MAMMA MIA! Plays PlayhouseSquare, 11/10 - 11/15

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns as part of the U.S. Bank Star Performance Series at PlayhouseSquare for one week only! Performances begin Tuesday, November 10th and run through Sunday, November 15th in the Palace Theatre.

Seen by over 40 million people around the world, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! is celebrating 7 sold-out years at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway, and is currently playing a record-breaking engagement on its National Tour in the United States. The originAl West End production has played more than 4,000 performances, an international tour has played in more than 40 foreign cities, and the blockbuster feature film adaptation, produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, is the most successful movie musical of all time grossing $600 million worldwide.

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.

Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA's songs from "Dancing Queen" and "S.O.S." to "Money, Money, Money" and "Take a Chance on Me," MAMMA MIA! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.

The performance schedule for MAMMA MIA! at PlayhouseSquare is as follows:

Tuesday, November 10th @ 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 11th @ 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 12th @ 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 13th @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 14th @ 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 14th @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 15th @ 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 15th @ 6:30 p.m.

Ticket prices for MAMMA MIA! range from $10 to $70 and are now on sale at The PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office (1519 Euclid avenue in downtown Cleveland), online at playhousesquare.org or by calling 216-241-6000. Discounts for groups of 15 or more are also available and may be placed by called 216-664-6050.

Produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East and Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal, the creative team responsible for bringing MAMMA MIA! to theatrical life includes some of the most gifted and celebrated talents of musical theatre and opera. With 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.

The special edition cast recording of MAMMA MIA! is available on Decca Broadway.
For information about MAMMA MIA! around the world, go to www.mamma-mia.com.

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This performance engagement is a part of the Smart Seats program at PlayhouseSquare that offers smart entertainment at a smart price. For more information on Smart Seats, visit playhousesquare.org/smartseats.

U.S. Bank is the title sponsor of the U.S. Bank Star Performance Series at PlayhouseSquare. Visit www.usbank.com for more information.