Mamma Mia Questions
Mamma Mia Questions
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#0Mamma Mia Questions
Posted: 7/13/06 at 9:27pm
1) Do people really stand and dance through most of the show?
2) How difficult is it to get SRO for this show?
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ILoveWicked330
Broadway Star Joined: 2/7/05
#1re: Mamma Mia Questions
Posted: 7/13/06 at 9:38pm
1) no. people may stand up & dance though (not dance but like rock back & forth) at the finale jukebox. They perform I think 2 or 3 numbers in which have nothing to do with the plot but is just a fun ending after curtain call.
2) Not sure- if they have it, the show has to be sold out. They go on sale I think 2 hrs before show time IF they have it at all. I'm not sure how often the show is selling out.
Hope that helped.
Updated On: 7/13/06 at 09:38 PM
#2re: Mamma Mia Questions
Posted: 7/13/06 at 9:45pm
Well this week it sold 98.1% and last week it sold 99.9%.
Both times I saw it folks were only dancing at the finale.
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Conan O'Brien
#3re: Mamma Mia Questions
Posted: 7/13/06 at 10:27pmIs Leah Hocking's performance in MAMMA MIA worth paying $25 for SRO? If she is truly excellent, I will stand for this again just for her. (stood for Carolee the first time I saw it...totally worth it!)
#4re: Mamma Mia Questions
Posted: 7/13/06 at 10:41pm
Is the story worth it?
I'm not a big Abba person. But I really wouldn't mind seeing something that has a decent story. Like when I saw ASU. Hence me wanting to see my dear Leah. (yeah WithoutATrace!)
#5re: Mamma Mia Questions
Posted: 7/13/06 at 10:44pmthe story is awful...i would only see this again to hear Leah sing the songs
#6re: Mamma Mia Questions
Posted: 7/13/06 at 10:57pmThe plot holes are HUGE, but it is such fun. Go and enjoy.
"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."
Conan O'Brien
broadwayjavajunkie
Stand-by Joined: 7/13/06
#7re: Mamma Mia Questions
Posted: 7/13/06 at 11:01pmDidn't see people dancing in the aisles when I saw it on tour, just a lot of people leaving in the middle of curtain call. What a treat they missed-I liked the encores best of all!
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#8re: Mamma Mia Questions
Posted: 7/13/06 at 11:01pmI love the show simpley because it is such fun. When I saw it here in Dallas this past Sunday, my friend Meredith and I laughed basically every time a song started, just because the majority were so random and forced. Its a fun evening though. And yes, people do sing and dance during the finale.
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millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#9re: Mamma Mia Questions
Posted: 7/13/06 at 11:19pmI've been hearing that the plot is thin and weak, but I like the music - it sounds so fun! I think I want to see this.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
ErinDillyFan
Broadway Star Joined: 7/14/06
#10Mamma Mia - Possible SPOILER
Posted: 7/14/06 at 4:15pm
The story is not awful. It is actually remarkable how well they fit existing songs from one group into a coherent musical. My expectations were low going in. It is a rather sitcom type plot. A woman is running a B&B on a Greek Island and her daughter is having her wedding on the grounds. Her mother had affairs with 3 men and doesn't know which one is the father. She never told any of them about her daughter. The daughter tracks them all down and invites them to the island (as her mother) the same week as her wedding without telling her mother. They think they are coming to visit the mother and the daughter is trying to figure out which is her father to walk her down the aisle. Mischief and mayhem ensues, old flames are rekindled and they live happily ever after.
Updated On: 7/14/06 at 04:15 PM
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