JUDY CRAYMER (Creator/Producer) originated the idea of Mamma Mia! and, in 1996, founded Littlestar Services Limited with Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Richard East to produce the stage musical in London. She has since produced 50 productions of Mamma Mia! in 16 languages around the world. In recognition of her international success, Judy was presented with a Woman of the Year Award in 2002 and awarded with a CBE on the Queen’s Birthday honours list in 2020 for her services to theater and charity. In 2008, Judy produced Mamma Mia! The Movie starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan, which garnered Golden Globe and Bafta nom- inations. After grossing over $600 million worldwide, Judy produced an all–new movie musical based on the songs of ABBA for Universal Pictures, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Judy is co-executive producer of the new TV entertainment show “Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream,” produced by Thames and Littlestar.
RICHARD EAST (Producer) is an originating pro- ducer of Mamma Mia!, having been involved since its inception. A Tony nominee, he has worked in the entertainment business for 35 years in Australia, London, and the U.S.
BJÖRN ULVAEUS (Music & Lyrics) was born on April 25, 1945, in Gothenburg. In the mid-’50s, Björn fell in love with rock ’n’ roll and skiffle. By the early ’60s, he was a member of a folk group called the West Bay Singers. 1966: Björn met with Benny Andersson, a member of Sweden’s number-one pop group, The Hep Stars. 1970: Björn and Benny started releasing records as a duo. 1972–82: ABBA. 1982: Björn and Benny started writing the musical Chess with Tim Rice. 1986: Chess opened in London’s West End and, in 1988, Chess had its Broadway premiere. 1990: Björn and Benny started to write a new musical. Kristina from Duvemåla opened 1995. Björn writes most of the lyrics for the Benny Andersson Orchestra, and has involved himself in the stagings of Mamma Mia! 2008: Mamma Mia! The Movie was released. 2016: Mamma Mia! The Party opened in Stockholm, with Björn as one of the pro- ducers. 2018: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was released. 2021: ABBA announced the release of the first album in 40 years, Voyage, as well as a virtual stage show “Voyage,” which opened in a new cus- tom-built arena in London in 2022. Björn is president of CISAC, an umbrella organisation for all royalty collecting societies for songwriters in the world.
BENNY ANDERSSON (Composer) was born on December 16, 1946, in Stockholm. 1952: He received accordion lessons from his father and grand- father. 1964–68: Benny was a member of the Hep Stars, Sweden’s most popular rock band in the ’60s. During this time, he began composing music. “Sunny Girl” and “Wedding” were huge hits for the Hep Stars. 1972–82: ABBA. 1982–84: Benny composed the music (together with Björn Ulvaeus and Tim Rice) for the musical Chess. 1987: He began collab- orating with Orsa Spelmän rooted in Swedish folk music. 1990–95: Working with Björn, Benny com- posed the music to Kristina från Duvemåla, which premiered in October 1995. 1995: Benny received the title of professor from the Swedish government. 2001: His collaboration with Orsa Spelmän led to the formation of Benny Andersson’s Orchestra, a 16-man constellation with vocalists Helen Sjöholm and Tommy Körberg. This has resulted in seven albums and several summer tours. 2007: Benny was inducted into the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. 2008: He was appointed Honorary Doctor of the College of Humanities at Stockholm University, and at Luleå University of Technology in 2012.
CATHERINEJOHNSON (Book). Theater includes RagDoll,TooMuchTooYoung,Suspension (Bristol Old Vic); BoysMeanBusiness,DeadSheep,Shang-A-Lang,LittleBabyNothing (Bush Theatre); MammaMia! (worldwide). TV includes “Casualty,” “Love Hurts,” “Byker Grove,” Gold”, and original series “Love in the 21st Century.” Film: Catherine wrote the screenplay for Mamma Mia! The Movie, released July 2008. Awards include Bristol Old Vic/HTV Playwriting Award, Thames TV Writer-In-Residence Award, Thames TV Best Play Award, U.K. Film Council Best Script Award for Mamma Mia! Catherine is patron of Jackie Chan’s Dragon Heart Europe charity.
