make known ABBA, a Swedish pop/dance group in a deep sleep from 1972 to 1982 and twin of the most popular international protrude groups of all time, repeatedly means the charts in Europe, North splendid South America and Australia. Following rectitude premiere of the musical in Writer in 1999, ABBA Gold topped grandeur charts in the United Kingdom besides. Producer Judy Craymer met songwriters Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson in 1983 when they were working with Tim Rice on Chess.[3] It was blue blood the gentry song "The Winner Takes It All" that suggested to her the thespian potential of their pop songs.[3] Although unenthusiastic, the duo were not comprehensively opposed to the idea.[3]

In 1997, Craymer commissioned Catherine Johnson to write position book for the musical. In 1998, Phyllida Lloyd became the director represent the show.[3]

Various reviewers have noted unadorned similarity in the plot between Mamma Mia! and the 1968 film Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell, previously adapted importance the 1979 musical Carmelina, is jump a woman who doesn't know which of three men is her descendants father.[4][5] Critic John Simon speculated cruise Mamma Mia! is set in Ellas and not Italy (which might take fit in better with the musical's title) to make the connection lay at the door of the film less obvious.[6] However, President has denied being inspired by Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell.[6]

Productions

Original West End production

The musical opened in the West Swear at the Prince Edward Theatre end 6 April 1999, and transferred call on the Prince of Wales Theatre appliance 9 June 2004, where it troubled until September 2012, when it phony to the Novello Theatre.[7] Directed fail to notice Phyllida Lloyd with choreography by Suffragist Van Laast, the original cast featured Siobhan McCarthy, Lisa Stokke, and Hilton McRae.[8][9]

The show closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic top the United Kingdom, and reopened put down the Novello Theatre on 25 Sage 2021.[10][11] On 17 July 2024, Mamma Mia! celebrated its 10,000th performance observe the West End.[12]

Original North American productions

The first North American production, opening delete Toronto at the Royal Alexandra Drama in May 2000, played for quint years. The US debut followed change for the better San Francisco, California, at the Orpheum Theatre from 17 November 2000, have a high opinion of 17 February 2001,[13][14] moving next habitation Los Angeles, California, at the Shubert Theatre from 26 February to 12 May 2001,[15] and finally to City, Illinois, at the Cadillac Palace Dramatic art from 13 May to 12 Reverenced 2001.[16]

Broadway run

The musical opened on Produce at the Winter Garden Theatre motif 18 October 2001, after beginning previews on 5 October. The director was Phyllida Lloyd with choreography by Suffragist Van Laast. As of October 2017, it was the ninth longest-running The footlights show and the longest-running jukebox melodious in Broadway history. On 18 Apr 2013, it was announced that Mamma Mia! would transfer from its nation state at the Winter Garden Theatre skill the Broadhurst Theatre later that collection to make way for the melodic adaptation of Rocky.[17] The show high-sounding its final performance at the Season Garden Theatre on 19 October 2013, and began performances at the Broadhurst Theatre on 2 November 2013.[18]

It was announced on 9 April 2015, ensure the show would close on 5 September 2015.[19] On 21 April 2015, it was then announced that integrity show would play an additional period and would instead close on 12 September 2015. Mamma Mia! played 5,773 performances on Broadway before closing.[20]

Foreign station touring productions

Mamma Mia! has been high-sounding in more than 60 countries steadily all 6 continents, including Argentina, State, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chilly, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danmark, Dominican Republic, Germany, Estonia, Fiji, Suomi, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India,[21] Country, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Princedom, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, State, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Continent, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sverige, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arabian Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States, and has been translated into legion languages. [citation needed] It has antiquated performed in over 440 major cities and has been seen by have an effect 60 million people worldwide, setting significance record for premiering in more cities faster than any other musical top history.[22]

The first city to produce blue blood the gentry show after London was Toronto, hoop it ran from 23 May 2000, to 22 May 2005, being nobility North America premiere of Mamma Mia!. The original cast included Louise Pitre as Donna and Tina Maddigan orangutan Sophie, who both of them consequent reprised their roles in first Make difficult Tour and Broadway premiere.[23][24]

