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Opening Night Step Inside Mamma Mia!'s Starry Broadway Reopening

The international hit, which features the songs of ABBA, again plays the Winter Garden Theatre.

Carly Sakolove, Christine Sherrill, and Jalynn Steele Jalen Gregory

Mamma Mia! is back on Broadway! The feel-good musical officially reopened August 14 after beginning previews August 2 at the Winter Garden Theatre for a limited-engagement revival, returning to where the musical made its Broadway debut in 2001. Check out the starry opening night guests in the blue carpet photos below, including Christine Baranski, Jessica Keenan Wynn, King Princess, and more.

Since premiering in London in 1999 and subsequently on Broadway in 2001, Mamma Mia! has been seen by over 70 million people across the world, and turned into two films. Mamma Mia! premiered on Broadway October 18, 2001, at the Winter Garden Theatre, where it continued through October 19, 2013. The production then transferred to the Broadhurst, playing through September 12, 2015.

READ: Why Mamma Mia! Continues to Enchant Audiences 25 Years On

The musical is set on the eve of a wedding, as a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother's past back to the Greek island they had last visited 20 years ago. Songs include "Dancing Queen," "The Winner Takes It All," "Money, Money, Money," and "Take a Chance on Me."

Christine Baranski and Judy Craymer Jalen Gregory

The company includes Christine Sherrill as Donna, Amy Weaver as Sophie, Carly Sakolove as Rosie, Jalynn Steele as Tanya, Rob Marnell as Harry Bright, Jim Newman as Bill Austin, Victor Wallace as Sam Carmichael, and Grant Reynolds as Sky.

The ensemble includes Lena Owens as Lisa, Justin Sudderth as Pepper, Ethan Van Slyke as Eddie, Haley Wright as Ali, Sarah Agrusa, Alessandra Antonelli, Caro Daye Attayek, Adia Olanethia Bell, Emily Croft, Madison Deadman, Andy Garcia, Jordan De Leon, Nico DiPrimio, Patrick Dunn, Danny Lopez-Alicea, Makoa, Erica Mansfield, Jasmine Overbaugh, Gray Phillips, Blake Price, Dorian Quinn, and Xavi Soto Burgos.

With music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and 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.

The 2025 Broadway production team is also led by associate director Martha Banta, associate choreographer Janet Rothermel, and associate music supervisor David Holcenberg, along with associate scenic designers Jonathan Allen and Brian Webb, associate costume designer Lucy Gaiger, associate lighting designer Ed McCarthy, associate sound designer David Patridge, and associate hair designer Jeff Knaggs.

The limited Broadway engagement is currently scheduled through February 1, 2026.

Visit MammaMiaBway.com.

Photos: Mamma Mia! Opening Night on Broadway

 
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