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Mamma Mia!

Get ready! The Biggest Musical Party of 2017 is coming to Nelson!

Nelson Musical Theatre proudly presents Mamma Mia! – the Global Smash Hit Musical based on the Songs of ABBA.

A mother. A daughter. Three possible Dads!
And a trip down the aisle you will never forget.
Over 54 million people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that make Mamma Mia! the ultimate feel-good show and in September 2017 it will be performed at the Theatre Royal for a strictly limited season!

Featuring all the hits of ABBA including Honey Honey, Money, Money Money, Thank You For The Music, Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Super Trouper, Voulez-Vous and many, many more! Get your party shoes on and get ready for a musical extravaganza like never before!

With a stellar cast, live band, amazing custom-made touring set and costumes, everyone will be “having the time of their lives” night after night!

September 3, 2017 - September 23, 2017
Venue:
Theatre Royal Nelson
Show Duration:
2h 35m (15 min. interval)
Director:
Peta Spooner
Musical Director:
Michaela Sheehan

Donna Sheridan: Glenna Armstrong
Sophie Sheridan: Rebecca Myers
Tanya: Amanda Crehan
Rosie: Ally Hossain
Sam Carmichael: Phil Bergman
Bill Austin: Lester Oakes
Harry Bright: Anton Bentley
Sky: Sam McIlroy
Pepper: Alex Bradley
Eddie: Thomas Tough
Ali: Tabatha Pini-Hall
Lisa: Kameta Waharoa
Father Alexandrios: Geoff Anderson
Sam Carmichael (alternate): Andrew Bayley
Harry Bright (alternate): Keith Marshall
MediaWorks Ensemble: Annalise Appleby, Lauren Armstrong, Jane Bayley, Lynley Bradshaw, Aimee Borlase, Victoria Fisher, Wendy Fogg, Jenny Holden, Bo Kessler, Tasman Richards, Betty Ross, Cheryl Rozka, Elle Shaw, Lauren Stafford, Mel Stewart
SpeedyPrint Vocal Booth: Pauline Farley, Tracy Gibbs, Sophie Gray, Mike Haskew, Deanne Kilpatrick, Bex Malcom, Suzanne Orchard, Simon Pascoe, Wendy Sawyer, Joy Shackleton, Margy Wallace, Emily Whinney, Tanya White

Director/Choreographer: Peta Spooner
Musical Director: Michaela Sheehan
Production Manager: Ross Benbow
Stage Manager: Carl Sheehan
Lighting Design: Robbie Burns
Costume Design: Lesley Burkes-Harding
Wardrobe HoDs: Barbara Lane, Coral Haussmann
Set Design: John Harding
Sound Design: Joshua Wood
Head Flyman: Leighton Grundy
Sponsorship & Marketing: Alex Bradley
Finances: Lester Oakes
Assistant Stage Manager: Kate Feck
Assistant Musical Director: Mike Haskew
Stage Crew: Daryl Page, Matt Costello, Tom Chi, Ronan Griffin, Xan Twissel, Amarah Thorpe, Frog Twissel, Loren Emerson, Nigel Gibbs
Callers: Simon Brealey, Emz Schwass
Lighting Crew: Michael Gibbs, Nigella Ching, Maryanne Walker
Fly Crew: Aaron Bailey
Props Manager: Alex Bradley
Props: Riley Penman, Francessca Beckett
Sound Crew: Tom Wood, Hayley Gibbs, Zoe Fyfe
Wardrobe: Barbara Seymour, Lynley Rutherford, Gloria Holmes, Carolyn Goodyear, Karen Myers, Molly Brealy, Bev Todd, Anne Williams, Jenni Banroft, Des Cron, Bex Malcolm, Jan Wilson
Sewing: Karen Myers, Jan Wilson, Anne Williams
Pack In Crew: Odie Stratmore-Ching, Dale Ching, Alister Emerson, Jill Emerson, Maree Hatton, Freya Sarqe, Zoe Fyfe, Torrey Shay, JR Richardson, Tracy Gibbs, Nigel Gibbs, Michaela Sheehan, Sophie Gray, Alex Bradley
Catering: Michaela Sheehan, Sophie Gray, Alex Bradley
Front of House: Christine Johnson, Raewyn Dodd, Kate Alexander, Pamela White
Photography: Sam McIlroy, Neville & Sally Bennett, Bex Malcolm, Francessca Beckett
Programme Design: Bex Malcolm

Musical Director: Michaela Sheehan
Assistant Musical Director: Mike Haskew
Drums
: Stephen Rutherford
Keyboards: Tracy Gibbs, Maria Koleff, Sue Stubbs, Jessica D’ath
Guitar: Thomas Newton
Bass: Hara Salčin
Percussion: Bex Malcolm, Sophie (Tambo) Gray

For the New Zealand Mamma Mia! Consortium

Chairperson: Lesley Carthew
Finance Manager: Patrick Landrigan
Legal Advisor: Markham Lee
Consortium Accountant: BDO Taranaki
Project Management: Amici Productions, Grant Meese, Kate Ghent
Technical Manager: David Bosworth – The Light Site
Set & Props Design: John Harding
Costume Design: Lesley Burkes-Harding
Visuals Realisation: David Spark
Consulting Director: Grant Meese
Consulting Musical Director: Richard Marrett
Sponsorship & Funding: Terry O’Connor
Costume Cutter: Jo Hawke
Costume Construction: Natalie Miskin, Minerva Mallete
Costume Co-ordination: Emma Bishop
Set Construction: Scenic Solutions
Scenic Artist: Mark McEntyre
Props Sourcing: Simon Julius, Louise Peters, John Harding, Paula Jepson
Touring Mechanists: David Gill – Scenic Solutions, Vicki Cooksley & Andrew Gibson (Entertainment Productions)
Touring Wardrobe Manager: Derryn Toomey
Keyboard Programming: Richard Marrett
Tour Management: Patrick Landrigan
Freight & Logistics: Hooker Pacific/TIL Freight
Website Design: Amici Productions
Consortium Partners: Abbey Musical Theatre, Auckland Music Theatre, Blenheim Musical Theatre, Hamilton Operatic Society, Invercargill Musical Theatre, Napier Operatic Society, New Plymouth Operatic Society, Rotorua Musical Theatre, Showbiz Christchurch, Taieri Musical Society
Acknowledgements: DAS Training Solutions, Rob Peters – Theatre Systems & Design Ltd, Farmlands Co-operative Society Ltd, Wilhelmsen Ships Service, Oceania, Ashley Mcdonald – Aon Insurance, Glen Ruske – BounceNZ, Andrew Hampton – Scenic Solutions, Kevin Landrigan – BDO Taranaki, John Fausett – Auckland Musical Theatre, and to everyone who contributed in any way to bring Mamma Mia! to the New Zealand Stage.

Music and Lyrics by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
and some songs with Stig Anderson

Book by Catherine Johnson

Mamma Mia! was originally produced in London by Judy Craymer, Richard East and Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal.

Additional Material & Arragements: Martin Koch

Music published by Universal Music Publishing Group

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