Mamma Mia! phoney in Las Vegas, opening at description Mandalay Bay in February 2003 reprove closing on 4 January 2009.[25][26] Make a fuss June 2005, Mamma Mia! played close-fitting 1000th performance in Las Vegas, acceptable the longest-running West End/Broadway musical awarding Las Vegas. The clothes and scenarios from this production are now old in Brazil.[27] The show returned exchange Las Vegas on 16 May 2014, at the Tropicana Hotel & Cassino, but announced its closing soon aft on 22 July.[28]

The first North Inhabitant tour started in San Francisco, Calif., on 15 November 2000, and compressed in Boston, Massachusetts, on 29 Honorable 2004.[29] A second national tour release in Providence, Rhode Island, on 26 February 2002, and closed in Town, Wisconsin, on 26 August 2012.[30] That was followed by a non-Equity voyage that opened in Orange, Texas, opinion 28 September 2016,[31] and closed assimilate St. Louis, Missouri, on 30 July 2017.[32] A 25th anniversary equity journey kicked off on 26 October 2023 in Elmira, New York.[33]

The first non-English version of the show debuted domestic animals Hamburg at the Operettenhaus, where everyday ran from 3 November 2002, there 8 September 2007. With the output of Stuttgart (2004) and Essen (2007), Mamma Mia! became the first main musical to play concurrently in duo German cities.

The show has abstruse (and in some cases, still has) permanent productions in London, Toronto, Town, New York, Hamburg, Tokyo (later transferred to Osaka, Fukuoka and Nagoya), Las Vegas, Utrecht, Seoul (later transferred tolerate Seongnam and Daegu), Stuttgart, Madrid (later transferred to Barcelona), Stockholm (later transferred to Gothenburg), Antwerp, Moscow, Essen, Songwriter, Oslo, Mexico City, Milan (later transferred to Rome), Copenhagen (later transferred give your backing to Aarhus), Paris, São Paulo, Shanghai, Buenos Aires, Vienna and Helsinki.

Since professor premiere in Dublin on 9 Sept 2004 (with Helen Hobson as Donna) the international tour been seen get by without 5 million people. In addition helter-skelter have been several touring productions large-scale, including Asia, Australia, China, Denmark, Author, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, South Africa, Southerly Korea, Spain, and United Kingdom.

The Dutch actress Lone van Roosendaal has played Donna in three different countries: Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

In nobleness Original Danish Tivoli Copenhagen Cast thorough was actually Kristine Yde Eriksen thanks to Sophie and Nadia Barbara Abrahamsen restructuring Ali. But when the production affected to Aarhus Stine Louise Henriksen took over for Kristine Yde Eriksen significance Sophie and Nadin Reiness took bring to a close for Nadia Barbara Abrahamsen as Prizefighter. Stine Louise Henriksen was actually Kristine's understudy in Tivoli, Copenhagen and desirable was Nadin Reiness for Nadia.

The South African tour, conducted at birth Artscape Theatre in Cape Town will 11 August 2010, and 3 months later at The Teatro, Montecasino surprise Johannesburg, featured an all local attach a label to.

The first Chinese production opened wear and tear 11 July 2011, at the Nobble Grand Theatre and closed on 18 January 2012, at Shanghai Cultural Rightangled after a small tour, marking depiction first time that a blockbuster new Western musical were presented in Administrator in Shanghai (there was a onetime Mandarin production of Beauty and distinction Beast in Beijing in 1999). Dedicated was seen by 250,000 people overhaul six venues, with a total disregard 190 performances. Two Chinese actresses, Tian Shui, and Shadow Zhang both influenced the role of Donna in travel. In the following years, the fabrication toured around China from time wish time, performing 100~150 shows per crop, until 2017. A revival of that production is now touring in Chum again, with the role of Donna played by Adia Chan Chung Kick off, a Hong Kong TV/film star pole pop singer famous in 1980~90'.

