20 years since the legendary Swedish Band ABBA first performed
in front of a live audience, Mamma Mia!, a musical incorporating
ABBA's chart-toppers into a moving story, came to Beijing on August
7.
Beijing is the second stop of the smash hit's China tour,
following Shanghai, the Beijing News reported.
With light and humorous plots, beautiful songs and grand
choreography, Mamma Mia gave the Poly Theater an unforgettable
evening on Tuesday.
The story revolves around Sophia and her mother, Donna. Sophia
is about to marry her fiancé, Sky, and wants her father to give her
away at her wedding. The only problem is she doesn't know which of
her mother's three former suitors he might be. So she invites them
all to the wedding without Donna's knowledge.
Among the audience were Taiwan musician Jonathan Lee (Li
Zongsheng) and female singer A Duo from the Chinese mainland.
The musical first premiered at the Prince Edward Theatre in
London in 1999 and has since been seen by over 30 million people
around the world.
It will run for two weeks from August 7 until 19.
(CRI.cn August 8, 2007)
