Andrew Bruce News

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! will welcome husband and wife Broadway stars John Dossett and Michele Pawk, Carey Anderson, Andy Kelso and Olga Merediz to Broadway on Wednesday, October 19th at the Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway at 50th Street).

Kenneth Kantor will temporarily take over for Marc Kudisch as Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from September 24th through November 27th

Super Troupers, a documentary about ABBA with clips from Mamma Mia!, will re-air on August 11th with Carolee Carmello, Judy McLane and Sara Kramer appearing on the pledge breaks

For eight performances (week ending Sunday, July 31, 2005) the National Tour of MAMMA MIA! grossed C$1,404,449.

Mamma Mia!'s Carolee Carmello, Sara Kramer and Judy McLane will appear on a pledge drive for the ABBA documentary Super Troupers on August 4th

Liz McCartney, who played Rosie in Mamma Mia!, has left the ABBA musical due to be temporarily replaced by understudy Corinne McFadden

The Broadway production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will play its 100th performance at the Hilton Theatre on July 23rd

Mamma Mia!'s Sara Kramer will sing 'God Bless America' at Fenway Park's Yankees vs. Red Sox game on July 17th

The Las Vegas production of the ABBA musical Mamma Mia! will reach its 1000th performance at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on June 29th

The London Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will close at the Palladium on September 4th after a 3-year drive

When Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' MAMMA MIA! plays its 1500 performance on Sunday, May 15th

The League of American Theatres and Producers will honor the U.S. Tour of MAMMA MIA! with the 2005 'Touring Broadway Award' tonight (formerly the National Broadway Theatre Award) for Best Long Running Musical. The Awards will be presented at a ceremony at the Hilton Hotel in New York.

For Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the Gypsy Robe was presented to Alex Sanchez.

The show made its US premiere at Broadway's Hilton Theatre on Thursday, April 28, 2005 and BroadwayWorld was out on the red carpet!

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang celebrated its opening night on April 28, 2005 with a post-show bash at the Hilton Hotel and BroadwayWorld was there!

The show opens on Thursday, April 28, 2005 at the Hilton Theatre.

Following its hugely successful 12 week run from November 2004, the International Tour of MAMMA MIA! which is currently in Estonia following a sold out season in South Africa, will go to Paris, Brussels, Lisbon, Zurich, Vienna and various German cities before returning to Edinburgh on 29th March 2005 for an 8 week season.

As a more family friendly playing schedule, evening performances move earlier starting in July.