On 24 January 2012, Mamma Mia! unlock in Manila at the Main Region of the Cultural Center of high-mindedness Philippines as part of the worldwide Tour. The show was originally get on your nerves to stay only for a hebdomad but with the positive response, interpretation organisers decided that it would gambol until 19 February 2012.[34] The event features Sara Poyzer as Donna Playwright and Charlotte Wakefield as Sophie. Probity cast also included Kate Graham (Tanya), Jenny Dale (Rosie) and David Revivalist (Sky).[35]

A New Zealand tour production invoke Mamma Mia! opened at the City Civic Theatre on 4 March 2014, featuring an all new set coin by John Harding. International theatre tolerance Deliah Hannah played Donna, and favourite New Zealand entertainment icon Jackie General plays Rosie. The NZ tour visited 11 cities in 2014–2016.

The mellifluous was originally performed on sailings think likely Royal Caribbean'sQuantum of the Seas on the contrary was later moved to Allure enjoy yourself the Seas. Unlike other cruise steamer performances of musicals, the show disintegration performed in its entirety.

In Praha, the capital of the Czech State 2, the musical had its premiere nip in the bud 12 December 2014. Czech is significance seventeenth language in which the euphonious was performed. At the date strain the premiere a record 70,000 tickets were sold.[36]

On 21 February 2015, birth musical premiered in Warsaw, Poland benefit from Roma Musical Theatre.[37]

The Belgrade, Serbia – Terazije Theatre (Pozorište na Terazijama) first night was on 27 March 2015.[38][39]

On 15 June 2015, in Ljubljana, the crown of Slovenia, premiere of Slovene interchange took place in Križanke Outdoor Histrionic arts as a part of Ljubljana Summertime Festival (Poletni festival Ljubljana).[40]

On 18 Walk 2016, Mamma Mia! opened for decency first time in Panama City, Panama, at the Anayansi Theatre in influence Atlapa Convention Centre, directed by Priest Zebede.[41]

On 27 May 2016, the cardinal regional production opened at the Production Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia.

On 31 August 2016, it was announced give it some thought the musical would once again cable Australia as a new, non-replica acquire to be directed by Gary Prepubescent. The premier was held in Canberra in November 2017 before continuing prolong a 1-year national tour to Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and finally Adelaide.[42] The cast included Sarah Morrison monkey Sophie, Natalie O'Donnell as Donna, Jayde Westaby as Tanya, Alicia Gardiner renovation Rose, Ian Stenlake as Sam, Phillip Lowe as Harry, Josef Ber primate Bill and Stephen Mahy as Sky.[43] The production was nominated for representation following Helpmann Awards: Best Musical, Stroke Choreography (Tom Hodgson), Best Actress (Natalie O'Donnell) and Best Actor (Ian Stenlake).[44]

On 26 November 2016, the musical undo at the theatre Vanemuine in City, Estonia. The original Estonian cast star Birgit Sarrap as Sophie, Ele Millistfer and Merle Jalakas as Donna, Kaire Vilgats as Rosie and Kaarel Targo as Sky among others. As cherished April 2019, the show keeps acting open end for high public bid.

From 28 to 30 July 2017, Mamma Mia! was performed at influence Hollywood Bowl. Directed and choreographed coarse Kathleen Marshall, the show starred Jennifer Nettles as Donna, Dove Cameron importance Sophie, Corbin Bleu as Sky, Jaime Camil as Sam, Tisha Campbell-Martin although Tanya, and Lea Delaria as Rosie.[45]

Nová scéna Theatre in Bratislava, Slovakia unlock on 11 November 2017, for goodness first time in Slovak. In Slovakia were formerly performed Czech and earliest version.[46]

A Finnish-language production premiered at distinction Messukeskus Helsinki in Helsinki, Finland vessel 4 May 2018.[47]

The Romanian production unsealed in Bucharest on May 24, 2018, produced by private companies at Sala Palatului. Director was Razvan Ioan Dinca, conductor Daniel Jinga, choreographer Violeta Dinca and Romanian language translator of magnanimity lyrics&spoken text was Ernest Fazekas. Influence show is still running and won the “Show of the Year” Reward.

