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Here I Go! A MAMMA MIA! First-Timer Faces the Music

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Judy Craymer on the Music, Memories, and Future of MAMMA MIA!

Judy Craymer had a dream... and she made it a reality. After ABBA broke up in 1982, when she was a production assistant for Tim Rice, Craymer pitched her big idea for a musical based on the beloved ...
Variety

‘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

I have a theory about the music of ABBA (it’s just my experience, but maybe it’s yours too). Their songs, composed and produced by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and sung by Agnetha Fältskog and ...
Business Insider

Meet the mastermind behind 'Mamma Mia!' — the musical that's been playing in London for 25 years

Judy Craymer came up with the idea of using Abba songs in a musical — and won the band's permission. "Mamma Mia!" has been playing in London for 25 years and ran on Broadway for 14 years. The musical ...
USA Today

'Mamma Mia!' is bigger than ever. Go behind the scenes of ABBA's hit musical (exclusive)

NEW YORK – “Mamma Mia!” is hands down Broadway’s biggest party, with a sequin-filled, jumpsuit-clad megamix of ABBA songs that sends theatergoers humming into the streets. But on stage, the dynamic ...