"Mamma Mia!" is ABBA-solutely delightful!

Excitement is “The Name of the Game” when the music of ABBA hits the stage in Burlington High School’s spring musical, Mamma Mia!, March 22-31, 2019. All performances take place in the Fogelberg Performing Arts Center of Burlington High School.

An enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, Mamma Mia! combines the timeless songs of ABBA, one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, with Catherine Johnson’s feel-good tale of family and friendship that unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they had last visited 20 years ago. It’s a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget!

Mamma Mia! is packed with ABBA hits with music and lyrics by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson. The juke box musical rocks over 20 favorites including “Dancing Queen,” “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Super Trouper,” and the title song, “Mamma Mia.”

Caitlin Shea 

Leading the Burlington cast as the mother/daughter duo are Caitlin Shea and Isabella Gill as Donna and Sophie Sheridan. They are joined by Jessy Goober as Tanya, Isabella Alessi as Rosie, Luis Villalta as Sam Carmichael, Nathaniel Trofimow as Bill Austin and Josh Derome Taylor as Harry Bright. Also featured are Julie Surabian as Lisa, Jensine Wagner as Ali, Lucas Vaudo as Sky, Rachad Mesnaoui as Pepper, Cam Noonan as Eddie and Douglas Edwards as Father Alexandrios.

Isabella Gill

Select Dancers are Gina Anastasiades, Gaia Arno, Isabella Floyd, Mikaila Gnerre, Colleen McMakin, Alexa Meehan, Maeve O’Callaghan, Erin O’Neil, Maya Pandit, Rayna Parry, Kayla Santiano, Katie Surabian and Grace Visco. 

Select Singers include Katie Clifford, Paul Conti, Erica Czerwinski, Madelyne Goolts, Julianna Grossman, Julia Hovasse, Erin Kerr, Piper Ladd, Hannah MacNeil, Anna Matthew, Caroline O’Callaghan, Hal Outerbridge, Nicole Perry, Alexis Rigolini, Ashwini Shinde, Maya Tillem, Kathryn Woodilla and Nadia Zaganjori.

Vocal Ensemble members are Minh Chu, Lily Algery, Oluwamayowa Ariyo, Jolie Atwood, Saemus Bell, Anika Bharatan, Cathy Chang, Katelyn Conley, Paige Devereaux, Ryan Devereaux, Sean Gallagher, Sydney Hovasse, Brooke Hovasse, Alison Irwin, Courtney Magnarelli, Sophia Meimaris, Sarah Owens, Grace Rakes, Levi Theirrien and Daniel Thornell.

The production of “Mamma Mia!” is directed by Warren Friedman, a New York transplant well respected for his work with the Burlington Educational Summer Theatre audiences and across the country for his work with youth and community theatre groups. He is joined by John Middleton-Cox as music director, Leanne Reardon as choreographer, Peter Waldron as set designer, Kim Cook as costume coordinator. This year's poster artist is BHS Freshman Benjamin Kirabo.

Performances of Mamma Mia! will run March 22, 23, 29, 30 at 7:30 pm, and March 31 at 2:00 pm. Tickets range in price from $10-$15, and are currently available at BurlingtonTheatre.com and 781-A-FUN-TIC (781-238-6842). All performances will take place in the Fogelberg Performing Arts Center, an accessible venue, located at 123 Cambridge Street on the campus of Burlington High School.