Mamma Mia! Dynamos to Perform at Blackpool Christmas Lights Switch On and Show
20 November 2013
by Visit Blackpool
The Dynamos, the leading ladies of smash hit musical Mamma Mia!, will make a special guest appearance at the Christmas Lights Switch On and Show in Blackpool on Saturday 30 November.
Helen Hobson (Donna), Nadine Cox (Rosie) and Louisa Lydell (Tanya) will perform two songs from the smash hit musical ahead of MAMMA MIA! International Tour’s exclusive UK Summer Season at the Blackpool Opera House, opening in June 2014. This will be the only UK venue outside of London to host the worldwide hit musical next year. The Dynamos will perform Dancing Queen and Helen Hobson will perform The Winner Takes it All at the Christmas Lights Switch On and Show.
The Dynamos will be appearing alongside a huge line-up, including stars from X Factor and Britain’s got Talent such as Jai McDowell, Giles, Kitty, Chris Maloney and many more. Georgia May Foote, Coronation Street’s Katy Armstrong and Tom Lister, and Emmerdale’s Carl King will be on stage for the Switch On.
MAMMA MIA! is Judy Craymer’s ingenious vision of staging the story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs with an enchanting tale of family and friendship unfolding on a Greek island paradise. To date, it has been seen by more than 54 million people in 38 productions in 14 different languages grossing more than $2 billion at the box office. MAMMA MIA! The Movie is the highest grossing musical film and one in four households in the UK has the DVD, which is now Amazon UK’s biggest selling DVD ever.
From West End to global phenomenon, the London production of MAMMA MIA! has now been seen by more than 10% of the entire UK population. It is one of only five musicals to have run for more than 10 years both on Broadway and in the West End, and in 2011, it became the first Western musical ever to be staged in Chinese in the People’s Republic of China.
With music & lyrics by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, MAMMA MIA! is written by Catherine Johnson, directed by Phyllida Lloyd and choreographed by Anthony Van Laast. The production is designed by Mark Thompson, with lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Andrew Bruce & Bobby Aitken, and musical supervision, additional material & arrangements by Martin Koch.
The MAMMA MIA! International Tour is produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East & Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal, Stage Entertainment and NGM.
Eileen Ormand, Blackpool’s Town Centre and BID Manager, said, ‘We are thrilled to have the Dynamos joining in this year’s spectacular Christmas Lights Switch On and Show. The show is packed full of Reality TV stars and is set to be our biggest and best show yet in St John’s Square. Everyone knows and loves the songs from MAMMA MIA! so make sure you are in St John’s Square on Saturday 30th November to sing along and to see the amazing show and don’t miss the Dynamos!”