Mamma Mia in Vancouver, The North American Tour (Broadway Across Canada)

The North American cast of Mamma Mia. Photo credit: Joan Marcus. Used with permission.

My teens were marked with reprises of ABBA’s songs. One of the songs that has always stuck in my head is Mamma Mia. Combine ABBA with a fantastic cast and you have MAMMA MIA. Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ MAMMA MIA! is a fantastic musical based on the songs of ABBA, and it returns to Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre August 16 – 21, 2011 and runs Tuesday through Sunday.

While I haven’t seen the movie with Meryl Streep, I’m really looking forward to checking this production in theatre, particularly as it’s here at home.

The North American cast of Mamma Mia. Photo credit: Joan Marcus. Used with permission.

An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna is about to let go of Sophie, the spirited daughter she’s raised alone. For Sophie’s wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends—practical and no-nonsense Rosie and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya – from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own. On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna’s past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities.

The performance schedule for MAMMA MIA! at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre is Tuesday, August 16 through Saturday August 20 – 8pm evening performances, Sunday, August 21 – 7:30pm evening performance with Saturday and Sunday 2pm matinees. Tickets for MAMMA MIA! range from $25.00 – 88.00 plus applicable charges. Tickets went on sale Monday, June 20 at 10am and are available through Ticketmaster online, all Ticketmaster outlets, or by phone 1-855-985-5000. Groups of 15 or more call 1.800.889.8457.

Produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East and Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal. Music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, MAMMA MIA! is written by Catherine Johnson and directed by Phyllida Lloyd. MAMMA MIA! has choreography by Anthony Van Laast, production design by Mark Thompson, lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Andrew Bruce and Bobby Aitken, and musical supervision, additional material and arrangements by Martin Koch.

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