Carmello, Bunting, Mastro, McDonald Join Mamma Mia!

Tony Award® nominated actress Carolee Carmello (Parade, Lestat, Urinetown) returns to the Broadway company as "Donna Sheridan" on Wednesday, September 27th. Olga Merediz (Reckless, Les Misérables) and Judy McLane (Johnny Guitar, Kiss of the Spiderwoman) continue in the roles of Donna's best friends and former back-up band, "Rosie" and "Tanya," who reunite on a Greek island for the wedding of Donna's daughter, Sophie.

David McDonald (Les Miserables, Side Show) has joined the cast as "Sam Carmichael." The two other men from Donna's past will be played by Pearce Bunting (Mamma Mia! national tour) as "Bill Austin" and Michael Mastro (Twelve Angry Men, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof) as "Harry Bright," who both join the cast on Wednesday, October 25th, 2006.

Sophie Sheridan is played by Carey Anderson, who made her Broadway debut after starring in the national tour of MAMMA MIA! Her fiancé "Sky" is played by Andy Kelso and Ben Gettinger plays his sidekick "Pepper," both men also making their Broadway bows. The cast also features Samantha Eggers (Lisa), Veronica J. Kuehn (Ali) and Raymond J. Lee (Eddie).

Inspired by the story-telling magic of ABBA's timeless songs, writer Catherine Johnson's sunny, funny tale of family and friendship unfolds on a tiny Greek island. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings 3 men from her mother's past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. Songs including "Dancing Queen"; "The Winner Takes It All"; "Money, Money, Money" and "Take A Chance on Me" are all featured in this feel-good night of fun and laughter.

There are currently 11 productions of MAMMA MIA! running around the world (9 resident productions and 2 tours). With three productions playing in North America alone, MAMMA MIA! has more productions playing around the world than any other current Broadway musical and can be experienced in six different languages globally (English, Swedish, Spanish, German, Japanese and Korean). With a worldwide gross of over $1.6 Billion and audiences of over 27 million people worldwide, MAMMA MIA! is acclaimed by the Associated Press as "quite simply, a phenomenon."

Produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East and Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal, the creative team responsible for bringing MAMMA MIA! to theatrical life includes some of the most gifted and celebrated talents of musical theatre and opera. With music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, MAMMA MIA! is written by Catherine Johnson and directed by Phyllida Lloyd. MAMMA MIA! has choreography by Anthony Van Laast, production design by Mark Thompson, lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Andrew Bruce and Bobby Aitken, and musical supervision, additional material and arrangements by Martin Koch.

BIOGRAPHIES

PEARCE BUNTING (Bill Austin) proudly returns to join Mamma Mia! on Broadway after two years with the national tour. Regional: Road (Wilma Theatre and Prague, Barrymore Award), Endgame (Philadelphia Critics Award), Killer Joe, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Quartet, Coyote on A Fence, All in the Timing (PTC and Vienna), and Psycho Drama (Edinburgh Fringe). TV: "Law & Order S.V.U.," "Homicide," "Young Americans," "As The World Turns," "Spafinders" and two years traveling the world as a host of "Travelers" on the Discovery Channel.

Carolee Carmello (Donna Sheridan) returns to the Broadway company of Mamma Mia! after starring as Donna Sheridan from November 2004 – September 2005. Last season, she received a 2006 Tony Award® nomination for her performance as Gabrielle in the Elton John musical Lestat. Broadway: Lucille Frank in Parade (Drama Desk Award, Tony nom.), Kate in Kiss Me, Kate, Marguerite in The Scarlet Pimpernel, Abigail in 1776, Oolie in City of Angels, Cordelia in Falsettos, Ms. Pennywise in Urinetown. Off-Broadway: Elegies, A Class Act, john and jen, Das Barbecü, I Can Get It for You Wholesale, Vagina Monologues, Hello Again (Obie Award). Nat'l tours: Chess, Big River, Les Misérables, Falsettos. TV: Maple La Marsh on "Remember W.E.N.N." (SAG Award nom.), "Frasier," "Ed," "Law & Order."

Michael Mastro (Harry Bright). Broadway: Twelve Angry Men; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (with Ashley Judd/Jason Patric); Judgement at Nuremberg; Side Man; Barrymore (with Christopher Plummer); Love! Valour! Compassion! Off-Broadway: The Water Children (Playwrights Horizons), Escape from Happiness (Naked Angels) Tamicanfly (Weissberger Theater Group). Regional: The Pillowman and Inspecting Carol (George Street Playhouse), Guys and Dolls (Paper Mill), Taming of the Shrew (Old Globe), The Dinner Party (Paper Mill/Coconut Grove), Buffalo Gal (Williamstown), Substance of Fire (Coconut Grove), Italian American Reconciliation, Two Rooms, and Hate Mail (all at Penguin Rep). Film: Kissing Jessica Stein, The Night We Never Met, Jungle 2 Jungle, Borough of Kings. TV: "Alias," "Hack," "Deadline," "Cosby," "Law and Order." Member: Naked Angels Theatre Company.

Text Box: Carolee Carmello begins performances as "Donna Sheridan" on Wednesday, September 27th. Pearce Bunting begins performances as "Bill Austin" on Wednesday, October 25th, 2006. Michael Mastro begins performances as "Harry Bright" on Wednesday, October 25th, 2006.DAVID MCDONALD (Sam Carmichael) is thrilled to be joining the cast of Mamma Mia! after just coming off the successful run of Zhivago The Musical at The La Jolla Playhouse. He has performed leading roles on Broadway in Les Miserables and Side Show. He just completed 7 years in All my Children as Barney the Bartender. He was in the original Off Broadway cast of Forbidden Broadway. Regional credits include, The world premiere of Christopher Durang and Peter Melnicks new musical Adrift in Macao (Philadelphia Theatre Co.) and Wolf in The world premiere of Lucky Duck (The Old Globe). Other Regional: Dr. Parker in Bat Boy. Alfred/Sam in Romance Romance. Anthony in Sweeney Todd. Love to Julie, Meghan and Alyssa.

MAMMA MIA! plays at the Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre (1654 Broadway) Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m.

Ticket prices range from $62.50 -$111.25 and include a $1.25 Shubert facility fee. Tickets are available by calling the MAMMA MIA! hotline at (212) 563-5544 and (800) 432-7250; or in person at the Winter Garden Box Office, and online at www.telecharge.com/mamma-mia and www.mamma-mia.com