Ulvaeus told the crowd it was “both strange and wonderful to be on this stage tonight” and thanked them for being “a fantastic audience”. Celebratory confetti rained down on the theatregoers during a medley of Abba classics including Dancing Queen and Waterloo. Speaking backstage, Andersson said it had been “too long” since he had seen the show and revealed he felt moved on the anniversary. Happy 20th anniversary Mamma Mia The Show!⭐️Over 61 million people around the world have seen this magical musical so far✨ #ABBA pic.twitter.com/q9y1HeeqrH — ABBA (@ABBA) April 6, 2019The musical was adapted for the silver screen in 2008 and starred Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, and the film cast returned for the sequel Mamma Mia! Globally the musical has been seen in 50 productions in 16 different languages, and grossed more than four billion dollars at the box office.

Source: Irish Independent April 06, 2019 22:07 UTC