Mamma Mia! becomes the 14th longest-running show in Broadway history

The Broadway musical Mamma Mia!, officially becomes the 14th longest-running show in Broadway history on 2 Aug 2009 when it surpasses the record previously held by the play 'Life with Father.'

When Mamma Mia! plays its 3,225th performance, the musical also earns the distinction of having run longer than any other straight play in Broadway history.

Seen by over 40 million people around the world, Mamma Mia!, is celebrating over 3,000 performances in its eighth smash hit year at Broadway�s Winter Garden Theatre and remains among Broadway�s top selling musicals.

The musical opened at Winter Garden on 18 Oct 2001, following previews from 5 Oct 2001.

The original West End production of Mamma Mia! is celebrating 10 years and over 4,000 performances in London, an international tour has visited more than 40 foreign cities, and the blockbuster feature film adaptation, produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, is the most successful movie musical of all time grossing $600 million worldwide.

Mamma Mia! is inspired by the story-telling magic of ABBA�s timeless songs, Tony Award nominated writer Catherine Johnson�s sunny, funny tale of family and friendship unfolds on a tiny Greek island. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter�s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother�s past back to the island they last visited twenty years ago. Songs including �Dancing Queen�; �The Winner Takes It All�; �Money, Money, Money� and �Take A Chance on Me� are all featured.

Mamma Mia! currently features *Carolee Carmello (Donna Sheridan), *Sean Alan Krill (Sam Carmichael), Gina Ferrall (Rosie), Judy McLane (Tanya), Brandi Burkhardt (Sophie Sheridan), Chris Peluso (Sky), Amina Robinson (Ali), Samantha Eggers (Lisa), Ben Livingston (Harry Bright), Pearce Bunting (Bill Austin), Raymond J. Lee (Eddie), Ben Gettinger (Pepper) and Bryan Scott Johnson (Father Alexandrios).
*Beth Leavel (Donna Sheridan from 22 Sep)
*John Dossett (Sam Carmichael from 22 Sep)

Mamma Mia! has music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Bj�rn Ulvaeus, with book by Catherine Johnson.

The musical is directed by Phyllida Lloyd and has choreography by Anthony Van Laast, set 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.

The show is produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East and Bj�rn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal.