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'Mamma Mia!' live still a tough act to follow
Chicago Tribune criticI've seen the same production of " Mamma Mia!," nine times—twice in London, once on Broadway, once in Las Vegas, once in some unspeakably dull town somewhere and four times in Chicago. You might say I know the story, Chiquitita. Heck, I could...Tags: Bjorn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! (movie), ABBA, Theater
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'Mamma Mia' role fits McMonagle just fine
Chicago Tribune criticEight times a week in small cities all across America, Susie McMonagle wriggles herself into a lime-green spandex suit. Thus suffused with adequate elasticity for the infamous "Mamma Mia!" megamix, the star of the show affects a "Charlie's Angels"-like...Tags: Broadway, Music Theater, Music, Marriott Theatre, Bjorn Ulvaeus
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The Jason Alexander era at Reprise Theatre Company
Special to The Times"Once on This Island," a tale of love and redemption in the Caribbean, marks a new beginning for L.A.'s leading presenter of old musicals. "Island," which opens Wednesday at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, is the first show of Reprise Theatre Company's first...Tags: Music Theater, Music, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Celebrity, Hal David
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'Mamma Mia!' dances into theaters
Hollywood BriefMY 9-YEAR-OLD son asked me the other morning why I was dancing around the breakfast table singing "Take a Chance on Me." I don't usually sing in the morning. I definitely don't dance. And I didn't know I knew any ABBA songs (I've never actually bought...Tags: Music Theater, New York, Meryl Streep, Music, Pierce Brosnan
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McCain's musical taste: Pre-ABBA?
The Swampby Aamer Madhani Sen. John McCain has gotten a lot of ribbing about his confounding -- in this Swamp thing's opinion -- affection of the 1970s Scandinavian pop band ABBA. On Thursday, Walter Isaacson was the latest pundit to publicly......Tags: Popular Music, Elections, John McCain, Music, Anni-Frid Lyngstad
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STOCKHOLM: 'Mamma Mia!' ABBA gets its own museum
ABBA fans may want to book a trip to Stockholm in June 2009, for the opening of a museum dedicated to the Swedish pop group. Organizers unveiled drawings for the ABBA museum to be built in the Swedish capital, which will chronicle the quartet's journey...Tags: Music, ABBA
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2007-2008 theater season preview
Events schedules frequently change. It's best to call the venue before you go. Annie Russell Theatre The theater is on the campus of Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. Season tickets are $50 and $60 for general audiences, $47 and $57 for...Tags: Charles Dickens, Music Theater, Juvenile Delinquency, David Lee, International Drive
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Hanks, Streep Take a Chance on ABBA Musical
Zap2It.comBizarre Fact No. 1: The ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!" has grossed more than $1 billion worldwide since it opened in 1999. Bizarre Fact No. 2: Tom Hanks is expected to executive produce "Mamma Mia!" for the big screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter,...Tags: Meryl Streep, Music, Rita Wilson, ABBA, Tom Hanks
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'Mamma Mia' a Guilty Pleasure
In our imaginary encyclopedia of pop-culture shamelessness, the “guilty pleasure” section has a boisterous, unapologetic new entry. “Mamma Mia!,” the London smash that opened last night at the tastefully refurbished (i.e., post-“Cats”) Winter Garden...Tags: Broadway, Mark Thompson, Popular Music, Music Theater, New York
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ABBA redux, one more time
Special to the TribuneMaybe "Mamma Mia!" really is just an excuse for a simulated ABBA reunion--and maybe that's OK. Aggressively nostalgic, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' connect-the-hits hit, which returns to Chicago Tuesday for a month-long run, regales former and...Tags: Michigan, Popular Music, Holidays, Society, Music
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Notable openings: 'Mamma Mia,' 'Fossils,' Wit'
Special to the TribuneThe first major work by Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown was the 1998 Broadway musical "Parade," a depiction of a hate crime in Atlanta from the early 20th Century. It fared better with critics than audiences. Much more...Tags: Music Theater, Music, Crimes, Diseases, Marriage
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Super trouper
Tribune Chief CriticThere was a time, Bjorn Ulvaeus remembers, when ABBA was all but extinct. "It was in the mid-1980s," he says. "It was over. I was convinced we would be forgotten and never be played again." How wrong he was! ABBA, the Swedish quartet that had been a pop...Tags: Broadway, Game Playing, Music Theater, New York, Music
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Oct 18, 2001
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