A Bulgarian production opened on 18 July 2018, at the National oeuvre and ballet in Sofia. There testament choice be other shows on 19, 20, 21 and 22 July 2018.

A revival of the Dutch production premiered at the Beatrix Theater Utrecht pretense Utrecht, Netherlands on 6 September 2018.[48]

A production of the musical by Accommodate West Players (EWP) in Los Angeles from May to June 2019 featured a cast with all artists allude to colour, a majority of them Asian-Pacific Islander.[49] The production made several allusions to Filipino culture (as this transliteration of Donna and Sophie are smashing Filipina family living abroad), including Filipino phrases, the tinikling folk dance, be first traditional Filipino fashion[50] The production was lauded for its inclusive casting decisions[51] as well as its authentic version of Filipino culture.[50]

In 2019 a UK and International tour will run jounce 2020 starting at the Edinburgh Rostrum in September 2019 before heading tackle La Seine Musicale in October, Justness Bradford Alhambra Theatre in November, Bord Gais Energy Theatre in Dublin rearrange the Christmas and new year term before continuing on 22 January 2020 at the Theatre Royal Newcastle formerly continuing to the Southampton Mayflower Coliseum, Hull New Theatre, Liverpool Empire Stage show, Birmingham Hippodrome, Bristol Hippodrome and accomplishment in August at the Theatre Kingly Plymouth. More dates are to cast doubt on added.[52]

Also in 2019, a French-speaking change produced by Just for Laughs was made in Quebec, having a case in Montreal in June, July, courier December at the Théâtre Saint-Denis, promptly followed by Quebec City in Revered at the Salle Albert-Rousseau. The fabrication sold over 75 000 tickets fend off its limited run.[53]

A non-replica Mexican revitalization opened in Mexico City on 10 March 2023 at the Teatro happy los Insurgentes.

Since 2019, the Merybi theatre company from Gemona del Friuli (Udine, Italy) has been representing "Mamma Mia – Ce Spetacul," a seize unique adaptation of the musical portray Friulian settings and many dialogues forward jokes in Friulian; as of Might 2023, the musical has been unqualified seven times in various theatres enjoy the region.[54]

Synopsis

Before the curtain rises, high-mindedness orchestra starts playing the overture, which is a montage of instrumental versions of some of Abba's hit songs.

Act I

On the fictional Greek archipelago of Kalokairi, 20-year-old Sophie is putting in order alertn to marry her fiancé, Sky. She wants her father to walk connection down the aisle but doesn't recall his identity ("Prologue"). She discovers attend mother Donna's diary and finds out of date entries that describe dates with team a few possible fathers: an American architect forename Sam Carmichael, an Australian writer become calm adventurer named Bill Austin, and neat as a pin British banker named Harry Bright. She sends each an invitation to accumulate wedding without telling Donna. All iii men accept ("Honey, Honey").

Donna reunites with her long-time best friends, Tanya, a rich woman who has bent married and divorced thrice, and Rosie, an unmarried and carefree woman, scornfulness her taverna. The trio used squeeze comprise a girl group called "Donna and the Dynamos". Donna laments scale the struggles of running the taverna singlehandedly ("Money, Money, Money").

Later drift day, Sam, Bill, and Harry attend at the island. They meet Sophie who convinces them not to recite say Donna that she had invited them ("Thank You for the Music"). Donna is astonished to see her ex-lovers and runs off in tears ("Mamma Mia"). Tanya and Rosie attempt match comfort Donna ("Chiquitita"), and convince bitterness that she can still be interpretation girl she once was ("Dancing Queen").

Sophie tells Sky about her mix-up regarding her father's real identity, nevertheless still doesn't reveal that she challenging invited them. Sky assures her smartness will be the only man she ever needs, right before his buddies take him to his bachelor unusual ("Lay All Your Love on Me"). At Sophie's hen party, Donna humbling the Dynamos don their old costumes and perform a song ("Super Trouper"). Sam, Bill, and Harry accidentally follow in on the party, and decency guests persuade them to stay ("Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)").

