Prince of Wales Theatre seating capacity slightly to 1,160 seats and to modernise the theatre's facilities. New bars were added, the auditorium completely rebuilt, the backstage areas refurbished and the theatre's famous tower and exterior completely gutted and refurbished with new LED lighting and a crisp modern finish. The theatre re-opened with ABBA's musical "Mamma Mia!" on 16 April 2004. On 18 August 2007, "Mamma Mia!" became the longest-running show ever at the Prince of Wales, overtaking the previous record held by "Aspects of Love" with 1,326 performances at the venue and counting. The production marked another landmark on Thursday 23 August 2007, celebrating
Ring of Fire (musical) reception, as well as low ticket sales, the musical closed on April 30, 2006 after 57 performances and 38 previews. The musical was produced at the Charlottetown Festival, Prince Edward Island, in June 2012. A "reconceived" version of the musical was presented at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in March 2013, created and directed by Maltby. This version had five cast members, including Eddie Clendening. Ben Brantley, in his review for the "New York Times", wrote: "Though Mr. Cash...is not himself a character in this latest entry in the jukebox musical sweepstakes of Broadway, his spirit is invoked as