PHYLLIDA LLOYD (Director). Grenfell: In the Words of the Survivors (National Theatre), Donmar all-female Shakespeare trilogy (London and St. Ann’s Warehouse), The Taming of the Shrew (The Public Theater at the Delacorte), Mary Stuart (Donmar Warehouse, Apollo, and Broadway; Tony nomi- nation), Josephine and I (Bush Theatre/Joe’s Pub). Mamma Mia! (London, Broadway, worldwide), Tina: The Musical (London, Broadway, world- wide), The Ancient Mariner (BAM). Film: Mamma Mia! (Universal), The Iron Lady (Pathe/DJ Films), Gloriana A Film (Illuminations, International Emmy), Herself (Element Pictures). Opera in London, Paris, Copenhagen, Tokyo, Barcelona, Toronto.
ANTHONY VAN LAAST (Choreographer) is a multi-award-winning choreographer of international acclaim. In 1999, he was awarded the MBE and in 2018 the CBE, both for services to dance and chore- ography. In 2019, he became an Honorary Doctor of the Arts. His work for theater includes Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Mamma Mia!, Sister Act, Bombay Dreams, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Song & Dance and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. His productions have been nominated for numerous awards, including Helpman, Tony, and Oliver awards. His film credits as a choreographer include Mamma Mia!, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Beauty and the Beast, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Never Say Never Again, and What’s Love Got to Do With It. MARK THOMPSON (Production Designer). Awards/nominations: two Critics Circle Awards, five Olivier Awards, and seven Tony Award nomi- nations. Theater in NYC: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; The Taming of the Shrew; Mamma Mia!; Tina: The Musical (London, Broadway, worldwide), A Raisin in the Sun (set only); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; God of Carnage; Life (x) 3; Bombay Dreams; Art; Follies (set only); La Bête; One Man, Two Guvnors; The Blue Room; Arcadia. Opera at The Met: The Queen of Spades, Macbeth. Other work in the U.K. includes multiple productions for the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. HOWARD HARRISON (Lighting Designer) has been nominated for six Best Lighting Designer Olivier Awards and won for City of Angels (Donmar Warehouse) and Macbeth (Gielgud Theatre, Lyceum Theatre, Broadway). His recent theater credits include Das Falco Musical (VBW Vienna) and As You Like It (@sohoplace). His West End produc- tions include Mamma Mia! (global), Blithe Spirit (Harold Pinter Theatre), The Wind in the Willows (Palladium), Mary Poppins (Prince Edward Theatre/ New Amsterdam Theatre NY), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Old Vic), The Importance of Being Earnest (Vaudeville Theatre), Guys and Dolls (Piccadilly Theatre), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Lyric Theatre). Dance includes The Phantom of the Opera (Shanghai Ballet), Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! and Edward Scissorhands (Sadlers Wells, U.K. and U.S. tours). Operas include The Barber of Seville (Lyric, Chicago), Nabucco (Metropolitan, NY).
ANDREW BRUCE (Sound Designer) began his theater career at Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1968 and was appointed head of sound at the Royal Opera House in 1971. A year later, he co-founded Autograph Sound, a leading British sound design and rental company that celebrated its 50th year in 2022. He was appointed associate sound designer for Evita, Cats and Starlight Express and sound consultant on the original Paris version of Les Misérables in 1981. He subsequently designed the sound for the 1985 London production and all its reproductions. Original West End productions include Song and Dance, Chess, Follies, Into the Woods, Children of Eden, City of Angels, Martin Guerre, The Fix, Witches of Eastwick, Mamma Mia!, Miss Saigon, The Secret Garden, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins.
