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).
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