Archived: Mamma Mia!

B. Andersson – B. Ulvaeus – C. Johnson: MAMMA MIA!

Director and choreographer: Igor Barberić Conductor: Dinko Appelt

Set designer: Dinka Jeričević Costume designer: Mirjana Zagorec Tone designer: Mario Stanin Lighting designer: Miljenko Bengez

Assistant director: Petra Jagušić Assistant choreographer: Tihana Strmečki Accompanist: Krešimir Batinić Dance director: Bojan Valentić Associate set designer: Marta Crnobrnja Assistant costume designer: Emilija Šušković Jakopac

Persons: Donna Sheridan: Renata Sabljak Sophie Sheridan: Vanda Winter, Ana Magud, Elena Brumini (since December 1, 2015) Sam Carmichael: Đani Stipaničev, Dražen Bratulić Harry Bright: Ronald Žlabur, Matko Knešaurek Bill Austin: Ervin Baučić, Adalbert Turner Sky : Ivan Čuić, Damir Kedžo, Luka Nižetić, Fabijan Pavao Medvešek (from 16.10.2019.) Tanya: Mila Elegović, Danijela Pintarić Rosie: Nina Kaić Madić, Elena Brumini Lisa: Martina Ivanković Ali: Sara Duvnjak / Morana Paškiević (from 9.12. 2015.) Pepper: Matija Škvorc Eddie: Zoran Simikić Priest: Boris Barberić

Ensemble: Ana Sertić, Sofija Široka, Ivana Mesec, Tamara Masnjak, Stela Gajski, Ana Hanić, Morana Paškiević, Kristina Škorić, Dragan Peka, Stjepan Lach, Božidar Peričić, Boris Barberić, Emil Kuzminski, Dejan Jakovljević, Mario Jukić, Marko Herceg

Lana Blace, Larisa Marak, Jadranka Gospodnetic (off)

Orchestra: Keyboards: Duško Zubalj, Berislav Antica, Zlatan Došlić, Dinko Appelt Guitars: Ante Mažuran, Marko Kukulj Bass guitars: Mladen Baraković, Martin Petračić Drums: Borna Šercar, Ivica Lukšić Percussion: Hrvoje Rupčić, Božo Rebić Orchestra organizer: Branko Knotek

Sound programming: Keyboards: Duško Zubalj, Jaroslav Kubiček, Dinko Appelt Guitars: Marko Kukolj Drum: Borna Šercar

The entire ensemble was musically rehearsed by Dinko Appelt. Supervisor: Zlatko Kelnerić

Festive premieres: June 18 and 19, 2015

Ticket prices: 100 and 150 kn

Duration: about 2 hours and 30 minutes

“MAMMA MIA”: FROM THE NERVANA DEROUT VAN TO THE PRINCE EDWARD THEATER IN LONDON AND THE COMEDY THEATER AT THE ZAGREB CHAPTER

What is the relationship between one of the biggest rock bands in history, alternative and grunge rock bands and the musical Mamma Mia? And could Nirvana have anything to do with one or more ABBA hits? So with a musical based on a whole series of evergreen hits by a Swedish group that was catapulted launched in 1974 at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Waterloo? In just a few years, ABBA has produced so many perfect pop songs that it has been compared to the Beatles in that art. Excessively? Oh, no! ABBA – a perfect production of perfect pop songs, a hit squad, became the inspiration for a “Nirvana” whose poor members at the beginning of their careers in their dilapidated van with a dinner of half a can of sardines listened to The Stooges and ABBU. The consequences of this are very clear and visible in the rich opus of songs “Nirvana”, many of which had the classic art of structuring perfect pop songs, only they were of course Nirvana-Rock.

“Nirvana” was from the northwestern United States from Seattle, its unpleasant and unpleasant surroundings in every respect, especially the climate. On the other side of the world and another kind of inspiration from ABBA had Catherine Johnson. She loved listening to ABBA like millions of Britons, but for her it was also a creative, not just passive enjoyment of the hits of the glittering Swedish quartet.

Catherine Johnson wrote the whole, real musical, in the tradition of the masterpieces of London’s West End, named it after the hit Mamma Mia, and based it on a number of other ABBA hits.

Mudra Catherine didn’t think much and presented her idea in the beginning to the authors of all ABBA songs Bennyi Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus who were immediately involved in the whole project. Obviously not because of the money because they had already earned enough, but because of the quality of the project . One of the beautiful half of the quartet Anni-Frid Lynstadt was so enthusiastic about the project in its infancy that she participated in the launch of the project with her own finances and later when Mamma Mia became a world hit she often attended premieres in some countries with great pride and joy. . It all started for the musical MAMMA MIA at the legendary and eternal musical London’s West End at the Prince Edward Theater at the gala premiere and world premiere of 6 …