Tickets for MAMMA MIA! at the New Orleans Theater Go On Sale Today

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to the Saenger Theatre June 6 - 11, 2017 as a part of its final farewell tour. Presented by the New Orleans Theatre Association MAMMA MIA! will conclude the East Jefferson General Hospital Broadway in New Orleans 2016 - 2017 season.

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.

Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA's songs from "Dancing Queen" and "S.O.S." to "Money, Money, Money" and "Take a Chance on Me," MAMMA MIA! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.

The performance schedule for MAMMA MIA! at the Saenger Theatre (1111 Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana 70112) is as follows:

Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 9, 2017 at 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 2 p.m.

Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 2 p.m.

Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for MAMMA MIA! go on sale Friday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m. Tickets start at $30 and will be available at the Saenger Theatre Box Office, BroadwayInNewOrleans.com, all Ticketmaster outlets and by phone at (800) 982-2787. Group sales are offered for groups of 10 or more and will be available by calling (504) 287-0372.

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

The original production of MAMMA MIA! was produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East and Björn 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 byHoward Harrison, sound design by Andrew Bruce and Bobby Aitken, and musical supervision, additional material and arrangements by Martin Koch.