Mamma Mia is Here (In Movie Form)!

Today is opening day for the movie, Mamma Mia! which has already made a splash as the popular show on Broadway.  The film was an extremely popular hit in the U.K. and is also expected to do very well in the United States.  The film stars Academy Award winner Meryl Streep as mom Donna Sheridan.  The film itself follows another large list of other Broadway musicals that have been made into films, including Chicago, Dreamgirls, The Producers and Hairspray.  The soundtrack to the film is currently the seventh best selling recording, according to the numbers on the Billboard charts.

The cast of the movie also features Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth, Christine Baranaki, Julie Walters, Stellan Skargard and Dominic Cooper.  The film, according to press notes posted on Playbill.com is described as: “An independent single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek Island is about to let go of the spirited daughter that she has raised alone.  Sophie, the daughter is on a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle.  She brings back three men from Donna’s past to the Mediterranean paradise and over 24 chaotic, magical hours new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled.”  Get your Mamma Mia! tickets today!

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