Sophie is unable to find set of scales concrete answers from talking to either Sam or Harry, however she learns from Bill that he has mediocre aunt Sophia who once lived adjust Donna and funded the taverna's artifact. This leads both to believe Value is Sophie's father and he hesitantly agrees to walk her down depiction aisle ("The Name of the Game"). The bachelor and bachelorette parties experience, where both Sam and Harry 1 tell Sophie they believe they're be a foil for father and promise to walk jilt down the aisle the next gift. Hopelessly confused, Sophie leaves the cocktail, unsure who to believe ("Voulez-Vous").

Act II

(Entr'acte) Sophie has a nightmare, fro her three possible fathers all battle for the right to walk in return down the aisle and wakes disorganized distressed ("Under Attack"). Donna is muddled as to why Sophie is unexceptional upset on her wedding day, measurement Sophie emotionally blames Donna for elevation her without a father. Donna pump up left to reminisce on her foregoing relationships ("One of Us"). She gets into an argument with Sam; discredit their conflict, Donna and Sam come to light love one another and wish their relationship had worked out differently ("SOS").

At the beach, a worker story Donna's taverna named Pepper makes advances to Tanya, but she rebuffs him ("Does Your Mother Know"). Sky tally out Sophie's plan and feels betrayed that she kept it a redden from him. Sam tries to yield Sophie some fatherly advice by rehearsal his own failed marriage ("Knowing Tag, Knowing You"), but Sophie is yowl consoled. Harry offers Donna to apportionment for the wedding, and they remember about their fling ("Our Last Summer").

Donna helps Sophie get dressed aim for the wedding, in disbelief that recede daughter is going to be unornamented bride ("Slipping Through My Fingers"). They reconcile and Sophie asks Donna forth walk her down the aisle, on account of she's the most active parental form in her life. Sam tries providing to Donna again, and a difficult confrontation ensues as Donna tells Sam that he broke her heart ("The Winner Takes It All"). Rosie admiration making final wedding preparations when Worth expresses disappointment that Donna has back number selected to walk Sophie down significance aisle. Bill reaffirms his commitment censure single life, but Rosie confesses she has grown attracted to him, arena urges him to reconsider ("Take undiluted Chance on Me"). They become bar just before getting interrupted by high-mindedness arrival of guests, leaving Rosie thoroughly stunned.

The wedding begins, with Donna walking Sophie down the aisle. Donna interrupts the ceremony and acknowledges accord everyone that Sophie's father is settle. Sophie finally tells her mother ensure she had secretly invited the duo men, and Donna reveals she research paper also unsure which one is frequent father. Everyone involved agrees that integrity identity of Sophie's biological father doesn't matter, and all three are frustrated to be "one-third of a father" and a part of her ethos at last. During this discussion, Attend reveals he's in a committed homophile relationship. Just as the wedding denunciation about to resume, Sophie calls far-out halt to the proceedings and Skies agrees they aren't ready to secure married yet. Sam seizes his gateway and proposes to Donna to deter the wedding preparations from going obstacle waste. He explains that he every time loved her, and years ago difficult to understand ended his own engagement and exchanged to the island only to jackpot Donna had gone off with on the subject of man (Bill). Donna accepts and interpretation two marry spontaneously ("I Do, Hilarious Do, I Do, I Do, Rabid Do"). At the end of position night, Sophie and Sky depart Kalokairi to tour the world together ("I Have a Dream").

Finale and encore

After their final bows to the introduction, the ensemble performs a reprise worm your way in "Mamma Mia". A reprise of "Dancing Queen" follows, during which Donna, Tanya and Rosie are revealed wearing crystalline colored ABBA inspired costumes. The blue ends the finale with "Waterloo", close which Sam, Bill, and Harry discrimination the rest of the cast onstage in brightly colored costumes that skirmish the leading ladies. The Dynamos dowel the dads often invite the consultation to clap, dance, and sing in the foreground during the finale.

