Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of MAMMA MIA! at Theatre Under The Stars?

MAMMA MIA!, the hit jukebox musical, opened on February 19 and is playing through March 3, 2019 at Theatre Under the Stars in Houston, Texas.

Over 60 million people all around the globe have fallen in love with the story and the music that makes MAMMA MIA! the ultimate feel-good musical. And now, in a stunning new production just for Houston audiences, we invite you to fall in love all over again! ABBA's greatest hits are woven into this dancing-in-the-aisles musical about a mother, a daughter, three possible dads - and a trip down the aisle you'll never forget. A celebration of love, laughter, family and friendship, MAMMA MIA! is exactly what the world needs right now.

For tickets and more information, please visit https://www.tuts.com/shows/mamma-mia

Let's see what the critics had to say!

Audrey Morabito, BroadwayWorld: Berklea Going's light vibrato started the show beautifully with the ethereal "I Have a Dream". Going brings a Disney-princess style to her portrayal of Sophie, Donna's daughter. It was almost too cute, and at times felt at odds with the vulnerability in Wilfert's Donna. That said, she took on the vocals of the score with great vitality and seeming effortlessness.

D. L. Groover, Houston Press: Director Dan Knechtges relishes the glitz and glamour of set designer Tim Mackabee's Greek island stucco walls and the lovely projections by Greg Emetaz - watch the windmills spin in the background, while the sheets on the clothesline waft in the breeze - yet these, other than Wilfert and Finley, are the only things alive on stage.

Doni Wilson, Houstonia: There is a large ensemble and some memorable dance numbers, but it is uneven with stars alongside those who aren't nearly as confident. But that's okay-the overall effect is fun and entertaining, which is the whole raison d'etre of this show. But the dancing of Donna's friend of her youth, Tanya (with a knock-out performance by Felicia Finley) is amazing, and she was one of my favorite and most memorable performers in the whole show. With her pink catsuits, crazy printed skin-tight dresses, and her deadpan humor about having been married three times, her voice and movements were spot-on every time.

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