By Jennifer R Jones | Posted on January 20, 2010 2:19 AM
After Seeing Success In London, Mamma Mia Made Its Way To The Broadway Stage With Audiences Loving The Upbeat Broadway-Style ABBA Concert Event
"Mamma Mia" Is A Broadway Hit
Set in the beautiful Greek Isles, the Broadway musical Mamma Mia incorporates nearly two dozen songs by international pop sensation ABBA into its lively story about soon-to-wed Sophie, her free-spirited single mother Donna, and three men from Donna's past -- one of whom, Sophie hopes to discover, is her father.
Mamma Mia has become a global smash since its 1999 London debut, and its biggest fans are usually the middle-aged crowd who fondly remember the disco days of ABBA. Women in particular enjoy watching fun-loving Donna and her two wacky best friends reminiscing about the wild days of their youth, when they were in a singing trio. Since the show's plot is a bit thin and the tone decidedly silly, the upbeat musical Mamma Mia is best appreciated as a big Broadway-style ABBA concert.