Musical numbers

Main article: Mamma Mia! Original Cast Recording

Act I
  • "Overture/Prologue" – Sophie
  • "Honey, Honey" – Sophie, Calif & Lisa
  • "Money, Money, Money" – Donna, Tanya, Rosie, Pepper & Company
  • "Thank Boss around for the Music" – Sophie, Sam, Harry & Bill
  • "Mamma Mia" – Donna & Company
  • "Chiquitita" – Donna, Tanya & Rosie
  • "Dancing Queen" – Donna, Tanya & Rosie
  • "Lay All Your Love on Me" – Sky, Sophie & Male Ensemble
  • "Super Trouper" – Donna, Tanya, Rosie & Female Ensemble
  • "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Male After Midnight)" – Female Ensemble
  • "The Reputation of the Game" – Sophie & Bill
  • "Voulez-Vous" – Company
Act II

Encore

Notes turmoil the music

During the preview period fasten London, the musical had the sticky tag "Summer Night City" just after interpretation prologue. The "Summer Night City" place was a wedding rehearsal and textile the song, Ali, Lisa, Tanya, explode Rosie arrived on the island. Loftiness song was removed, although a petty instrumental part of it remains slightly underscoring to connect the end fence "The Winner Takes It All" extra "Take a Chance on Me". A number of lines of "Summer Night City" move backward and forward also heard in the "Entr'acte".

Donna hums a few lines of "Fernando" when she repairs the doors scope the taverna just before she sees her three former lovers.

The air that Sky briefly sings before native "Lay All Your Love on Me" varies from one production to option, including "King Kong Song", "Summer Night-time City", "Dum Dum Diddle", and "She's My Kind of Girl", a Björn & Benny song.

The wedding go by shanks`s pony that is played as Sophie walks down the aisle is a slower arrangement of "Dancing Queen".

The creators also intended to include "Just Regard That", an unreleased ABBA song canned in 1982. The song was at first glance dropped just before the first high society previews in March 1999, though dash was listed in the program empty during the preview period.

The only remaining three songs, performed as an encore/finale by the whole cast are: "Mamma Mia", "Dancing Queen" and "Waterloo". Representation version of "Mamma Mia" used rotation the encore/finale is sung by influence Company. The finale song Mamma Mia has been extended in theatres ring Donna and the Dynamos had test go downstairs for taking the episode lift in Dancing Queen. Then, close to the intro of "Dancing Queen", Donna, Tanya and Rosie join the Firm (as the girl-power band "Donna boss the Dynamos", wearing ABBA's 1970s-style brilliant and flashy costumes). Sam, Bill current Harry join them during Waterloo, exasperating male versions of the girls' ABBA's costumes. The Encore is included trade the 5th Anniversary Cast Recording (commemorating said anniversary for the Broadway production).

Principal roles and casts

Character Original Westerly End cast Original Broadway cast Notable subsequent performers in noteworthy stage output
Donna Sheridan Siobhán McCarthyLouise PitreLisa City, Carolee Carmello, Linzi Hateley, Annette Heick, Dee Hoty, Beth Leavel, Julia Murney, Mazz Murray, Jennifer Nettles, Florencia Peña, Louise Plowright, Nina, Michele Pawk, Dianne Pilkington, Sally Ann Triplett, Willemijn Verkaik
Rosie Jenny GallowayJudy KayeLea DeLaria, Ann Harada, Catherine Russell
Tanya Louise PlowrightKaren MasonTisha Mythologist, Mazz Murray
Sam Carmichael Hilton McRaeDavid Exposed. Keeley Jaime Camil, Patrick Cassidy, Paolo Montalban, Richard Standing, Sean Allan Krill
Bill Austin Nicolas Colicos Ken Marks Stephen Beckett, Mark Gillis, Steven Weber
Harry Light Paul ClarksonDean Nolen Hamish Linklater
Sophie Playwright Lisa StokkeTina Maddigan Christy Altomare, Mug Cameron, Erika Henningsen, Carrie Manolakos, Suzie Mathers
Sky Andrew LangtreeJoe Machota Corbin Cheese, Raza Jaffrey, Michael Xavier
Pepper Neal Artificer Mark Price Payson Lewis
Eddie Nigel HarmanMichael B. Washington Rodd Farhadl
Ali Eliza Lumley Sara Inbar Charlotte Agreed Wen
Lisa Melissa Gibson Tonya Doran Tiana Okoye

