Mamma Mia! Reaches Thousandth Performance in Vegas

By: Jun. 28, 2005
Get Access To Every Broadway Story

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click.




Existing user? Just click login.

Mamma Mia! will reach its milestone 1,000th performance in Las Vegas on June, 29th; the show will then become the longest-running full-scale musical ever to hit the Strip.

Mamma Mia! premiered at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on February 13, 2003. In addition to remaining the most successful full-scale Broadway musical ever to play the Las Vegas Strip, Mamma Mia! has broken all box office records at the Mandalay Bay Theatre and was named the Number #1 Show in Las Vegas by Mike Weatherford of the Las Vegas Review Journal in 2004.

Mamma Mia!, which opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre on October 18th, 2001, has played over 820 performances in New York and continues to play to full houses. The show is also currently being performed in 12 countries around the world in 7 languages, as well as in 3 companies around North America. Mamma Mia! takes place on a tiny Greek Island, as a mother and daughter try to settle the girl's paternity before her wedding. The show is set to the songs of ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, with hits including "Dancing Queen," "Money, Money, Money" and "The Winner Takes It All."

Mamma Mia!'s book is by Catherine Johnson, with direction by Phyllida Lloyd and choreography by Anthony Van Laast. Produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East and Ulvaeus, the musical features 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.

Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino is a 3,300-room luxury destination resort set on 60 acres on the Las Vegas Strip. Tropically themed with mystical architecture and lush surroundings, Mandalay Bay offers an exciting, elegant experience for Las Vegas visitors. In addition to the elegantly appointed hotel rooms and a 135,000-square-foot casino, the resort features a world-class spa, 16 different restaurants, a full-service meeting and conference facility, an 11-acre tropical beach environment and the 1,600-seat Broadway-style theatre where Mamma Mia! is playing.

The performance schedule for Mamma Mia! at the Mandalay Bay Theatre is Sunday - Thursday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 6 p.m. & 10 p.m. There is no performance on Friday.

Tickets for Mamma Mia! are $100 - $45, and are available by calling the Mandalay Bay Box Office at 703-632-7580, Ticketmaster at 703-474-4000 and online at www.mandalaybay.com or www.mamma-mia.com.

For more information about Mamma Mia! around the world, visit www.mamma-mia.com.

 

 


Vote Sponsor


Videos