Carrie Manolakos Is 'Mamma's' Newest Sophie, 6/4

On June 4th, 2008 Carrie Manolakos will make her Broadway debut in Mamma Mia!  Manolakos will succeed Carey Anderson - who plays her final performance June 1 - in the role of Sophie Sheridan. Manolakos will join a cast that currently features Carolee Carmello as Donna, Judy McLane as Tanya, Gina Ferrall as Rosie, Andy Kelso as Sky, Ben Livingston as Harry, Pearce Bunting as Bill and Christopher Shyer as Sam.
 
Manolakos played Sophie in the national tour of Mamma Mia! Her regional credits include The Who's Tommy, The Wild Party, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Wizard of Oz.

Seen by over 30 million people around the world, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical Mamma Mia! is celebrating 6 sold-out years at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway, and is currently playing a record-breaking engagement in Las Vegas. The National Tour in the United States returns to Chicago for its 5th engagement this September. The original West End production has played more than 3,500 performances, an international tour has played in more than 30 foreign cities, and the feature film of Mamma Mia!, produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, will be released on July 18, 2008.
 
An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Chicagoan, Susie McMonagle) is about to let go of Sophie, the spirited daughter she's raised alone. For Sophie's wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends-practical and no-nonsense Rosie and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya - from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own.
 
On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna's past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities.
 
Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA's songs from "Dancing Queen" and "S.O.S." to "Money, Money, Money" and "Take a Chance on Me," Mamma Mia! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.

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