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I have to admit that my favorite "Sophie" is Kristie Marsden. I've seen Tour 2 159 times ( Betsy Morgan was superb as an understudy!) I haven't seen the tour as often since Sara took over the role. She's a talented young lady and wish her all the best on Broadway. Miss Kristie has been (and still is ) a bit busy these days filming movies! Her first was a film version of "Reefer Madness" scheduled for release in early 2005. She's currently packing her bags and heading to Mexico to continue fil...

Funny thing this should be a topic of discussion I ran across! I've been following Tour 2 of Mamma Mia since the second city of the original cast in March 2002. I've now been to 35 cities and 19 states. The original cast was awesome, but I have to say the current cast is great too! I'm proud to have been called this tour's "1st Groupie" having seen Tour 2 a total of 157 times. ( not ready to stop yet!! ) All I can say is .... "here I go again"!

Two years ago, in Nashville, TN I saw "Mamma Mia!" for the first time. It was the second city for the 2nd National Tour. There was an understudy on for "Sophie" that night, so I wanted to back again to see Kristie Marsden in the role. ( I'd seen an interview with her and Monique Lund on local tv). After the second time, I met Robin Baxter ( Rosie ) and Pearce Bunting ( Bill Austin ). I was hooked! I was ( and still am ) , a bit miffed about the lack of recognition and respect this cast receiv...

Ha ha... ok let's see try this one!Mamma Mia Tour 2 "my" cast ( and I have the right to call them that!! ) 151 times!Mamma Mia Tour 2 ( revised... new cast ) 1 time ( so far )Mamma Mia Tour 1 .... 1 time and NEVER again.I remember two years ago when Tour 2 first started and everyone was bashing it on the message boards. Well, let me tell you... they were by far a better cast than any of the other Mamma Mia companies out there!!! Each individual cast may have strong performers, but the origina...

Well now, if you were to take "original 8" principals from Tour 2 of Mamma Mia! and put them on Broadway ( Forgive me Gary, but Monique Lund is a waaaaaaaaaaaay better Donna than Dee!!!!) then Mamma Mia! would never close, because my friends and I would be flying in from across the country weekly to see "my" cast there. Call me biased, and yes I admit I am. After 151 times of Tour 2 and having seen some of the other casts... the others are imposters and pale in comparison to the original Tour...

No... not Tour 1 with Chilina and Jeanine. I saw that one once when Dee Hoty was with it and didn't care for it. So, I've been following Tour 2 for the last two years and they've been awesome. Will take a bit of getting used to now that "my" cast is gone.

The new Sky? He's cute and very nice offstage, but needs a little more "ummmph" onstage. He looks waaay too young for the part. But, he's a nice guy.

Agree... totally.... Original Tour 2 Cast of Mamma Mia! The "Original 8" made "my" cast worth seeing over and over and over.... again! ( 151 times for me!)

Vegas may be good... but Tour 2 was the best overall Mamma Mia cast til "my" cast left in February. The new principals are slowly finding their niche in their characters... but we still have a kick a$$ ensemble with Marisa,Vince and Betsy... just to name a few! It's gonna be a while before anyone can pack the punch that Monique Lund had at the end of "The Winner Takes It All". The chemistry that Monique, Don, Kristie, Chris, Ellen, James, Robin and Pearce will never be re-created! The "newbie...

Ok, so it's taken me a few weeks to get to this one. I can't comment on Louise Pitre as Donna Sheridan, as I never had the opportunity to see her perform the role. However, I have seen Dee Hoty and Monique Lund. Monique's version I've seen many many times. Dee's I saw once and have no desire to see her again. Not bashing anyone, just didn't care for her version of the role. I love Monique's version of "Winner Takes It All",( not to mention the rest of Tour 2) We are all entitled to our own op...

I just found this site and was excited to see there are other Mamma Mia fans out there that agree with me! Monique and Kristie along with the rest of Tour 2 is the best Mamma Mia cast! Have to agree with TJ that the Dads are the greatest and I can't neglect to mention what wonderful jobs Ellen Harvey and Robin Baxter do as Tanya and Rosie! Every member of that company has place in my heart!I'm feeling like a proud Mamma now! ha ha!Tina