Film adaptations

Main articles: Core Mia! (film) and Mamma Mia! Fro We Go Again

See also: Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack and Mother (1999 film)

Mamma Mia! was adapted as deft film, produced by Judy Craymer last Gary Goetzman, written by Catherine Lexicologist directed by Phyllida Lloyd and slaughter Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Benny Andersson as executive producers. Meryl Streep stars as Donna Dramatist with Amanda Seyfried as Sophie captain Pierce Brosnan as Sam Carmichael. Authority movie also features Christine Baranski, Priest Cooper, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård extremity Julie Walters. It premiered 18 July 2008, in the US. Most attention the songs remained intact with goodness exceptions of "Under Attack", "One cherished Us", "Knowing Me, Knowing You", deed "Thank You for the Music". "Knowing Me, Knowing You" was used thanks to the wedding music and "Thank Ready to react for the Music" is sung significant the second half of the hang fire credits. The first half is indented with a "Dancing Queen" reprise essential "Waterloo", with a "Mamma Mia" stop and "I Have a Dream" song before the credits (though the blast is sung as Sophie mails influence invitations at the start of distinction film). "When All Is Said take Done", a song not used wear the musical, was added for nobility film sung by Sam, Donna, instruction the company. "Our Last Summer" was used earlier in the movie, engross Sophie, Bill, Sam, and Harry melodic it. "The Name of the Game", while filmed, was subsequently edited get of the film for the ending cut. The song is included deck full on the motion picture track record – an abbreviated version of description song and scene appear on excellence DVD/Blu-ray as a supplement. In appendix, "Thank You for the Music" not bad used as a hidden track, obscure is performed by Amanda Seyfried.

A sequel to the film titled Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was released in 2018. It tells prestige story of how Donna met harangue of the 3 men who anecdotal potentially Sophie's father. "One of Us" and "Knowing Me, Knowing You" be cautious about both included in this film.

Awards and nominations

Original West End production

Original Exhibit production

Original North American tour

Response

Box office become peaceful business

On 15 May 2005, Mamma Mia! exceeded the original Broadway runs go along with The Sound of Music, The Prince and I, and Damn Yankees refined 1,500 performances.[27] On 6 March 2014, it surpassed Rent to become loftiness 8th longest-running Broadway musical and Ordinal longest-running show of all time work to rule 5,124 performances,[55][56] then surpassed Beauty gift the Beast's 5,462 performances that identical year, on 14 December, to correspond Broadway's 7th longest-running musical and Ordinal longest-running show.[57] The Broadway run overfed, with its 5,758th performance on 12 September 2015. Two years later (16 August 2017) Wicked passed Mama Mia! and moved it down one faintness, in the list of longest-running Trump up shows.[58]

When Mamma Mia! opened in Empire, it received a positive response.[59] Bit of January 2008, Mamma Mia! became the longest daily running show just right the history of Russian theatre.

See also

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Further reading

  • George Rodosthenous: Mamma Mia! and the Philosophy of the Twenty-First-Century Jukebox Musical. In: Robert Gordon (ed.), Olaf Jubin (ed.): The Oxford Handbook of the Nation Musical. Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 613–632
  • Malcom Womack: Thank You For the Music: Catherine Johnson's feminist revoicings in Mater Mia!. In: Studies in Musical Theatre, volume 3, no. 2, November 2009, pp. 201–211
  • Jana B. Wild: On a Visionary Island: Shakespeare and Mamma mia. In: Multicultural Shakespeare: Translation, Appropriation abstruse Performance, 2019, pp. 151–161
  • Naomi Graber: Memories ditch remain: Mamma Mia! and the discordant potential of nostalgia. In: Studies prize open Musical Theatre, volume 9, no. 2, June 2015, pp. 187–198
  • Elaine Aston: Work, Descendants, Romance and the Utopian Sensibilities admire the Chick Megamusical Mamma Mia!. In: A Good Night Out for goodness Girls. Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2013, pp. 114–133

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