Mamma Mia

Mamma Mia! is an internationally acclaimed stage musical based on the songs of the Swedish pop group ABBA. Since its premiere in 1999, the show has had several major productions worldwide. It features 22 of ABBA's greatest hit songs, including "Dancing Queen" and "The Winner Takes It All." CNN: Old Abba Hits Go From Radio to Stage (April 20, 2001)

A movie version was released in 2008. One of the actors who has played James Bond, Pierce Brosnan, sings in the movie version of Mamma Mia!. He and co-star Meryl Streep sing a duet.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0795421/

The story takes place on a Greek island. Prior to her wedding, Sophie finds the diary of her free-spirited mother, Donna. Prompted by her dream of her father walking her down the aisle at her wedding, Sophie invites the three different men who could be her father to the wedding -- without telling her mother.

When the three men first arrive on the island, Sophia hides them from her mother in an old guest room. Sophia's mother finds the men while she is cleaning. She is afraid but fascinated and she peeks in at them through a locked door. She falls into the room through the rotted roof, and then is overcome with emotion at seeing them all again. She asks them all to please leave the island.

Sophia's mother becomes depressed by this incident, but her friends cheer her up by putting on a show with her. Singing makes her feel better. During the confusion of the show, each of the three men privately tell Sophia they think they are her father, and offer to walk her down the aisle at her wedding. Sophia's fiance hears of this, and he becomes unsure if he wants to go through with the wedding.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0795421/synopsis

• 1995: Björn Ulvaeus approves Judy Craymer trying to put together a musical using ABBA songs Mamma-Mia.com: A Truly Original Musical
• 1997: Craymer asks Catherine Johnson to write the book for Mamma Mia! Mamma-Mia.com: A Truly Original Musical
• 1999: World premiere on April 6 in London Mamma-Mia.com: A Truly Original Musical
• 2000: First U.S. tour in San Francisco in November Mamma-Mia.com: A Truly Original Musical
• 2001: Broadway premiere at The Winter Garden Theatre in New York City Mamma-Mia.com: A Truly Original Musical
• 2008: Film version released in U.S. on July 18 The New York Times: Mamma Mia! Review (July 18, 2008)