MAMMA MIA! Sets Broadway Record

The universally-known Broadway musical MAMMA MIA! has been singing and dancing its way into the hearts of millions of theatergoers over the past several years, and on Saturday, June 27 it will officially go down in musical history, having become the 15th longest-running show in Broadway history. June 27 will mark the 3,183rd performance of MAMMA MIA!, passing up the play Tobacco Road to snag the No. 15 spot as a long-running Broadway production.

MAMMA MIA! opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre on October 18, 2001, already playing for almost eight years and breaking the records of Broadway mainstays like Hello, Dolly!; Oklahoma!; Man of La Mancha and My Fair Lady. MAMMA MIA! has had more than 40 million viewers see the show so far on its Broadway run, and the production has grossed more than $2 billion worldwide since its inception. The sensational production relates to all walks of life, as it tells the tale of a daughter about to get married on a Greek Island and her quest to find her real father, which stems from the possibility of three men. The musical’s soundtrack is based on the music of ABBA, making it a mainstay on the Broadway scene.

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