Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ “Mamma Mia!,” the touring Broadway musical based on the songs of Abba, is making a return appearance at Penn State.
The musical combines many of Abba’s greatest hits — including “Dancing Queen,” “S.O.S,” “Super Trouper,” “Take a Chance on Me” and “Money, Money, Money”— with a tale of love, laughter and friendship.
Seen by more than 54 million people around the world, “Mamma Mia!” is the ninth-longest-running show in Broadway history. The original West End production is now in its 15th year in London, and the international tour has visited 35 countries. The blockbuster film adaptation, which has grossed $600 million worldwide, is the most successful movie musical of all time.
The musical concerns Donna, an independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, who is about to let go of Sophie, the spirited daughter she’s raised alone. For Sophie’s wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends — practical no-nonsense Rosie and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya — from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos.
On a quest to find the identity of her father so he can walk her down the aisle, Sophie invites three men from Donna’s past to the Mediterranean paradise. In a day’s worth of chaotic, magical hours, love will bloom and romances will rekindle.
The Associated Press acclaimed “Mamma Mia!” as “quite simply, a phenomenon.”
The play returns to Penn State for one performance at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, in Eisenhower Auditorium.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.cpa.psu.edu or by phone at (814) 863-0255. Outside the calling area, dial (800) ARTS-TIX. Tickets are also available at four State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium (weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Penn State Downtown Theatre Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), HUB-Robeson Center Information Desk (weekdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.).
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