Judy McLane Returns to 'Mamma Mia!' with 2 New Dads 9/26

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' musical Mamma Mia! welcomes Broadway favorite Judy McLane (Kiss of the Spider Woman, Chess) back to the Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway) as two new "Dads" make their Broadway debut on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. Christopher Shyer (Canadian premieres of Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera) will star as "Sam Carmichael" as Ben Livingston assumes the role of "Harry Bright."

Mamma Mia! will celebrate its sixth sold out year on Broadway on Thursday, October 18th, 2007.

Judy McLane returns to the role of "Tanya" and reunites with two-time Tony Award nominated actress Carolee Carmello (Parade, Lestat, Urinetown) as "Donna Sheridan" and Gina Ferrall (Beauty and the Beast, Big River) as "Rosie," the trio of best friends and former back-up band formerly know as "Donna and the Dynamos" who reunite on a Greek island for the wedding of Donna's daughter, Sophie.

Pearce Bunting (Mamma Mia! national tour) continues as "Bill Austin" and welcomes both Christopher Shyer and Ben Livingston in their Broadway debut performances "Sam Carmichael" and "Harry Bright," who are the three men from Donna's past and Sophie's possible dads.

Bride-to-be "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"and  Veronica J. Kuehn as "Ali," Sophie's best friends and Raymond J. Lee as "Eddie."

Mamma Mia!'s ensemble features Brent Black, Timothy Booth, Isaac Calpito, Allyson Carr, Meghan Dreyfuss, Lori Haley Fox, Frankie James Grande, Bryan Scott Johnson, Monica Kapoor, Corinne Melançon, Steve Morgan, Courtney Reed, Amina Robinson, Gerard Salvador and Leah Zepel.

Seen by more than 30 million people around the world, Mamma Mia!, is celebrating 6 sold-out years at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre, and is also currently playing record-breaking engagements in Las Vegas and on National Tour in the United States.  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 in the summer of 2008.

"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," explain press notes.

There are currently 8 productions of Mamma Mia! running around the world (6 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 4 different languages globally (English, German, Japanese and Russian). With a worldwide gross of over $2 Billion and audiences of over 30 million people worldwide.

Photo of Judy McLane by Mark Rupp (2006)