Preview: Mamma Mia! by BASE Entertainment Asia

Mamma Mia – here we go again, as the hit ABBA jukebox musical returns to Singapore this week!

Last staged in 2018 to glowing reviews, Mamma Mia! is Judy Craymer’s ingenious vision of staging the story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs with a sunny, funny tale of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads unfolding on a Greek island idyll. Mamma Mia! remains one of Singapore’s favourite musicals across these years and beyond, as it continues to attract audiences off all ages to come back for more.

The hugely successful English-language International Tour premiered in Dublin in September 2004 and, to date, has visited 41 countries, performed more than 3,500 shows and has been seen by over 7 million people. In 2011, Mamma Mia! became the first Western musical ever to be staged in Mandarin in the People’s Republic of China and became the 8th longest running show in Broadway history where it played a record-breaking run for 14 years.

The narrative power of more than 22 of ABBA’s greatest hits, including “Dancing Queen”, “Take A Chance On Me”, “The Winner Takes It All”, “Does Your Mother Know” and of course “Mamma Mia”, propels Mamma Mia!‘s charming story of love, laughter and friendship, all while on a Greek beach island for some hot summer fun.

Produced by Judy Craymer, Mamma Mia! The Movie became the highest grossing live action musical film of all time upon its release in 2008. A second film, Mamma Mia!Here We Go Again, opened in July 2018 and is the most successful live musical movie sequel of all time.

With music & lyrics by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! is written by Catherine Johnson, directed by Phyllida Lloyd and choreographed by Anthony Van Laast. The production is designed by Mark Thompson, with lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Andrew Bruce & Bobby Aitken, and musical supervision, additional material & arrangements by Martin Koch. Mamma Mia! is produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East & Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal and NGM and presented in Singapore by Base Entertainment Asia under the direction of Chantal Prudhomme.

Mamma Mia! plays from 19th October to 5th November 2023 at the Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands. Tickets available here

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