Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical about a mother, a daughter and three possible dads, officially becomes the 14th longest-running show in Broadway history this Sunday, August 2nd, surpassing the record previously held by the play Life with Father.
When MAMMA MIA! plays its 3,224th 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 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.
With a worldwide gross of over $2 Billion, MAMMA MIA! is acclaimed by the Associated Press as "quite simply, a phenomenon."
For tickets, schedule and information about MAMMA MIA! around the world, visit www.mamma-mia.com.
Article reprinted with permission from www.BroadwayWorld.com
