LAS VEGAS – The cast and crew of MAMMA MIA! Las Vegas enjoyed a sneak preview of the highly anticipated flick, MAMMA MIA! The Movie, on Sunday, July 13 at Rave Motion Pictures in Town Square. Backed by melodies of the iconic super group ABBA and a Hollywood star-studded cast, The Movie had local performers buzzing with enthusiasm from beginning to end. Take a look at what some of them had to say…

“This is the perfect feel good summer movie,” said MAMMA MIA! cast member Victor Wallace (Sam Carmichael). "One of those films that will be a cult classic.”

Lead Carol Linnea Johnson “loved it” and said she is “really looking forward to stealing all the stuff from Meryl that hasn’t occurred to me yet!”

“It was fantastic!” said Marshal Kennedy Carolan (Sky). “Dominic Cooper really embraced the laid-back, easy to fall in love with guy.”

MAMMA MIA! set yet another benchmark for Broadway musicals in Las Vegas as the show celebrated its fifth anniversary at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on February 13, 2008. Due to popular demand MAMMA MIA!, which was previously scheduled to end in August after more than 2,300 performances, will now play through January 4, 2009.

Seen by over 30 million people worldwide, and with three companies currently playing in North America, MAMMA MIA! currently has 10 productions playing around the world in five different languages – more than any other current Broadway musical. The phenomenon that Liz Smith calls “The most popular musical in the world!,” has surpassed a gross of $2 billion in worldwide box office sales.

Inspired by the story-telling magic of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ songs, writer Catherine Johnson’s sunny, funny tale of family and friendship unfolds on a Greek island. 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 last visited 20 years ago. Songs including “Dancing Queen;” “The Winner Takes It All;” “Money, Money, Money” and “Take A Chance on Me” are all featured in this feel-good night of fun and laughter.

The feature filmadaptation of MAMMA MIA!, produced byJudy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, will be released in the summer of 2008. Meryl Streep leads an all-star castfeaturing Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper.

With music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, MAMMA MIA! is written by Catherine Johnson and directed by Phyllida Lloyd. MAMMA MIA! has choreography by Anthony Van Laast, production design by Mark Thompson, lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Andrew Bruce and Bobby Aitken, and musical supervision, additional material and arrangements by Martin Koch.

MAMMA MIA! is produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East and Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal.

Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, a AAA Four Diamond Award-winning destination resort, is set on 60 lush acres and offers 3,644 rooms and suites including 424 accommodations managed by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Mandalay Beach, an 11-acre tropical pool environment, features real California sand, a wave pool and lazy river. The property also features the 12,000-seat Mandalay Bay Events Center, award-winning restaurants, Shark Reef and the 1.5-million-square-foot Mandalay Bay Convention Center – the largest convention center on the Las Vegas Strip. Mandalay Bay’s brands include THEhotel, an all-suite hotel which features 1,117 luxurious one-bedroom suites and the BATHHOUSE Spa, and Mandalay Place, a collection of 41 unique boutiques and restaurants. Mandalay Bay is a wholly owned subsidiary of MGM MIRAGE™.

The performance schedule for MAMMA MIA! at the Mandalay Bay Theatre is Sunday - Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 6 p.m. & 10 p.m. There is no performance on Friday.

Tickets for MAMMA MIA! are $110, $82.50 and $49.50, tax inclusive. Tickets are available by calling the Mandalay Bay Box Office at 800-632-7400, Ticketmaster at 702-474-4000 and online at ticketmaster