Catherine Johnson's rumbustious comedy musical set during a family wedding.
Catherine Johnson's rumbustious comedy musical set during a family wedding on the sun-kissed Greek paradise of Kalokairi, where Donna prepares to give away her daughter Sophie, unaware that three men from her past are also on the island. Set to an energetic songbook of ABBA hits including Dancing Queen, Thank You For The Music, Waterloo and Winner Takes It All.
With music & lyrics by Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! is written by Catherine Johnson, directed by Phyllida Lloyd and choreographed by Anthony Van Laast. The production is designed by Mark Thompson, with lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Andrew Bruce & Bobby Aitken, and musical supervision, additional material & arrangements by Martin Koch. From West End to global phenomenon, Mamma Mia! is Judy Craymer's ingenious vision of staging the story-telling magic of ABBA's timeless songs with an enchanting tale of family and friendship unfolding on a Greek island paradise. To date, it has been seen by more than 54 million people in 49 productions in 16 different languages grossing more than $2 billion at the box office. Mamma Mia! is produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East & Bjorn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal.
