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Chloe Tucker, Kaye Tuckerman, et al. Set for Mamma Mia! Tour

Kaye Tuckerman
Kaye Tuckerman

The North American tour of Mamma Mia! has announced updated casting for 2010-2011.

The show, which focuses on a young bride-to-be trying to determine the identity of her father, is based on songs from the Swedish super group ABBA, with music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. The show is written by Catherine Johnson and directed by Phyllida Lloyd, with choreography by Anthony Van Laast.

Kaye Tuckerman will star as Donna Sheridan, with Chloe Tucker as daughter Sophie. The cast will also feature Happy Mahaney as Sophie’s fiancé Sky, Mary Callanan and Alison Ewing as Donna’s best friends and former back-up band, Rosie and Tanya, (respectively), as well as John Bisom (Sam Carmichael), John-Michael Zuerlein (Bill Austin), Paul DeBoy (Harry Bright), Stephanie Barnum (Ali), Elena Marisa Flores (Lisa), Ethan Le Phong (Pepper) and James Michael Lambert (Eddie).

The ensemble features Jeff Applegate, Amy Biedel, Julius Chase, Thomasina E. Gross, Sean Hayden, Carole Denise Jones, Alison Luff, Marlene Martinez, Mario Matthews, Brian Ray Norris, Merrill Peiffer, Christopher Sergeeff, Jennifer Swiderski, and Travis Taber.

New stops on the tour will include premiere performances in Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, West Virginia and Wyoming. The tour will also return to Detroit, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Providence and Tampa.

For more information, visit www.mammamianorthamerica.com.