Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits of ABBA. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited decades ago.
For nearly 25 years, people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story, and the music that make MAMMA MIA! the ultimate feel-good show.
Setting the evening’s events in motion was the headstrong but drifting Sophie Sheridan, played by Alisa Melendez. With a silky and powerful voice, her presence and vocals were the perfect combination of strength and sensitivity for the young woman searching for answers outside of herself. From “I Have a Dream” and “Honey, Honey” with best friends Ali (Haley Wright) and Lisa (L’Oréal Roaché) to her standout (and trippy) interpretation of “Under Attack,” Melendez’s lyrically fluid alto tone was stunning throughout. “Lay All Your Love on Me” with fiance Sky, played by Grant Reynolds, was also particularly charming, showcasing the intensity of young love and a playfulness of youth that was central to the production.
Of course, with a jukebox musical it's really all about the music. The ABBA catalog provides a rich vein of songs, and this cast really delivers on the music and the storytelling, with sterling performances from top to bottom. Highlights of the performance included Donna, Tanya (Jalynn Steele) & Rosie (Carly Sakolove) belting out Dancing Queen while singing into curling irons and blow dryers, in a scene that is reminiscent of everyone's teenage years, and Sophie and Bill (Jim Newman) singing a poignant The Name of the Game. Steele delivers an absolute show stopper with the energetic Does Your Mother Know - it showcases both her tremendous vocal chops and incredible dancing ability. It's definitely the high water mark of the second act.
2000 | Toronto |
Toronto Production Toronto |
2001 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2002 | US Tour |
2nd National Tour US Tour |
2003 | Las Vegas |
Las Vegas Production Las Vegas |
2014 | Las Vegas |
Las Vegas Production Las Vegas |
2017 | Los Angeles |
Hollywood Bowl Production Los Angeles |
2021 | West End |
Original London Production West End |
2021 | West End |
London Immersive Production West End |
2023 | US Tour |
North American Tour US Tour |
2030 | West End |
London Immersive Production West End |
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