The long-running London production of Mamma Mia!, which currently plays the Novello Theatre, will welcome a host of new cast members beginning October 7.
Joining the company will be Izi Maxwell in her West End debut as Sophie, Ben Irish (Frozen) as Sky, Harriet Samuels (Frozen) as Ali, Zaynah Ahmed (Bhangra Nation) as Lisa, Jamie Landmann (Starlight Express in Germany) as Eddie, and Thomas Walton (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie U.K. tour) as Pepper plus Mia Anthony Coffield, Franky Attard, Jack Bromage, Maddy Cameron, Dennis Cousins, Timmy Driscoll, Andrew Gallo, Lauren Hall, Genevieve Jameson, Emma Odell, Tom Parsons, Adam Scotland, Jonah Sercombe, and Maisie Waller. Current ensemble member Luke Jasztal will take over the role of Sam.
The
London cast will continue to star Mazz Murray as Donna, Kate Graham as
Tanya, Nicola-Dawn Brook as Rosie, Christopher Dickins as Harry, and
Stephen Beckett as Bill with Natalie Langston playing Donna at certain
performances. Also
continuing in the cast are ensemble members Matthew Barrow, Lawrence Guntert, Samantha
Ivey, Flyn Mullins, Hayley-Jo Murphy, and Ella Tweed.
The long-running production, which celebrated its 25th anniversary April 6, is now booking through September 27, 2025.
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.
Mamma Mia! originally opened in London at the Prince Edward
Theatre April 6, 1999, before transferring to the Prince of Wales
Theatre in 2004, and then to the Novello Theatre in 2012. It reopened in
the West End following the pandemic August 25, 2021.
The tale of a mother, a daughter, and three possible dads on a Greek
island paradise subsequently played 14 years on Broadway, first at the
Winter Garden Theatre, then at the Broadhurst.
Mamma Mia! is produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East, and Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal.
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