The long-running London production of Mamma Mia!, which currently plays the Novello Theatre, celebrated its 25th anniversary in the West End April 6.
The hit production currently stars Mazz Murray as Donna, Kate Graham as Tanya, Nicola-Dawn Brook as Rosie, Haydn Oakley as Sam, Christopher Dickins as Harry, Stephen Beckett as Bill, Stevie Doc as Sophie, Tobias Turley as Sky, Jessie Odeleye as Ali, Olivia Brookes as Lisa, Chay Wills as Eddie, and Arcangelo Ciulla as Pepper. Natalie Langston plays Donna at certain performances.
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On hand to mark the occasion were songwriter Björn Ulvaeus; creator and producer Judy Craymer; librettist Catherine Johnson; choreographer Anthony Van Laast; original Donna, Siobhan McCarthy; original Sophie, Lisa Stokke, and more. Check out photos from the celebration in the gallery below.
Zoe Ball and daughter Nelly
Tobias Turley and Stevie Doc
Tobias Turley and Stevie Doc
Stevie Doc, Judy Craymer, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Mazz Murray, and Tobias Turley
Stevie Doc
Siobhan McCarthy, Mazz Murray, Judy Craymer, Haydn Oakley, Catherine Johnson , and Nicola Dawn Brook
Simon Slater and Jemma Redgrave
Paul Gambaccini and Mark Borkowski
Paul Gambaccini and Bjorn Ulvaeus
Nina Nannar
Nina Nannar and Bjorn Ulvaeus
Nick Allott
Mazz Murray
Mazz Murray
Mark Borkowsi, Nina Nannar, Jane Moore, Andrew Pierce, and Amanda Platell
Lesley Nicol
Kate Graham, Mazz Murray, and Nicola Dawn Brook
Kate Graham, Mazz Murray, and Nicola Dawn Brook
Kate Graham, Mazz Murray, and Nicola Dawn Brook
Judy Craymer, Tobias Turley, Stevie Doc, and Mazz Murray
Judy Craymer
Judy Craymer and Catherine Johnson
Judy Craymer and Catherine Johnson
John Kennedy
Jane Moore and Bjorn Ulvaeus
Issy van Randwyck, Anneka Rice, Judy Craymer, and Simon Slater
Issy van Randwyck, Anneka Rice, and Judy Craymer
Issy van Randwyck and Anneka Rice
Giles Martin, Judy Craymer, and Bjorn Ulvaeus
Giles Martin and daughters
David Joseph and Judy Craymer
Christopher Dickins, Kate Graham, Tobias Turley, Stevie Doc, and Lisa Stokke
Judy Craymer and Catherine Johnson
Catherine Johnson, Judy Craymer, and Bjorn Ulvaeus with cast of Mamma Mia
Catherine Johnson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, and Judy Craymer
Catherine Johnson and Lesley Nicol
Catherine Johnson and Lesley Nicol
Cast of Mamma Mia!
Cast of Mamma Mia!
Bjorn Ulvaeus, Judy Craymer, Nelly Ball, and daughter Nelly
Bjorn Ulvaeus, Judy Craymer, and Zoe Ball
Bjorn Ulvaeus, Judy Craymer, and Anthony van Laast
Bjorn Ulvaeus
Bjorn Ulvaeus
Bjorn Ulvaeus
Bjorn Ulvaeus
Bjorn Ulvaeus
Bjorn Ulvaeus and Judy Craymer
Bjorn Ulvaeus and Judy Craymer
Bjorn Ulvaeus and Anthony van Laast
Audience at Mamma Mia!
Anneka Rice
Tobias Turley, Judy Craymer, and Stevie Doc
Judy Craymer, Zoe Ball, and daughter Nelly
With music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (of ABBA fame), 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.
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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