New casting has been announced for London’s smash-hit ABBA musical Mamma Mia!
The London cast will continue to star Mazz Murray as Donna, Christopher Dickins as Harry, Stephen Beckett as Bill, Meg Hateley as Sophie and Miles Henderson as Sky, with Jennifer Adab continuing as Donna at certain performances. Also, Jessie Odeleye moves from Ensemble to play the role of Ali.
They will be joined on Monday 9 October by Kate Graham, who previously played Tanya in London, and most recently played Diane in Come From Away at Phoenix Theatre, as Tanya; Nicola-Dawn Brook (Cirque du Soleil’s Saltimbanco ,Copacabana, Fame, Aspects of Love) as Rosie; Haydn Oakley (Anything Goes, The Book of Mormon, An American in Paris) as Sam; Olivia Brookes (Glory Ride, Pretty Woman: The Musical) as Lisa; Chay Wills (The Cher Show) as Eddie; and Arcangelo Ciulla (Newsies) as Pepper.
Also continuing in the cast are Sinéad Courtney and Lawrence Guntert. They will be joined by Aaron Archer, Amy Barker, Matthew Barrow, John-Paul Birss, Daniel J Brian, Izzy Cross, Ellis Dackombe, Lauren Dawes, Léa Desjacques, Samantha Ivey, Jennie Jacobs, Luke Jasztal, Nicole Lupino, Flyn Mullins, Hayley-Jo Murphy, Bradley Perret, Jacob Ritzema and Ella Tweed.
Producer Judy Cramer also announced a new booking period to 28 September 2024, with tickets for extended dates on sale tomorrow. Next year, the show will celebrate its 25th anniversary in London’s West End. The musical has come a long way since it premiered at the Prince Edward Theatre in London on 6 April 1999, before heading to the Prince of Wales Theatre in 2004, and finally its current venue at the Novello Theatre in 2012.
10 million people have seen the London production across 9,300 performances, and worldwide there have been 50 productions staged of the long-running ABBA musical, in 16 different languages, and bringing in $4 billion at the box office!
A new TV show, Mamma Mia! Have a Dream will be broadcast on ITV1 later this year, produced by Thames and Littlestar. The competition will culminate in a live, dazzling grand-finale, broadcast from a theatre in London’s West End, where two winners will win the roles of Sophie and Sky in Mamma Mia! at the Novello Theatre as it celebrates its 25th year.
Mamma Mia! is now booking to 28 September 2024 in London.
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