Mamma Mia! "Waterloo" was adapted into Brazilian Portuguese, this version was never used. In the Russian production the song "Happy New Year" is sung at the encore on New Year holidays shows. "Mamma Mia!" was adapted as a film, produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, written by Catherine Johnson directed by Phyllida Lloyd and with Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Benny Andersson as executive producers. Meryl Streep stars as Donna Sheridan and Amanda Seyfried as Sophie and Pierce Brosnan as Sam Carmichael. The movie also features Christine Baranski, Dominic Cooper, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård and Julie Walters. It premiered
Mamma Mia! longest-running show. The Broadway run ended on September 12, 2015, with its 5,758th performance, and was passed two years later (August 16, 2017) by "Wicked" to move one spot down in the list of longest-running Broadway shows. When "Mamma Mia!" opened in Russia, it received a very positive response. As of January 2008, "Mamma Mia!" became the longest daily running show in the history of Russian theatre. "Mamma Mia!" does not only heighten a nostalgic and emotional reactions to the ABBA fans, it has also been celebrated for its feminist overtones. The musical features strong female protagonists living in a