[47], On May 15, 2005, Mamma Mia! This feat was replicated in a 2010 poll for ITV. as 8th Longest-Running Show in Broadway History". Afterward, everybody crashes the hen party (including the guys from the stag party). A reprise of "Dancing Queen" follows, during which Donna, Tanya and Rosie are revealed wearing brightly colored ABBA inspired costumes. He accuses her of wanting a big white wedding only so that she can find out who her father is. Sam, Bill, and Harry accidentally walk in on the party, and the guests persuade them to stay ("Gimme! The demo had an original title of "The Story of My Life" and the first arrangement for the song was uptempo with a constant beat. Gimme! [4] Critic John Simon speculated that Mamma Mia is set in Greece and not Italy (which might have fit in better with the musical's title) in order to make the connection to the film less obvious. Pepper, one of the guys who works at Donna's taverna, makes advances to Tanya, but she rebuffs him ("Does Your Mother Know"). Bill learns that Donna built the taverna with money she inherited from a friend she lived with when Sophie was a baby; that friend was Bill's aunt. The last three songs, performed as an encore/finale by the whole cast are: "Mamma Mia", "Dancing Queen" and "Waterloo". Campbell. The video was shot ten days after the divorce of Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog was officially declared by the courts. opened at the Auckland Civic Theatre on March 4, 2014, featuring an all new set design by John Harding. The trio used to comprise a girl group called "Donna and the Dynamos". A Bulgarian production opened on July 18, 2018 at the National opera and ballet in Sofia. ", Mamma Mia! and the Aesthetics of the Twenty-First-Century Jukebox Musical", "West End's Mamma Mia! The jukebox Abba musical returns, to East West Players", "Mamma Mia! Will Move to the Novello Theatre", "Broadway's 'Mamma Mia!' Rosie is making final preparations in the taverna when Bill arrives. [36] The production was nominated for the following Helpmann Awards: Best Musical, Best Choreography (Tom Hodgson), Best Actress (Natalie O'Donnell) and Best Actor (Ian Stenlake).[37]. It became the second ABBA song to reach #1 on the adult contemporary chart in the US after "Fernando." (promoted as Mamma Mia!The Movie) is a 2008 jukebox musical romantic comedy film directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Catherine Johnson based her book of the 1999 musical of the same name.The musical, in turn, is based on the songs of pop group ABBA, with additional music composed by ABBA member Benny Andersson.The film features an ensemble cast, including … On April 18, 2013, it was announced that Mamma Mia! In Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, the musical had its premiere on December 12, 2014. List of Songs. Sophie asks Bill to walk her down the aisle, but Bill wants to discuss it first with Donna. He's upset because he has received a note that Donna will be walking Sophie down the aisle. "The Winner Takes It All" was a #1 hit in the UK and one of only four top 10 hits for the group in the US. She hates Sam; at the end of their affair, she said she never wanted to see him again. (2008) Soundtrack 30 Nov 2007. Mamma Mia! played 5,773 performances on Broadway before closing.[16]. In the Brazilian production, all three songs from the encore/finale were kept in English. [24] This was followed by a non-Equity tour that opened in Orange, Texas on September 28, 2016,[25] and closed in St. Louis, Missouri on July 30, 2017.[26]. The first half is occupied with a "Dancing Queen" reprise and "Waterloo", with a "Mamma Mia" reprise and "I Have a Dream" sung before the credits (though the latter is sung as Sophie mails the invitations at the start of the film). They are about to have sex in the taverna, but the guests arrive, leaving Rosie quite stunned. After he asks why he is there, she is overcome with guilt and goes to talk to Harry, instead. The winner takes it all (Takes it all) I don't wanna talk If it makes you feel sad And I understand You've come to shake my hand I apologize If it makes you feel bad Seeing me so tense No self-confidence But you see The winner takes it all The winner takes it all So the winner takes it all And the loser has to fall Throw the dice, cold as ice [22], The first North American tour started in San Francisco, California, on November 15, 2000, and closed in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 29, 2004. Join the music, laughter and fun of the irresistibly charming Mamma Mia! In the Mexican production Donna sings a few lines of ABBA's original Spanish version of the song. The Winner Takes It All ist ein Lied der schwedischen Popgruppe ABBA.Es wurde von Benny Andersson und Björn Ulvaeus geschrieben, den Leadgesang übernahm Agnetha Fältskog.Das Stück handelt von einer Frau, die ihren Mann an eine andere Frau verloren hat. [31][32], On June 15, 2015 in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, premiere of Slovene production took place in Križanke Outdoor Theatre as a part of Ljubljana Summer Festival (Poletni festival Ljubljana). The first to arrive are her long-time best friends, Tanya, a rich woman who has been married and divorced three times, and Rosie, an unmarried, carefree woman. The cast also included Kate Graham (Tanya), Jenny Dale (Rosie) and David Roberts (Sky).