Photo Coverage: Mamma Mia! in Moscow

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical Mamma Mia! opened at Moscow's MDM Theatre in Russia, Saturday, October 14th, 2006, marking the first time ABBA songs will be performed in Russian and the show's 6th foreign language production (joining 2 in Germany, Hamburg and Stuttgart; Madrid; Osaka and Stockholm).

There are currently 11 productions (9 resident productions and 2 tours) of Mamma Mia! running around the world, more than any other current Broadway musical. The show has earned a worldwide gross of over $1.6 billion and played to audiences of more than 27 million people. 

The Moscow cast stars Elena Charkviani as Donna Sheridan, Natalia Bystrova as Sophie Sheridan, Natalia Koretskaya as Tanya, Elena Kazarinova as Rosie, Andrey Kozhan as Sky, Oleg Taisayev as Harry Bright, Vlaidimir Khalturin as Bill Austin and Andrey Klyuev as Sam Carmichael.

Photos provided by Brinkhoff/Mögenburg

Elena Charkviani stars as Donna Sheridan

Male ensemble

Elena Charkviani and ensemble

Vladimir Khalturin, Andrey Klyuev and Oleg Taisayev

Natalia Koretskaya, Elena Charkviani and Elena Kazarinova

Mamma Mia! cast

 Dmitry Bunin and Natalia Koretskaya

 Elena Charkviani and Natalia Bystrova

Andrey Kozhan and Natalia Bystrova

Female ensemble

 Anna Guchenkova, Natalia Bystrova and Victoria Kanatkina

Natalia Koretskaya, Elena Charkviani and Elena Kazarinova

Andrey Kozhan and Natalia Bystrova