Mamma Mia! (film) Mamma Mia! (film) Mamma Mia! (promoted as Mamma Mia! The Movie) is a 2008 jukebox musical romantic comedy film directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Catherine Johnson based on the 1999 musical of the same name, also written by Johnson, which itself is based on the songs of pop group ABBA, including the title song, with additional music composed by ABBA member Benny Andersson. The film features an ensemble cast, including Christine Baranski, Pierce Brosnan, Dominic Cooper, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgård, Meryl Streep and Julie Walters. The plot follows a young bride-to-be who invites three men to
Mamma Mia! Skopelos and will feature live musicians and real Mediterranean food. On any given day, there are at least seven performances of "Mamma Mia!" being performed around the globe. On May 15, 2005, "Mamma Mia!" surpassed the original Broadway runs of "The Sound of Music", "The King and I", and "Damn Yankees" with 1,500 performances. On March 6, 2014, it surpassed "Rent" to become the 8th longest-running Broadway musical and 9th longest-running show of all time with 5,124 performances, then surpassed "Beauty and the Beast's" 5,462 performances that same year, on December 14, to become Broadway's 7th longest-running musical and 8th