[28]. Over 65 million people have seen the show worldwide and it has set the record for premiering in more cities faster than any other musical in history. It is revealed that he called off the wedding and came back to the island, only to be told that Donna was going out with another man (Bill). [2], In 1997, Craymer commissioned Catherine Johnson to write the book for the musical. [5], The musical opened in the West End at the Prince Edward Theatre on April 6, 1999, and transferred to the Prince of Wales Theatre on June 9, 2004, where it played until September 2012, when it moved to the Novello Theatre. The first non-English version of the show debuted in Hamburg at the Operettenhaus, where it ran from November 3, 2002 to September 8, 2007. Tanya and Rosie try to convince Donna that she can still be the girl she once was ("Dancing Queen"). Mamma Mia! was produced & directed by Saawan Kumar under his Saawan Kumar production banner. Most of the songs remained intact with the exceptions of "Under Attack", "One of Us", "Knowing Me, Knowing You", and "Thank You for the Music". According to Ulvaeus, he drank whisky while he was writing, and it was the quickest lyrics he ever wrote. [1] A film adaptation starring Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Stellan Skarsgård and Julie Walters was released in July 2008. played in Las Vegas, opening at the Mandalay Bay in February 2003 and closing on January 4, 2009. [35] The cast included Sarah Morrison as Sophie, Natalie O'Donnell as Donna, Jayde Westaby as Tanya, Alicia Gardiner as Rose, Ian Stenlake as Sam, Phillip Lowe as Harry, Josef Ber as Bill and Stephen Mahy as Sky. [12], The musical opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre on October 18, 2001, after beginning previews on October 5. [58] It also celebrates female friendship,[59] and undermines the importance of fathers in women's lives, prioritising self-actualisation and the role of the mother instead. Surprisingly, Donna accepts ("I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"). Sophie's upset, and Donna assumes that Sophie wants to cancel the wedding and offers to handle all the details. It was directed by Lasse Hallström. [39], A Finnish-language production premiered at the Messukeskus Helsinki in Helsinki, Finland on May 4, 2018.[40]. Tour", "Mamma Mia! to conclude farewell tour at the Fabulous Fox", "Mamma Mia! "Mamma Mia! The first city to produce the show after London was Toronto, where it ran from May 23, 2000 to May 22, 2005, being the North America premiere of Mamma Mia!. [15] On April 21, 2015, it was then announced that show would play an additional week and would instead close on September 12, 2015. Ulvaeus and Andersson, who composed the original music for ABBA, were involved in the development of the show from the beginning. Overtakes Beauty and the Beast as 8th Longest-Running Show on Broadway", "Wicked Surpasses Mamma Mia! Meryl Streep stars as Donna Sheridan and Amanda Seyfried as Sophie and Pierce Brosnan as Sam Carmichael. Rodosthenous, George (2016). [6] It was also the group's second Billboard Adult Contemporary #1 (after "Fernando"). 2-Channels: Compatible with any Pro-Series ® probe One probe for the meat, one for the pit, or add a second cooking probe and track two meats simultaneously. Harry offers to Donna to pay for the wedding, and they reminisce about their fling ("Our Last Summer"). The Winner Takes It All • Meryl Streep. She met songwriters Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson in 1983 when they were working with Tim Rice on Chess. But when the production moved to Aarhus Stine Louise Henriksen took over for Kristine Yde Eriksen as Sophie and Nadin Reiness took over for Nadia Barbara Abrahamsen as Ali. A lot of people think it's straight out of reality, but it's not". VIEWS. Sophie leaves the party, hopelessly confused; she doesn't want to turn any of them down ("Voulez-Vous"). – kaaslased "I Have a Dream" – Sophie "Dancing Queen" – Donna, Rosie ja Tanya [50] The Broadway run ended on September 12, 2015, with its 5,758th performance, and was passed two years later (August 16, 2017) by Wicked to move one spot down in the list of longest-running Broadway shows.