BOBBYAITKEN (Sound Designer). Recent produc- tions include Tammy Faye (Almeida) and Standing at the Sky’s Edge (Crucible Theatre and The National). Bobby’s West End and Broadway productions include Grease (Piccadilly Theatre), Mamma Mia! (worldwide), Desperately Seeking Susan (Novello Theatre), Dirty Dancing (worldwide), We Will Rock You (worldwide), Lennon (Broadway), Cyberjam (Queen’s Theatre), Blast! (London, U.S.), Return to the Forbidden Planet (Cambridge Theatre, London, U.S., Japan, and Australia), Five Guys Named Moe (Albery Theatre and tours), Which Witch?, Metropolis (Piccadilly Theatre). Opera credits include Carmen, Madame Butterfly, Aida, Cav and Pag, Tosca, and La Bohème (Royal Albert Hall). Bobby’s design for the Australian production of We Will Rock You won him the 2005 Helpman Award for Best Sound Design. He worked on the opening cere- mony of the 2012 Olympics.
MARTIN KOCH (Musical Supervision and Orchestrations). London: Chicago, Pirates Of Penzance, The Boy Friend, Blondel, Follies. International: Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Oliver!, Mamma Mia!, Billy Elliot. Orchestrations: Just So, Moby Dick, Which Witch, Tutankhamen, Mamma Mia!, Jerry Springer The Opera, Billy Elliot, Bad Girls, Kombat Opera, Shoes, and Viva Forever. Also for Shirley Bassey, Charles Aznavour, Jennifer Rush, Micheal Ball, Sir Elton John, Anastasia, Denise Van Outen, Jamelia, John Barrowman, Emeli Sande, Lesley Garrett, Venessa Mae, Will Young, Beverly Knight, Birdy, and John Newman. Film: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Television: “The Olivier Awards,” “The Royal Variety Show,” “BAFTAs,” “Sports Personality of the Year,” “Kombat Opera Music Live,” “The Sound of Music Live.” Music supervisor: Cameron Mackintosh Ltd, Eurovision Song Contest, Commonwealth Games Handover, London Olympic and Paralympic Ceremonies. Grammy and Tony nomination (Mamma Mia!), Tony and Drama Desk winner (Billy Elliot).
MARTHA BANTA (Associate Director). Associate Director MammaMia! Broadway, national tour, Las Vegas. Original Associate Director of Rent Broadway, tour, London. Director Rock of Ages 10th anniver- sary tour. NYC: Public Theater, Rattlestick, New York Theatre Workshop, Cherry Lane, Lincoln Center. Regional: Portland Center Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public, PCLO, Ordway, St. Louis Rep, Capital Rep., Berkshire Theatre. Adirondack Theatre Festival’s founding Artistic Director of several premieres. JANET ROTHERMEL (Associate Choreographer). Broadway: Mamma Mia!, Sister Act, Side Show, Joseph…Dreamcoat. TV: “Dancing with the Stars,” Tony Awards, Miss USA/Universe. Film: Beauty and the Beast (2017), Mamma Mia! (2008).
DAVID HOLCENBERG (Associate Music Supervisor) was the original music director of Mamma Mia! and is thrilled to be back on the island! Other recent Broadway: MJ (Tony and Grammy nomina- tions, Drama Desk Award), Groundhog Day, Matilda, Rocky, and Ghost. Other credits include the world pre- miere of Newsies, the U.S. premiere of Ragtime, The Radio City Summer Spectacular starring the Rockettes, and Mamma Mia! at the Hollywood Bowl.
NANCY THUN (Associate Scenic Designer) has designed sets and costumes for theater, television, opera, and ice shows but primarily she has served as Associate Set Designer for Broadway plays and musi- cals such as Jersey Boys and preparing them for audi- ences all over the world!
