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MAMMA MIA! – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
Mamma Mia was one of the first of the current spate of “jukebox musicals”, which take existing pop or rock music – in this case from 70s Swedish super-group ABBA – and write a loose story around a framework of songs by the band in question. Since Mamma Mia premiered on stage in 1999 it has been followed by productions featuring music by everyone from Rod Stewart to Queen and Elvis Presley, but Mamma Mia is also the first one to jump to the big screen. The film stars Meryl Streep as Donna, a middle-aged woman who owns a taverna on a Greek island, whose daughter (Sophie) is getting married. Sophie harbors dreams of having her father walk her down the aisle, but Donna has never revealed who her real father is; despite this, Sophie has tracked down the three men who could possible be the father – Sam (Pierce Brosnan), Harry (Colin Firh) and Bill (Stellan Skarsgård) – and invited them all to the wedding, much to Donna’s dismay. Read more…
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