[51]. And The Aesthetics Of The Twenty-First Century Jukebox Musical", in “The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical”, eds. "Musical 'Mamma Mia!' 1. The musical includes such hits as "Super Trouper", "Lay All Your Love on Me", "Dancing Queen", "Knowing Me, Knowing You", "Take a Chance on Me", "Thank You for the Music", "Money, Money, Money", "The Winner Takes It All", "Voulez-Vous", "SOS" and "Mamma Mia". Several lines of "Summer Night City" are also heard in the "Entr'acte" (the most noticeable line is "Time to breathe and time to live"). [27] The show features Sara Poyzer as Donna Sheridan and Charlotte Wakefield as Sophie. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" was used as the wedding music and "Thank You for the Music" is sung during the second half of the end credits. (A Man After Midnight), SOS, Voulez-Vous, Does Your Mother Know, Money, Money, Money and Dancing Queen. Here We Go Again (2018) 2.2.1 Flashbacks 2.2.2 Present Day 3 Behind … Mamma Mia!, ou Mamma Mia! Donna is surprised to see her ex-lovers ("Mamma Mia") and leaves in tears. (2008) 2.2 Mamma Mia! The show has had (and in some cases, still has) permanent productions in London, Toronto, Melbourne, New York, Hamburg, Tokyo (later transferred to Osaka, Fukuoka and Nagoya), Las Vegas, Utrecht, Seoul (later transferred to Seongnam and Daegu), Stuttgart, Madrid (later transferred to Barcelona), Stockholm (later transferred to Gothenburg), Antwerp, Moscow, Essen, Berlin, Oslo, Mexico City, Milan (later transferred to Rome), Copenhagen (later transferred to Aarhus), Paris, São Paulo, Shanghai, Buenos Aires, Vienna and Helsinki. Released as the first single from the group's Super Trouper album on 21 July 1980, it is a ballad in the key of F-sharp major, reflecting on the end of a relationship. Daughter? "From Chick Flicks to Millennial Blockbusters: Spinning Female-Driven Narratives into Franchises". 8; the song spent 26 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, more than any other ABBA single). became the first major musical to play concurrently in three German cities. As Sophie storms out of the room, Sam enters and tries to tell Donna that Sophie may not be all she seems, but Donna won't listen ("One of Us"). Will Transfer to The Broadhurst Theatre", " 'Mamma Mia!' In 1998, Phyllida Lloyd became the director for the show. Sam seizes his chance and proposes to Donna in order to prevent the wedding preparations from going to waste. "Our Last Summer" was used earlier in the movie, with Sophie, Bill, Sam, and Harry singing it. But no one knows yet that even Donna doesn't know who the father is, because she slept with the three men in such swift succession. The musical was originally performed on sailings of Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas but was later moved to Allure of the Seas. 1 Background 1.1 Personality 1.2 Physical Appearance 2 Appearances 2.1 Mamma Mia! Donna and Sam have yet another altercation right before the wedding. Sophie believes one of these men is her father and, three months before her nuptials, sends each an invitation to her wedding, writing in her mother's name, Donna, without letting her unsuspecting mother know. The title of the musical is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma Mia". is a jukebox musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band.The title of the musical is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma Mia".Ulvaeus and Andersson, who composed the original music … Sophie discovers her mother's old diary and finds entries which describe intimate dates with three men; Sam Carmichael, Bill Austin and Harry Bright ("Honey, Honey"). Singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad was involved financially in the production and she was also present at many of the premieres around the world. 19581 - d. 20042) is the central character of the stage musical Mamma Mia! Czech is the seventeenth language in which the musical was performed. The wedding march that is played as Sophie walks down the aisle is a slower arrangement of "Dancing Queen". The "Summer Night City" scene was a wedding rehearsal and during the song, Ali, Lisa, Tanya, and Rosie arrived on the island. NEWS. "[3] American critic Chuck Klosterman, who says "The Winner Takes It All" is "[the only] pop song that examines the self-aware guilt one feels when talking to a person who has humanely obliterated your heart" finds Ulvaeus' denial hard to believe in light of the original title. surpassed the original Broadway runs of The Sound of Music, The King and I, and Damn Yankees with 1,500 performances. However, they felt their first effort "much too stiff and metrical", so they left the song for a few days while they worked on other songs. Four days later they returned to the song, and Andersson came up the idea of using a French chanson-stye arrangement with a descending piano line and a looser structure. * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. to close", "Vegas Mamma Mia!, with Johnson, Extends to January 2009", "Complete Casting Announced for Farewell Mamma Mia! Donna admits that her own mother disowned her when she learned that she was pregnant. Bill reaffirms his commitment to the single life, but Rosie has become attracted to him, and urges him to reconsider ("Take a Chance on Me"). It tells the story of how Donna met each of the 3 men who are potentially Sophie's father. C'est une adaptation cinématographique de la comédie musicale du même titre qui s'inspire des chansons du groupe suédois ABBA.. International theatre star Deliah Hannah played Donna, and popular New Zealand entertainment icon Jackie Clark plays Rosie. 