LUCY GAIGER (Associate Costume Designer). Theater: Jack Absolute Flies Again (RNT), Associate Costume Designer on The Ferryman (Royal Court, West End and Broadway), The Light in the Piazza (West End and Chicago), Lungs (Old Vic), A Christmas Carol (Old Vic), Venus in Fur (Haymarket), and Young Marx (Bridge Theatre). Associate Costume Designer on Mamma Mia! worldwide, including Royal Caribbean International production. Other work: Productions for RSC, Almeida, and Donmar Warehouse. Musicals: Bombay Dreams, The Phantom of the Opera, Nine, Moby Dick, Into the Woods, Carmen Jones, and The Wizard of Oz. Lucy has supervised many plays and designed costumes for Sarah Brightman’s world tours. Recent film: Matilda (Netflix) and Wicked (Universal). ED McCARTHY (Associate Lighting Designer). Over 80 Broadway, Off-B’way, and regional shows. Associate Lighting Designer for all companies of Mamma Mia! in the Western Hemisphere since 2000. Television: 23 Tony Awards (seven Emmy nom- inations), “Live from Lincoln Center,” Grammys, “Prairie Home Companion”, and more. Graduate of, and teacher at, NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
ANDREW VOLLER (Associate Lighting Designer). Theater: Lighting designs for Riverdance 25th Anniversary Tour (U.K. and U.S.); Hello, Dolly! (Netherlands tour); I Am from Austria; Evita; Messiah Rocks; Rebecca; Romeo and Julia; Hair (Vienna); Shrek The Musical (German and international tour); Hans Klok’s The Beauty of Magic (Las Vegas). Associate Lighting Designer and Programmer for Mamma Mia! (London, New York, Australia, Toronto, U.S. tours, Japan, Las Vegas, South Korea, South Africa, and the international tour). Programming credits: Rio 2016 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, Sochi 2014 Paralympic open and closing ceremonies, London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic opening and closing ceremo- nies, Eurovision Song Contest (2001, 2009, and 2010), Bombay Dreams (London and Broadway) and The Blue Room (Donmar Warehouse and Broadway).
DAVIDPATRIDGE (AssociateSoundDesigner) has been involved with MammaMia! since 1999 and has participated in creating 12 different productions of the show. He has worked in theater for 42 years and consid- ers his time working on MammaMia! some of the most memorable! Currently David can be found working at HarryPotterandtheCursedChild on Broadway.
TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting Director). Selected Broadway and national tours: The Outsiders, Back to the Future, Here Lies Love, Bad Cinderella, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, KPOP, Mr. Saturday Night, Six, Ain’t Too Proud. Selected Off-Broadway: Sing Street, Trevor, Between the Lines, Clueless. Film: Here Today. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Goodspeed.
MATTHEW CROFT (Music Director/Keys 1). Broadway: The Illusionists: Turn of the Century (MD/ Keys 2). Touring: Jesus Christ Superstar (AMD/Keys 2, Assoc. Music Supervisor); Beetlejuice, Something Rotten!,Motown:TheMusical,TheProducers,Guys&Dolls. “Thanks to our amazing cast, creative team, crew, and our incredible orchestra. All my love to my partner, Aubrey—F&A.” matthewcroftmusic.com. MICHAEL AARONS (Music Contractor). Broadway: Harmony, How to Dance in Ohio, & Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, Hamilton, Aladdin, Little Shop of Horrors. Upcoming Broadway: Boop!, The Wiz, Heart of Rock & Roll. Current tours: Hamilton, Aladdin, Frozen, Company, Mamma Mia!, Moulin Rouge!, Jagged Little Pill. Aarons founded M² Music with Michael Keller. m2music.nyc.
LARRY SMIGLEWSKI (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: Kiss Me, Kate. National tours: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Ain’t Too Proud, School of Rock, White Christmas. Off- Broadway: Cagney, Sex Tips…, All Is Calm. Regional: The Muny, Theatre Under the Stars, Dallas Summer Musicals, Baltimore Center Stage, etc. For Nettie and Smigs. @LarrySmigs.
