ABBA anthems, heartwarming story keep musical 'Mamma Mia!' thriving in Seoul

More than two decades after its West End debut, the smash-hit musical "Mamma Mia!" is still packing theaters in Seoul with audiences enjoying the sounds of ABBA's greatest hits. Its current run at LG Art Center Seoul shows that the mix of nostalgia, humor and heart can still move audiences to their feet — even if the production may have begun to show the slightest signs of aging. First premiering in London in 1999, "Mamma Mia!" has since been staged worldwide, including a long run on Broadway. Its Korean rendition opened back in 2004 at the Seoul Arts Center and surpassed 2 million cumulative viewers by 2019. Built around the legendary Swedish pop group's anthems, the musical follows Donna, an independent single mother running a small hotel on a Greek island, and her daughter Sophie, who is preparing to marry her boyfriend at the young age of 20. The plot unfolds as Sophie finds Donna's old diary, then proceeds to invite three men from her mother's past — each of whom might be her father — to the wedding, hoping to learn the truth about her parentage. What follows is a lighthearteWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times