1h 20m. Its Broadway incarnation closed on September 12, 2015, after a 14-year run, making it the ninth longest-running show in Broadway history. Sophie insists they mustn't tell Donna anything ("The Name of the Game") and finally, Bill agrees. Originally the outro after the encore was a 5-minute instrumental medley (in the style of the Overture and Entr'Acte) featuring Gimme! He explains that he loved her, even when he left to get married. He went back, married his fiancée and had children but he got divorced. She also appears in its sequel, Mamma Mia! It takes the knowledge of industry experts and a vast database of the highest quality, most precise data available. The Encore is included on the 5th Anniversary Cast Recording (commemorating said anniversary for the Broadway production). He knows he is her father and promises to walk her down the aisle the next day. "Pop musical takes a chance on Abba, and it works". The Party is heading to The O2 - The O2", "Immersive Mamma Mia! Dashboard-Style Display: Shows Min/Max & High/Low Directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, the show starred Jennifer Nettles as Donna, Dove Cameron as Sophie, Corbin Bleu as Sky, Jaime Camil as Sam, Tisha Campbell-Martin as Tanya, and Lea Delaria as Rosie. [30], The Belgrade, Serbia – Terazije Theatre (Pozorište na Terazijama) premiere was on March 27, 2015. Sophie tells her mother that she knows about her father. [54] The theme of single motherhood breaks the family stereotype of a child being raised by both parents by showing a different perspective of a family raised single-handedly by a mother, to show that there can still be happiness and love. Sky tells her he will be the only man she ever needs ("Lay All Your Love on Me"). 1) At the beginning of Knowing Me, Knowing You the introductory measures are recorded one fifth lower (in D) than written and than the rest of the song (in A).. 2) The song The Winner Takes it All is … Mamma Mia! “The Winner Takes It All” is a show-stopper in the original Mamma Mia movie, yet it also has a poignant moment in another film: The Trip, where … Mamma Mia! Suddenly, Sophie calls a halt to the proceedings. to Close", "Broadway's Mamma Mia! Womack, Malcolm (2009). 197K. (promoted as Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia!) This musical was the brainchild of producer Judy Craymer. The movie also features Christine Baranski, Dominic Cooper, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård and Julie Walters. In the following years, the production toured around China from time to time, performing 100~150 shows per year, until 2017. ", A music video to promote the song was filmed in July 1980 on Marstrand, an island on the Swedish west coast. The original cast included Louise Pitre as Donna and Tina Maddigan as Sophie, who both of them later reprised their roles in first US Tour and Broadway premiere. In a 2006 poll for a Channel Five programme, "The Winner Takes It All" was voted "Britain's Favourite Break-Up Song. to Play Final Performance at Winter Garden Theatre on October 19; Begins at Broadhurst on November 2", "Broadway Record-Breaker 'Mamma Mia!' A revival of the Dutch production premiered at the Beatrix Theater Utrecht in Utrecht, Netherlands on 6 September 2018. (promoted as Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia!) as much about them as possible. opens at Toronto's Royal Alexandra", "Long-running Toronto Mamma Mia! [13] The show played its final performance at the Winter Garden Theatre on October 19, 2013 and began performances at the Broadhurst Theatre on November 2, 2013. Gimme! They both think this means he is her father. [1] He said: "Neither Agnetha nor I were winners in our divorce. Then, Harry approaches Sophie, apologizing for being so slow on the uptake; he is also convinced that she is his daughter and promises to walk her down the aisle. According to Andersson, the idea for the song suddenly came up "from old ideas, from old small musical pieces" they had. Over 65 million people have seen the show, which has grossed $4 billion worldwide since its 1999 debut. This has been her secret, after all. A New Zealand tour production of Mamma Mia! [7] "The Winner Takes It All" was also a hit in Brazil: it was included on the soundtrack of "Coração Alado" ("Winged Heart"), a popular soap opera in 1980, as the main theme.