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16 November 2008

Mamma Mia!



Songwriters: Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson


Writer: Catherine Johnson


Director: Phyllida Lloyd



A mother, A daughter, 3 possible dads!



MAMMA MIA! is the global phenomenon based on ABBA's timeless songs. 22 of ABBA's biggest hits are woven throughout the story.



MAMMA MIA! tells the story of a mother and daughter on the eve of the daughter's wedding. The sunny, funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. The fun starts when, unknown to the mother, the daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father invites the three men who could be her father, from her mother's past back to the Greek island paradise they last visited 20 years ago, to her wedding.




The official website of Mamma Mia! http://www.mamma-mia.com/



I first attended a Mamma Mia! musical in Melbourne on Oct 2001. Hubby (my fiance then) and I were visiting Sydney and Melbourne. It was my first visit to Australia and also first time meeting hubby's brother, Jin and family.


Jin booked the musical tickets for us. The musical was held at Princess Theatre in Melbourne.

http://www.marrinertheatres.com.au/venue_princess.jsp



Jin bought the corporate package tickets which were inclusive of dinner (pre-show) with coffee and cake during intermission at the in-house restaurant at the theatre. It was a very good dinner with free-flow of Australian wine and good company. Before the show started, the waitress took our dessert order for intermission.


Just before the musical started, the waitress who attended to us ushered us to our seats. No queueing, no waiting time. The moment we sat now, the musical started. We got very good seats, 6th row from the stage.


During intermission we adjourned back to our table at the restaurant where our coffee (mocha, latte, etc) and cakes were ready on our tables. That was great! Hubby and I were very impressed with them. Even Jin was surprised. The entire evening was so well planned.


Hubby bought the above CD (AUD30 each) during the intermission. One for Jin's family and one for us.
When Jin was in KL last month, he bought the movie soundtrack for us. Now, I have the above 2 CDs of Mamma Mia!

It was a great evening ... good food, good musical with good company. Till today, hubby and I still remember that evening and as they said ... that was the best night out and musical that we've ever had!



I was thrilled when I heard about the Mamma Mia movie.

  • Amanda Seyfried - the bride
  • Meryl Streep - the mother of the bride
  • Pierce Brosnan - the father of the bride
  • Colin Firth - the father of the bride
  • Stellan Skarsgard - the father of the bride

My sister, Annie watched it 3 times at the cinema. According to her, it was a great atmosphere in the cinema and most of the people sang along the songs.

Yesterday, I watched the movie on DVD at home together with hubby and Aunty YC. I turned on the subtitles and sing along too. The feeling was great.

The Mamma Mia! musical will be here in KL! They will be performing at Istana Budaya from 17 Dec 08 to 1 Jan 09. I heard only limited tickets are available. My company bought 2 tickets of RM1,000 each for the opening night, which is also the Charity Night. Wonder who will be going for the musical.

http://thestar.com.my/mammamia/

MAMMA MIA! the ultimate feel-good show!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

That was a good night in Melbourne, wasn't it. I think dessert was chocolate mud cake or something similar. Great food, great service and great company. So glad you remember it.

Sis-in-law

Anonymous said...

Oooops, I forgot to ask, are you the lucky one from your company that is going?
S-I-L

Anonymous said...

Big fan of Abba said...

I enjoyed the Mamma Mia movie a great deal too! I had a great time singing along while watching the movie. I am going to buy the sound track. Hee!Hee!

Christina.

Anonymous said...

I enjoy Ali Baba too and pity the 40 thieves. :)