'Mamma Mia!' Opening Night Marks Broadway Return at Winter Garden Theater

Review | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: My My, How Can I Resist You?

When “Mamma Mia!” first landed on Broadway in October 2001, just weeks after 9/11, it was dismissed by many as a lightweight jukebox musical designed for tourists. But that didn’t matter. The ABBA-fueled spectacle became an instant balm, a sun-soaked, feel-good celebration that audiences embraced for 14 years and 5,773 performances. Now, in the shadow of today’s political, cultural, and economic uncertainty, the show has returned to its original…

'Mamma Mia!' opening night marks Broadway return at Winter Garden Theater

"Mamma Mia!" returns to Broadway for its opening night at its original home, the Winter Garden Theater

BROADWAY REVIEW: ‘Mamma Mia’ still worth the money, money, money

“Abba” has sold hundreds of millions of records worldwide, but they would have been even bigger in the United states if they’d toured and promoted here more heavily. Instead, they were widely seen as a Swedish novelty act, a fad band, for decades. Even the arrival on Broadway of “Mamma Mia!” in 2001 didn’t immediately change that. But almost a quarter a century later, anyone sitting in the Winter Garden Theatre, or merely reading the boffo gross…

'Mamma Mia!' Broadway Review: The Bride Has Seen Better Days

Walking into the Winter Garden Theatre this week to see the new revival of “Mamma Mia!,” I suddenly found myself back on Oct. 18, 2001. I was there at the Winter Garden then not as a critic but a theater reporter who had already written a lot about 9/11 and its devastating effect on the theater in New York City. Box office figures had plummeted and a few shows had closed. “Urinetown,” which opened that September, had to re-stage a scene where a …

My, my, how can we resist 'Mamma Mia!' and its charming Broadway return?

The beloved stage show, which spawned two film adaptations starring Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried, returns to NYC for a limited time run. Joan Marcus Jalynn Steele (Tanya), Christine Sherrill (Donna Sheridan), Carly Sakolove (Rosie), and the Company of 'MAMMA MIA!'Here we go again! Almost a decade after its original run, Mamma Mia! has officially returned to Broadway. The beloved ABBA musical has been a cultural phenomenon ever since it first…

‘Mamma Mia!’ Review: A Revival of the 2001 Jukebox Musical Offers Another Undiluted Shot of ABBA Joy. Only It’s Now a Double Layer Cake of Nostalgia

The show practically invites us to chuckle at the neatly interlocked way that a song like "Honey, Honey" or "Knowing Me, Knowing You" will dovetail with the (thin) motivation for singing it. And that’s why the dithery sweet mindlessness of "Mamma Mia!" is part of its magic. The show serves as a friendly frame for the songs without threatening to get in the way of them.