Mamma Mia! welcomes six new principal members of cast

As previously announced the Broadway production of Benny Andersson and Bj�rn Ulvaeus� musical Mamma Mia! welcomes six new principal members of cast on 22 Sep 2009.

Tony Award winner Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone) plays the lead role of 'Donna Sheridan' and John Dossett will perform the role of 'Sam Carmichael.'

Alyse Alan Louis will play bride-to-be 'Sophie Sheridan,' making her Broadway debut opposite Eric William Morris as fianc� 'Sky.'

Patrick Boll and David Andrew Macdonald join the company as 'Bill Austin' and 'Harry Bright,' rounding out the trio of men from Donna�s past who are Sophie�s three possible dads.

Judy McLane and Gina Ferrall continue as 'Tanya' and 'Rosie,' Donna�s best friends and former back-up band known as 'Donna and the Dynamos' who reunite on a Greek island for the wedding of Donna�s daughter, Sophie.

Ben Gettinger continues as Sky�s sidekick 'Pepper.'

Mamma Mia! also features Samantha Eggers as 'Lisa' and Amina Robinson as 'Ali,' Sophie�s best friends, and Raymond J. Lee as 'Eddie.'

Mamma Mia! is playing at Winter Garden Theatre, where the musical opened on the 18 Oct 2001, following previews from the 5 Oct 2005. The show is currently booking to 7 Mar 2010.

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

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.

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! 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.