MAMMA MIA! Farewell Tour Will Host Open Casting Calls in Los Angeles & Chicago

MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, will hold an open call casting search for the roles of Donna and Sam as it embarks on its National Farewell Tour. If you love ABBA and travel (and sequins!) then "take a chance" to join the cast of MAMMA MIA! as the show hits the road one final time.

Auditions will be held in Los Angeles and Chicago this summer. Applicants must sign up online in advance to secure an audition time. Online signups begin today, May 31st.

LOS ANGELES, CA
Monday June 13th from 10AM-1PM
Debbie Reynolds Studio
6514 Lankershim Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 91606

CHICAGO, IL
Monday June 27th from 10AM-1PM
The Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 N. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60610

Finalists will travel to NYC for final callbacks on Thursday, July 28th.

For more information about the auditions and how to sign up, visit www.joydewingcasting.com/nowcasting.php.

SEEKING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:

[DONNA] (late 30s-early 40s - the mother of a 20 year old girl) Any ethnicity. Attractive and free-spirited. A former lead singer in a group called "Donna and the Dynamos" who now owns and runs a hotel/casino on a Greek island. A strong feminist who also has a zany and vulnerable side. Principal role. Strong rock belt with a great low range and terrific high belt to C#.

[SAM] (35-45) Male, 5'10" & up. May be Sophie's father. Left Donna 20 years ago because he was engaged to another woman. Charming, handsome, successful architect. Actor who sings. Principal role. High rock baritone to Ab.

[DYNAMO UNDERSTUDIES] (30's) Females with great pop voices, comedic skills and move well to be in the ensemble and understudy the Dynamos (DONNA, ROSIE). Ensemble roles.

WHAT TO BRING:

Please prepare 16 bars of a pop/rock song that was not written for a musical from the 70s-today in the style of the show. You may sing from the show. If you would like to prepare sides/music from the show in advance, please visit the official casting website for further details. Callbacks will be held the following day; if called back, you will be asked to prepare material.

MAMMA MIA! is one of the most successful musicals of all time, the eighth longest running show in Broadway history and one of only five musicals to have run for more than ten years on Broadway. The West End production is now in its eighteenth year. To date, MAMMA MIA! has been seen by over 60 million people worldwide in 50 productions in 16 different languages.

MAMMA MIA! is produced by Work Light Productions, whose other touring productions include Rent 20th Anniversary Tour, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Vocalosity, and Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella.

The original production of MAMMA MIA! was produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East andBjörn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal, the creative team responsible for bringing MAMMA MIA! to theatrical life includes some of the most gifted and celebrated talents of musical theatre and opera. With music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, MAMMA MIA! is written by Catherine Johnson and directed by Phyllida Lloyd. MAMMA MIA! has choreography by Anthony Van Laast, production design by Mark Thompson, lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Andrew Bruce and Bobby Aitken, and musical supervision, additional material and arrangements by Martin Koch.