Say it with me… Mamma Mia!
Yesterday, August 19, the hit Broadway musical Mamma Mia! celebrated a milestone: it became the 13th longest-running show in Broadway history!
Congratulations, Mamma Mia!
Last night it played its 3,243rd performance, knocking Fiddler on the Roof out of the 13th spot.
The official website describes the musical:
Writer Catherine Johnson’s sunny, funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings 3 men from her mother’s past back to the island they …

It has been announced that Christine Baranski will be joining the cast of the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Mamma Mia!, which will begin production this summer (2007).
The cast also includes Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, and Pierce Brosnan. Baranski recently played Mrs. Lovett in the Kennedy Center’s production of Sweeney Todd.
The official Web site offers this description of the musical:
Timeless ABBA songs such as “Dancing Queen,” “I Have a Dream,” “Voulez-Vous,” and “Take a Chance on Me,” are ingeniously woven into an enchanting tale of love, laughter …