ANDREW VOLZER (Stage Manager). National tours: Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. Other credits: iTheatrics, Junior Theater festivals. B.F.A. graduate of CCM. “Thanks to my family and friends for all of their love and support!” ANGELA DOGANI (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be working on Mamma Mia! As a proud graduate of Boston University, she has had the oppor- tunity to work on a host of productions, from shows on Broadway to live podcasting events. She is immensely grateful for all the friends and family who support her. MICHAEL SANFILIPPO (Company Manager). Broadway and national tours include Into the Woods, Jagged Little Pill, A Christmas Carol, Ain’t Too Proud (pre-B’way), Summer, Something Rotten, Motown, Dreamgirls, The Color Purple, The Lion King (L.A.), Aida (Broadway), Beauty and the Beast (L.A.), The Phantom of the Opera (L.A. and S.F.), Five Guys Named Moe (B’way), and Les Misérables (L.A. and S.F.).
BESPOKE THEATRICALS (U.S. Executive Producer). Partners Amy Jacobs and Devin Keudell executive produce and general manage Broadway musi- cals, plays, and tours and served as the general manag- ers for all U.S. AEA productions of Mamma Mia! from 2000–2015. Other current productions include MJ The Musical, A Beautiful Noise—The Neil Diamond Musical, The Who’s Tommy, Tina—The Tina Turner Musical, Back to the Future the Musical, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Bespoke Theatricals has provided con- sulting services to a variety of international productions, including Mamma Mia! on the Royal Caribbean as well as in Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina and After Midnight and Beetlejuice on NCL Cruises. General managers in the firm include David Roth, Danielle Saks, and Kate Egan.
WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS (General Management). Formed in 2005, WLP has since grown into a full-service producing, investment, general man
agement, and technical supervision company. Current and past productions: Olivier Award–winning produc- tion of JesusChristSuperstar (North America, U..K tour), Ain’t Too Proud (Broadway, North America, West End), Clue (North America), Cluedo (U.K.), and the North American tours of Mrs. Doubtfire, Mamma Mia!, Company, Rent, An Officer and a Gentleman, Motown, Something Rotten!, Bandstand, R&H’s Cinderella, White Christmas, American Idiot, In the Heights, and Avenue Q. Produced Julie Andrews, The Gift of Music. WLP is led by founding partners Stephen Gabriel and Nancy Gabriel. worklightproductions.com. PORT CITY TECHNICAL (Production Management) is based in Charleston, South Carolina Also referred to as “Work Light South,” PCT was ini- tially started in 1993 as Technical Theater Solutions by Rhys Williams. TTS worked with WLP on many shows, including American Idiot, In the Heights, and Avenue Q. Since the conception of PCT, tours with WLP have included Rent, An Officer And A Gentleman, Motown, R&H’s Cinderella, Something Rotten!, Bandstand, White Christmas, and the pre-Broadway Ain’t Too Proud: The Temptations Musical. Current tours include Ain’t Too Proud, Clue, Company, Mamma Mia!, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Jesus Christ Superstar.
THEBOOKINGGROUP (TourBookingAgency). Current tours include Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, Come From Away, Funny Girl, Hadestown, Mamma Mia!, Mean Girls, MJ, Six, Tina, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Wiz, Chicago, Hairspray. Future tours: A Wonderful World, Parade, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Some Like It Hot, Sweeney Todd.
ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING (Tour Marketing and Press) is an integrated marketing agency working with the world’s largest entertainment, sports, consumer, and lifestyle brands, including 80+ Broadway shows over 25 years. Current tours: Ain’t Too Proud, Back to the Future, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Funny Girl, Hadestown, The Kite Runner, Mamma Mia!, Mean Girls, Mrs. Doubtfire, Pretty Woman, Wheel of Fortune LIVE! Upcoming tours: Elf, The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Some Like It Hot.
