ITV has released new teaser clips for talent show Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream.
The clips come from this coming Sunday’s Episode 2, and features includes a video of contestant Desmonda Cathabel (Miss Saigon, Aladdin) singing Lady Gaga’s I’ll Never Love Again from A Star is Born.
Other clips include the cast opening the show with ABBA’s classic ‘Dancing Queen’, and contestant Esme acting out a scene from Mamma Mia! alongside judges Samantha Barks and Amber Riley.
This week, on the show, it’s all about the girls, as the seven Sophies take centre stage. The judges will put the girls through their paces as they tackle their first acting workshop by recreating a famous scene from the film of Mamma Mia!. And there’ll be seven show stopping performances, but who will be sent packing back to the UK?
WATCH: Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream – Desmonda
The show started last Sunday night, and introduced us to the 14 contestants for the first time: 7 girls and 7 boys who are all vying to be cast in the lead roles of Sophie and Sky in the West End production of ABBA musical Mamma Mia!
The contestants all competing in the competition are Desmonda, Esme, Leah, Maddy, Maisie, Stephanie & Stevie; and Callum, Craig, Darcy, Marcellus, Owen, Tobias & Zachkiel.
WATCH: Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream – ‘Dancing Queen’
Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream is hosted by Zoe Ball, and judging the 14 contestants are West End star of Frozen The Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Samantha Barks; Olivier Award-winning TV and stage star Amber Riley (Glee, The Wiz, Dreamgirls); comedian Alan Carr; and singer songwriter Jessie Ware.
Watch more clips from episode 1
The contestants are also mentored by industry guests stars including Mamma Mia!’s creator and global producer Judy Craymer, through musical theatre workshops in singing, dancing and acting, and perform for the judges.
WATCH: Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream – Esme
The TV show has been filmed on a Greek island in order to recreate some of the dramatic scenes from the show and hit Mamma Mia! movie starring Meryl Streep.
The competition will finish with in a massive live 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 (the show turns 25 on 6 April 2024).
The West End production of Mamma Mia! continues to play at the Novello Theatre in London starring Mazz Murray as Donna, with Meg Hateley as Sophie, and Miles Henderson as Sky. Book Mamma Mia! tickets at the West End’s Novello Theatre.
MAMMA MIA! I Have a Dream continues Sunday at 6.15pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
Novello Theatre, London
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