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North American Tour of Mamma Mia! Recoups

The recoupment comes as the London production prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

Christine Sherrill and the company of the <i>Mamma Mia!</i> 25th anniversary tour (© Joan Marcus)
Christine Sherrill and the company of the Mamma Mia! 25th anniversary tour
(© Joan Marcus)

The 25th anniversary North American tour of the musical Mamma Mia! has recouped its $4.25 million investment after 13 weeks on the road. The new Equity tour launched at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts on October 31, 2023, and is currently booked through summer 2025. The recoupment comes as the London production prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary on April 6.

The current North American tour is led by Christine Sherrill as Donna and Alisa Melendez as Sophie. Joining Sherrill and Melendez are Carly Sakolove as Rosie, Jalynn Steele as Tanya, Rob Marnell as Harry, Jim Newman as Bill, Victor Wallace as Sam, and Grant Reynolds as Sky.

Rounding out the cast are Louis Griffin, Patrick Park, L’Oréal Roaché, Haley Wright, Gabe Amato, Sarah Agrusa, Caro Daye Attayek, Adia Olanethia Bell, Dean Cestari, Emily Croft, Madison Deadman, Jordan DeLeon, Nico DiPrimio, Patrick Dunn, Stephanie Genito, Danny Lopez-Alicea, Makoa, Faith Northcutt, Jasmine Overbaugh, Gray Phillips, Blake Price, Dorian Quinn, Xavi Soto Burgos, and Amy Weaver.

Since premiering in London in 1999 and on Broadway in 2001, Mamma Mia! has been seen live onstage by 65 million people across the world and turned into two movies. The story about a mother, a daughter, and three possible dads on a Greek island paradise is set to the music of ABBA.

With music and 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 and Bobby Aitken, and musical supervision, additional material, and arrangements by Martin Koch.

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